10 Years Strong

I was in charge of our anniversary this year but failed because of pregnancy sickness, so Joe stepped up and set up for us to do 2 nights at Sweet Berries Bed and Breakfast.  It was pretty fancy.  Deanna was so nice to watch our kids.  That's a big job with how crazy Lily gets with Ellie.  Joe's the best husband I could ever ask for.  He's such a good father and a considerate husband.  

 We polished up our selfy skills.  We're so hip.

 The destination of the Abrams Falls Hike. 

 We drove a lot.  There was a lot of stopping because people couldn't resist looking at the bears.

If you look at the black lump on the tree...that's a bear.

Lily

Lily is a spunky girl.  She's very intense and competitive and gets into a little bit of trouble with her hitting.  She's a pretty fun girl on her own and hopefully, is gradually growing out of it:).

  

 Lily loves going on walks past the horse park.  She yells, "Neigh! Come here!"  If they come she freaks out for a bit but can't leave without petting them.

Lily when she actually let me pin her hair back.

Easter

Easter Day I tried to make special with an Easter Devotional and Dinner, on top of conference.  The kids got bored so we made Bunny place settings-thanks pinterest.

 On Monday we converted Deanna's family to the Monday Easter Egg hunt.  It was pretty exciting, especially for Lily.

Spring Stay Cation

We didn't go anywhere for spring break so I tried to make it fun for the kids.  We used old coupons for free kids meals and I actually took them to a sit down ordering place by myself.  This was scary because of past experiences, but they actually did a good job.  Lily ate whatever food the other kids wouldn't:).

The Explorium: We tried it for the first time and the kids liked it.

Lily found this dog at the vet station and had a hard time letting it go.

Lincoln's Birth Place

We were going to go to Dinosaur World but because of the rain, we stopped half of the way there and went to Lincoln's Birth Place Historical Sight.  The kids are now bonified junior rangers, badges included.  

This is a memorial to Lincoln.  There are 53 steps for his 53 years of life.  The kids counted and recounted the steps making sure they got it right.

St. Patrick's Day

I think this is the first year I actually tried on St. Patricks Day.  Besides making green things for dinner, we actually hunted for a pot of gold.  This is big for me.

Skating Party

Rachel had a skating party so we let Lincoln and Hannah go skate at the same time.  Hannah did a really good job and was able to go around by herself for the first time.

A Lot of Snow!

It snowed 14 inches yesterday!  The drifts on the door went up at least 3 feet. As shown above, Rachel is the most hard core with the snow.  Lily went out for a little bit and I was proud of my 4th child picture documentation above:).