Lets Catch Up, Shall We?

It's time to come out of hibernation & catch up a little. After a long spring...it's still spring. I'm not sure how much more I can take. The kids & I have dreamed of all the fun things about summer for a month & we are ready to say, "Okay...on with it!" The few days in between we have took total advantage of. A few weeks ago we went to Grandma's house, (my mom's) and had tons of fun with cousins. The start of those summer yearnings began.

Grandma has tons of super cool climbing trees around which was a big part of my childhood. We had some pretty groovy forts we made in those trees.

Jadie loves to climb. She went up & down the side of the cabin. This cabin is my grandparents home & where my mom grew up. It is a special place with many wonderful memories.

Nothing like roasting marshmallows. Why is that so fun? I don't know, but I love it & what kid doesn't?

To pass the rest of the blustery days by we have been pretty creative. We played "Restaurant" a lot. Here we have our wonderful waitress Jadie, who is serving me a plate of grapes which she did all herself.

The famous Chef Tori & lovely waitress Brynn who attended to all of my needs. I was Chef Tori's assistant while making spaghetti & she did the rest herself. Darling. We really had a lot of fun with that.

One of the VERY first and FEW days of sunshine; we HAD to get out & go for a FAMILY walk. Notice I said, "family". Dolls, animals, you name it.

Dad is the best!

One day Grandma & Grandpa Hoopes took the kids to the zoo. Yes, that is green grass in the background but winter coats on children. :(

Jadie was sure to tell me what the Lions said to her. "Raaaahr!!" Very ferociously. It's amazing something like that can come out of such a little thing.

When they got back they came straight to tell me that they got to ride on a Tiger! Then they giggled & assured me it wasn't a real one. WHEW!