Spring Break

We were so late scheduling spring break this year that we were running into the problem of everything being sold out.  We finally decided to do Airbnb for Scottsdale, AZ and we found a house that would fit us and the Rineys perfectly.  We spend 5 days in Scottsdale....hiking, swimming, enjoying the pretty outdoors, watching a Cubs spring training game, and making tons of fun memories.  We had a blast!!!  I made an entire book about Arizona, so I'll just drop one quick picture here.

St. Patrick's Day Parade

The school had their big parade again for St. Patrick's Day.....the big kids talked me into letting them have the day of school and missing the parade because they claimed a lot of their friends were leaving early for spring break so "nobody would be there."  But, Maddie on the other hand, no way, she wasn't missing marching in that parade with her class!!!  The preK went to mass and they all did a lovely job sitting pretty good!

The kids' best friend.....

GUS!!!  Everyone loves big old Gus!

The 3 amigos

These three girls had been BEGGING and BEGGING for a sleep under.  So I told them we could have one during spring break.  So the Friday of spring break the girls came over and had their sleep under.  They ate pizza, watched a show with popcorn, took a bath, painted nails, and ran around and had tons of fun before their rides came to pick them up.  These three are funny little ladies!!

They all three got snuggle tails for Christmas, so they decided that they should all bring theirs for the sleep under.

Maddie's new do

This was WAAAAAY over due!!  Her hair was sooooo long and Peyton kept talking her into not cutting because she likes to play with it and fix it.  The last day of school before spring break, Maddie came out of school and said her friend Molly was going to go get a haircut for spring break.  I asked her if she wanted one, and she said YES.  I drove the car straight to the first hair cutting place I saw, before she could change her mind.  She showed the lady how short she wanted it and went for it!!!  It looks so much better!!!!......and she loves it!

Jacob Mondays

On Mondays we still get to hang out with Jacob.  Jacob and I hang in the mornings and then we got pick Maddie up from school at 11:20 and head to swim lessons.  He's a trooper, the boy is usually ALWAYS happy!!!

Jacob and the ladies, after swim lessons!!!

Maddie is ready for Spring!!!!

We had a random, late February, warm day.....and this is what I pulled in the driveway to.  Maddie thought it was SUMMER.....shades and popsicle in hand!!!  ..... this girl is ready for better weather, and so am I!!!