Spring break and Safari Joe's

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!

June Fun

We've had a busy June so far (and it's not over yet).  Kristina had her first baby shower up here organized by her wonderful friends.  She got lots of great things for little Caleb.

 We also got to attend a wedding.  Matt was gone so I took the kids.  It was a great time. The kids loved dancing and staying up late.  Kinda weird though going to a wedding without Matt (he was in Canada fishing for the week).

dance partners

 We got a new slip and slide, since we couldn't find the old one (apparently Matt stored it up in the attic :))  That's ok though because they don't last long and the  kids love them!  This one came with 3 racing lanes and blow up boogie boards.  FUN!

 The kids have been practicing on their bikes without training wheels.  Landon took off after a couple of tries.  Emmy had to fall down several times before she got it (see next picture of her knees...ouch!).  But they both are pretty good now and can even ride on their bigger bikes.  We also got helmets for the kids.  Em picked out a sparkly one and Landon has a Ninja Turtles one...I really should get a picture of it.  It's super cute!

 We also had Vacation Bible School.  The theme this year was SonSpark Labs and it was all science related. God's Plan for You=Jesus! I was the director, along with 2 other great ladies from the church.  We had to put in a ton of extra time and organization into getting everything ready, but the kids LOVED it!  I think I'll take a break next year from helping, but it is so much fun to see the smiles on the kids' faces and hear the joy in their songs!

 When Matt got home from his trip, I put him to work as a scientist for VBS.  He had some extra dry ice so he did some experiments with the kids at home too!

 They loved the exploding bottle!

Here's to hoping that summer s.l.o.w.s. down! :)