Easter Fun

I can't believe I'm just now getting around to blogging about our Easter weekend or that there is only a week of school left.  Time is slipping through my fingers!

We probably had our most fun Easter ever, at least that's what my kids would tell you.  Why, you ask?  We had a giant egg hunt with the other families on our cul-de-sac, which was tons of fun, and then we headed to the Gaylord Hotel for brunch.  To top it off, Grandma Nancy was in town, which always makes things even better!

Brunch at the Gaylord was really neat; it's a beautiful hotel, and it was fun to walk around and explore.  If you've never been to one, I highly recommend checking it out, especially around the holidays (http://www.marriott.com/gaylord-hotels/travel.mi).  We all ate way too much -- I don't think any of us wanted to look at food the rest of the day.  Noah literally had four plates surrounding him at all times . . . he was in heaven!

Amelia finished her first year of preschool.  It was such a wonderful year, and I am so thankful for her teachers and all the staff there.  They made a HUGE scrapbook for each kid that had lots of pictures of them throughout the year and a bunch of their artwork and projects.  I cannot imagine how long it must have taken to put together.  I will truly always treasure it.

Amelia and her "bestie" Clara.

Max is changing faster than seems possible.  He's now running around like a little maniac trying to keep up with Amelia and Noah.  His favorite things are talking on the phone (he thinks the phone is called "Dada"), dancing and singing, playing with the big kids outside, looking through his books, and making people laugh.  The kid is seriously the king of making funny faces and not just nice ones -- he has a pretty mean scowl.  He says "thank you" whenever you hand him something and "there you go" whenever he hands someone else something.

Pool party with are awesome neighbors!

Noah has his last week of the 3rd grade this coming week.  I'm not sure how to process that he will be turning 10 in a few months.  I think I say this in every blog post, but he really is an amazing big brother.  He will play with Max and Amelia for hours on end and help me out whenever I need him.  He's really into making crafts; his favorite things to make currently are duct tape wallets, paper airplanes made out of tooth picks and marshmallows, and cool designs out of perler beads (think melted plastic that, when melted, turns into a design or object).

Max's first time in the see-saw.

Elsa and Hanz.

He had his first guitar recital a few weeks ago, and I was so impressed with how well he played but almost as much by how calm, cool and collected he was.  Playing in front of a big room full of people didn't seem to faze him; I, on the other hand, would have been sick to my stomach!

My personal training has started to take off, which is why I'm blogging less frequently.  However, I have promised myself to try and do better (since I love looking back at my old posts and seeing our kids grow up).

Mike and I did find time to go to a music festival to see some of my favorite bands.