slacker!

I can't believe it's been a month since I've updated this. Spring has been super busy so far. Here's the recap:

There's no need for a van down by the river... when you can have a cabin! The kids were so excited to check out Grandma and Grandpa's new "playhouse".


Nice!!


While Elsa is in preschool, Lila and I get some one-on-one time at the park.


This was the end of March. Warm enough for a t-shirt, but still a giant snow pile in the yard! It seemed to last forever.


The kids recently went to a birthday party together and dressed up in their new dresses from Grandma K. They love wearing dresses.



A few weeks ago we went to DQ with Grandma E. We have to take advantage of the warm days while they're here - the weather is still pretty wintry for the most part.


Ashley's 4th Birthday party. They had a blast running around with all their friends, especially because it was a princess party.



This isn't the greatest photo of Elsa, but look how cute (and big!) baby cousin Avery is!


Easter.

A trip to the zoo

Last week we met some friends and went to the MN Zoo. I forgot how huge it is compared to Como! It was great to see all the green plants and trees on the tropical trail.
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Elsa loved the pink flamingos,"Just like in Florida!" she said. She's never been there, but she's heard enough that she loves it there already.


You have no idea how long it took us to get this picture, but here they are: Elsa, Lila, and Cole.


The coolest exhibit had to be the grizzly bears. You can see two in the water and one off to the left. They wrestled and swam and showed off in front of the glass the entire time.


After we saw the bears, Elsa and Cole climbed this rock and roared! We left after about 4 hours, and the kids were asleep in the car in about 5 minutes. :)


Elsa is big into making trails, usually out of books to make a "book sidewalk", but in this case it's a bunch of toys and shoes.


I left the kids a little too long while I was upstairs cleaning, and came downstairs to the strong scent of dry-erase markers! You'd figure they'd wash off easily in the bath, but no.