Spring Break

We had a great Spring Break with cousins and a short getaway.  The Bergers came to spend the night.  We colored eggs, the boys played Mario Kart, and the girls played in Emerson's room.  It was nice to catch up with them.

We got a Groupon for an indoor waterpark near Cedar Point called Castaway Bay and decided to try it.  The kids loved it!  It wasn't real big and had quite a bit for younger kids, but they had a ball.  They loved the wave pool and the big raft ride.  They also spent a lot of time on the waterslides and Landon loved playing basketball in the pool.  The big spa was also great.  It was really nice to get away and pretend it was warm! ;) 

They had fun playing in the arcade too!

They had karaoke, a dance party, and Peanuts movie for the kids too.  I would say the park is geared for 10 and under, but we saw several older kids who looked like they were having a great time.  It was also about half the cost of a more expensive indoor waterpark (Kalahari or Great Wolf Lodge).

We also got to watch Caleb and Brooklyn for a day.  They are fun and so busy!  Our kids did a great job helping with their cousins and playing with them.  Landon and Caleb played ball down the stairs forever. 
Now back to school to finish the year!

Easter

This year Easter was the first day of April (April Fool's Day).  It also happened to be the first weekend of Spring Break.  We had 2 wonderful celebrations with family to celebrate our risen Lord.

 We had dinner at Mom and Dads on Easter Sunday with an indoor egg hunt (it was in the 30s) at the Clarks.

 The next weekend, we had dinner at Todd and Cathy's with an outdoor egg hunt (still cold though!).

We are so blessed to have family nearby to celebrate with.  We missed Nate and Sara, though.

Fiddler's Pond and Book Madness

March brings some crazy weather to Indiana and it sometimes feels like the month that never ends.  Thankfully between the snow falls, we had a few nice, sunny days.  On one of those days, we went to Fiddler's Pond in Goshen to ride bikes and fish.  It was so nice to be outside without a winter coat (of course the snow came back several more times after this!)

 We also had March Madness to help us get through the month.  My bracket was pretty much all wrong and I was in last place for quite awhile in our school and family bracket.  Luckily, I picked the overall winner so I didn't end up at the bottom! 
At school we have a Book Madness bracket and choose the best book of the month.  Kids also got tickets to try to earn a free book, a chance to cheer, or play in a basketball game versus the teachers.  Emmy was thrilled to be able to cheer and Landon thought it was great playing against his teacher!

Flooding, Daddy Daughter Dance, Date Night

At the end of February,  we had some weird weather.  We had so much snow, which turned to rain.  There was nowhere for all of the water to go, so several areas flooded.  Roads were closed, parking lots flooded, and many problems with houses having too much water.  We even had school cancelled for a flood day!  It was crazy.
This all happened the day before the Daddy Daughter Dance and Emmy was upset thinking the dance would be cancelled.  Thankfully the waters receeded enough that the girls could enjoy this special night with their Dads. 

Matt and I finally got away for a date night too.  We had tried 4 times to go.  Between sickness, weather, and sitters having plans, we had to call Kankakee Grill and reschedule so many times.  We were so glad to finally get a night away together.  We went to the new casino in South Bend.  The meal was yummy!