HOLD ON TIGHT, HERE WE GO...

This is how the kids enjoyed one of our 1st nice days of the season. The girls set the playset up as a little waterslide. The boys discovered the hose, with their clothes on, of course! Their diapers weighed more than they did when they were finished.

This was taken on the same day as the water pictures. The boys (L:Dominick & R:Anthony) have been interacting a lot more with each other now. They were sharing drinks and a pacifier. I love this picture!

This is Molly & her Box-a-saurus named Ptara (pronounced Tara) the pterodactyl. She made this mostly out of cardboard and a few accessories. What flying princess wouldn't have zebra sunglasses, a leopard bikini with a sarong, and pink toenails? We went to see the 2nd grade boxasaurus exhibit last weekend that was displayed out at the Rockford Airport. Some even went on a few of the flights. We're hoping that Ptara went to Vegas and will share her winnings! Molly also had to write a story about the flying reptile and if you couldn't guess...she got an A.

Moving on...our next big event was Molly's 1st Communion on April 28th. She looked beautiful! We had a small get together afterwards with family and it was definitely a fun-filled day.

I will also mention that Molly had a life changing event the day before her Communion. She was attempting to grow her hair to donate to Locks of Love, which requires 10 inches in order to donate, but she couldn't stand the really long hair anymore. So, as you'll see in this photo, her hair is 7 inches shorter! No complaints from me because I had to brush and dry her hair.

We're almost done! The day after the Communion was a big day for Devyn. The whole family went to the Rockford Art Museum to see Devyn's artwork that was on display for the 66th Annual Young Artist Show. She was among 4 kids from her school to be chosen. Her best friend was one of the others. Because we were at the musuem, we also looked at the other exhibits. Yeah, not such a great idea. The giggling among the 3 girls echoed through the entire museum. What where they laughing at, you ask? Well, all museums have nude statues and my girls found them. Naked butts and all.

After that, we spent a little time in the Discovery Center which is a children's science museum. Lots of really cool stuff there. The best part about it was the fact that there weren't many other people there.

Last, but certainly not least is Alayna's big day. Alayna & I are going on a field trip tomorrow (May 2nd) to Chicago's Museum of Science & Industry. The entire 4th grade is going and some have never been there before. That includes Alayna. I have not been there in 10+ years. I will download pictures in a few days after I recuperate. We are leaving school at 7:15 am and returning about 4:45 pm. I am grateful that we are taking a charter bus and not a school bus. I think I would've died! After we get back, Alayna will have her 1st softball practice at 6:00pm. I'm guessing that we will be ready to go to bed soon after we get home.

We are definitely keeping busy around here, so feel privileged that you were able to view all of these pictures in one fell swoop. Hope you've enjoyed them! Love to all!

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