Loving this spring weather, finally

Spring has FINALLY Sprung! And we are loving it!  The kids have played outside a ton and are having a tough time heading in for bed at night with the nice weather.  We had family over this weekend and they played outside all weekend.  This is going to be a fun spring and summer, they love riding bikes, scooters, playing chalk, bubbles and of course who doesn't love a good t-ball game in the back yard!

Easton helped Daddy was the trucks Friday night.

Love this picture of them!

Kylynn having fun playing a little Daddy Pitch softball

Easton wanted a turn too

Loves the swings

Addi on her scooter

Kylynn loves the climbing wall.

(we bought 4 more pegs to help them climb over the wall,

the girls are pretty excited about them)

The first of many nights at the little league field

Kylynn is playing T-ball this spring and we had her first game last Thursday night.  She was so excited to finally have a game.  With the terrible weather we have been having she only had one practice with 3 others being cancelled.  Her first game was cancelled too, many tears have been shed over canceled practices and games.  Hoping the good weather is here to stay.  It was a great night for a game, a little chilly but no rain!

warming up with a little catch

team huddle 

Kylynn Joy

1st hit - running to first base

throwing to home

ready to bat

she hit it and off she runs to first base

playing outfield

playing at pitcher

all done, high fives all around

good game - team huddle

Life Lately

Been a little busy lately, hence the lack of blog posts.  Here are some pictures of what we have been up to lately!  Today I am home with the youngest two.  Addisyn ran a fever all day yesterday so I thought I should play it safe.  Thankfully she woke up fine today so maybe she just was fighting something off.  Keeping my fingers that we continue to stay healthy.  So I'm going to get caught up on a few things around the house and maybe head over to Target to pick up a few items.  It has been a rough week here, with all of the tragedies surrounding the Boston Marathon, the explosions in Texas, the flooding here in West Michigan and then the terrible news that a fellow classmate from high school lost his son in a tragic snowmobile accident.  Please pray for Roger and his family and all involved in these other situations.  I continue to thank God for my family and the health we have.  So blessed, so blessed!

The Helms came over for the Michigan Game,

the girls had a blast!

Wacky Wardrobe Day in Preschool for Addisyn

We celebrated this cutie's 1st birthday last week.  

Jana did a fabulous job with his party, I think

I'll hire her to plan Kylynn's party this year!

Austin and Kylynn

Addi enjoying her cupcake

Wade and Easton playing bean bags

Enjoying some sunshine, Easton loves the sandbox

Addisyn can climb the wall all by herself now!

These two have so much fun together!  

Kylynn finally had her 1st t-ball practice.

The weather has not been very cooperative, she had

two previous practices canceled so she was pretty pumped that

she finally had a practice.  One more tomorrow and then her first game

on Tuesday, should be interesting!

Happy Friday!  Have a wonderful weekend and hug your loved ones tight!

Play Date Fun

Kylynn has been asking for quite some time to have a play date with her two best friends at school, E and E. So I thought Spring Break would be a great time to try it out, that is if they were home.  So I gave it a try and both were in town and we found a date that worked.  Kylynn was so excited all week, she couldn't wait.  We made sure the dog poop was picked up outside in case it was nice enough to play outside, we got the Wii up and running so they could do Just Dance Kids, I bought a craft and oh did she have plans for these girls.

playing princess jewel fishing

The three BFF's Ellie, Kylynn, and Evie

Addisyn had to join in

lunch time

Just Dance Kids on the Wii - a hit

Evie and Kylynn

Ellie and Kylynn

Photo shoot time

They were having fun

Silly girls

Another one with Addisyn, Kylynn was really good at including her

The sun was shining so outside we went.

Craft time

It was a success!  Now it's back to school we go.  The week was going slow for me on Tuesday and now here I sit not wanting to go back.  I thoroughly enjoyed my time home with my kiddos.  8 short weeks and it's summer though.  I'm sure these weeks will fly with T-ball, Gymnastics and other end of the year activities.  Before you know it it will be summer, not by judging the weather though.  So ready for warmer temps!

Butterflies are Blooming!

Spring Break day #7 was spent with Chloe and Aunt Katie!  The girls absolutely love spending time with Chloe and love being able to help with her.  Today was a fun time, we saw the butterflies, had a picnic lunch outside and played in the Lena Meijer Garden for a little while.  They were sad to leave but we had a great time!

Addisyn and Chloe

All 4 cousins - Kylynn, Easton, Chloe, and Addisyn

Kylynn Joy

Addisyn Joy

Easton Marc

The kids and I

Sweet Chloe

Our little butterfly

playing at the park

peek a boo

Checking out the horse

More memories were made today, they all had a great time and no major melt downs! All in all a successful day!