sisters:)

From time to time, these two actually do play together...nicely...without hitting or pushing each other or fighting over every toy.  And it's so sweet when they do:) I'm hoping there is much more (peaceful) play time like this to come.

riding in our 'airplane' to Florida

coloring in the basement

snuggles for Violet and Scout:)

watching the ducks in our front yard

Uncle Adam comes to visit!

My brother, Adam, had a few days of vacation at the end of April, so he came to spend some time with the girls.  We pretty much packed every fun activity that we could think of into four days.

Saturday: steak dinner at Grandma and Grandpa's house
Sunday: ice skating, hot dogs over the fire, and s'mores
Monday: zoo and lunch at the Downtown Market
Tuesday: Frederick Meijer Gardens, ballet, and homemade pizza for dinner

Kate's favorite part was when Uncle Adam would skate really fast with her

CHEERS!

checking out the butterflies at FMG

Kate was NOT going to cooperate for a picture

puppets at FMG

reading stories after dinner

I was so thankful for time together, and an excuse to do lots of fun things in a few days:) Come back, soon!

Happy Birthday, Lily!

Kate's little friend, Lily, from Bible Study turned four a few weeks ago.  She invited Kate to her Frozen birthday party, and we had so much fun.  It was Kate's first real birthday party, and it was fun for me to watch her in that environment (she was much more timid than I imagined she would be).  Matt kept Livvy at home while we were there, so it was also really fun for me to spend some one-on-one time with Kate.  The kids all loved the piñata and the Frozen cake.  Brooke (Lily's mom and my friend) also had fun games and cute crafts planned for the kiddos.  What a fun afternoon!

birthday girl started and finished the piñata fun

Kate's turn - she couldn't believe she was allowed to hit it!

singing happy birthday to Lily:)

Grandma Pridgeon's visit

It had been a while since we saw Grandma Pridgeon, so she came up for a day to play and hang out and see all of her Grand Rapids girls.  She brought along a new recipe for banana bars for us to try, and Kate loved helping bake them.  We also had a picnic lunch, dinner with Justin and Tessa, and a trip to Frederick Meijer Gardens to see the butterflies one last time.  We certainly packed in the fun in just 24 hours!

baking banana bars

"taking a nap"

The only bummer was that Grandma didn't get to see Matt.  She waited and waited for him to get home on Wednesday night, but he was on call and didn't leave the hospital until just after 11:00, and that was just too late! He was up and out of here early Thursday morning, too, so she'll have to catch him next time!

Thanks for coming to visit, Grandma, and for all the fun!

Kate's first trip to the dentist

Our dentist starts seeing kids around age 3, so Kate went with me the last time - just to watch - and had her own appointment this time! She did such a great job! She looks so little in that huge chair:)

spring fun

John Ball Zoo with Grandma

penguins!

Playdate with Haven (the girls wore Elsa and Anna dresses the entire time)

playing at Countryside Elementary

such a silly girl

Finally getting warm outside!

she's a good multi-tasker:)

Home Depot

Saturday morning kid's workshop at Home Depot.  Fun times were had by all.