Field Trip to Maybury Farm

On Tuesday, Noah's class took a field trip to Maybury Farm just next to the Maybury State Park by Northville, MI. There was a bit of some drizzle, but that didn't seem to bother the kids. They saw a bunch of animals up close, and Noah even got to pet a baby sheep was only 1 week old! Noah said that little lamb was his favorite part of the trip. Hopefully we'll be able to go back over there over the summer to see more of the animals and maybe even play on their playground ;-)

One fine day

Sunday was a gorgeous day to be outside. Although it started a bit chilly, things warmed up nicely as the day went on. It was a perfect day to be outside. So we were. We even ate lunch out in the front yard! The kids helped with yard work like picking up sticks and grass clippings. They also helped Mommy by testing out her new hammock and putting her new U of M themed flamingos out in front of the house.

Kristi spent the majority of the waking hours in the front flower bed pulling out weeds that looked like a huge forest of tiny pine trees. I found a new way to "fix" the lawn mower with a left over bike chain to keep the cutting deck in place and attempted to engineer the booster pedals from Noah's bike onto Mikayla's so her feet would reach. End result: The front of the house looked spectacular, the lawn was cut evenly, three bangs of yard waste were filled, Noah could pedal faster, and Mikayla's bike has the added look of masking tape on her  pedals which still aren't stable enough for her to use.

Here's a few good pics from that productive, exhausting, and beautiful day. Enjoy!

Egg Rolls, Egg Hunts, and Egg Decorating

This last weekend was way too much fun! Noah won 3rd place in the egg roll at the Hayes Presidential Center on Saturday (we think there was a mix-up and he really did get 1st), The E.B. left eggs out in the backyard on Sunday morning, and he even left clues all over the house to find where the Easter baskets were hidden :)

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so you should definitely check out the 173,000 words-worth in the Easter Photo Album. Here's a sampling below.

An Early Bunny Visit

There has been panic at my house this week regarding whether or not the Easter Bunny would realize that Thing 1 and Thing 2 were not going to be in Farmington on Easter morning. Apparently, sensing the unrest, the Bunny made a quick stop here this morning to leave a note saying he had heard that Noah and Mikayla would be in Fremont tomorrow morning and that he would leave their Easter goodies there. He also left a new shirt for Noah to wear to Church tomorrow and the cutest sparkly princess shoes for Kayla. Oh and bunny ears for both :)

Bunny pancakes :)