Adventures to Help Pass the "Turn off the Screen Week"

You just don't know how badly we wanted to turn the tv on when we got home. Too late for a nap...tired and whiny children...stuck inside due to the weather, with nothing better to do than annoy their siblings. But we persevere with only a few more hours to go. We even turned the tv off at Adventures on Wonderland. We had a great time as we spent most of the day playing. I spent a lot of time playing and taking pictures, but hopefully next time I will visit more. ;o)

We had a great group of friends together...Laura and Emily; Sylvia, Cailyn and Jared; Laura, Jordan and Hailey; Kim, Beau and Tucker; Sue, Erin and Caleb, and us.

Our youngest playmate, Hailey

Hailey's sister, Jordan

Carsten, feeling much better

Beau and Carsten

Emily, Alex, Beau, and Carsten

Twins, Beau and Tucker

Our little guy, Jared

Tucker - "My hair is all soggy"

Caleb practicing for ball - men's team need any help?

Alex wall climbing

WACTH ME! WATCH ME!!

JUMP!!!

Can we take these home?

"Our Twins"

Cailyn's Ball of a Time

Sylvia - look how much they love each other

Jared - Licensed to Drive

Bombs Away

Turn Off the Screens Week!

Turn Off the Screens Week - must have been an adult without kids who thought turning off the screens for a week would be a good idea. No TV, computer, gameboys, anything with a screen. I must admit...it is not as bad as I thought it would be...weather pending we might just get through the week.

Here is a video from the first day (Monday) where they "helped" me clean out my pots and pans cupboard. I added a few from this morning too.

Might need some ear plugs!

STCCS Annual Spring Crop

Thanks so much for an awesome day yesterday Sylvia! All the planning came together and it was a great success. Thanks to everyone who came out to support our school. Can't wait to hear how much was raised. Thanks again.

Anne of Green Gables

I went to Anne of Green Gables tonight with Kim, Amanda Pennings, Sylvia VMS, Laura Zondag, and Rachel Koetsier. We had a great time and would highly recommend you go see it. The time flew and it was really late before we realized it and decided to head home. As you can see by the time of this blog post. For more information check out http://www.ldcss.on.ca/

Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells! Um...I Mean Our Easter Egg Hunt

I heard the kids listening to Christmas music and dancing around the house this morning. This is what I saw when I came down the stairs

Last year about this time...I was preparing to leave for Holland. My kids and Kim had their first easter egg hunt ever when we were gone (both the kids and Kim's). I am not sure who had more fun. So today we...being dutch...got the easter treats on sale and used last year's plastic eggs and we had an easter egg hunt today. The kids had a blast!!!

From Last Week

Beau and Tucker asked Savannah to come with them to the nursing home on Thursday. They dressed up like little bunnies and wished the elderly a Happy Easter. A great time was had by all. Carsten wanted to stay home. So we made Rice Krispy Squares and Jannyne's Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie (thanks for the recipe Jannyne). The cookies were AWESOME!!!

My lil bunny

Beau and Savannah

Tucker and Savannah

When can we eat it mom???

The Good and The Bad

Yesterday after a few errands and our Coffee Break Bible Study/Story Hour, we met up with some friends at the park. We played for quite awhile and just enjoyed spring. The movies that I posted are hilarious to me... "He flipped off! Oh no!" and the second one... "I think I'm gonna get homesick" I really don't know how kids handle the merry-go-round. My kids all enjoyed a good time playing in the backyard too. However, I discovered "bug bites", swelling and blotching on Savannnah. Not sure what it was, she received a bath and benadryl, while discussing it with Kelly and Kim. I drew pen marks on Savannah so I could see the progression of the rash, bites or whatever it was. (Can't wait to explain her it is not ok to draw on herself). Wierd thing is she was happy and not complaining. She slept great...might have to try Benadryl again ;o)

This morning I had to go to Grocery Day at school and Kim checked her out at the doctor and was told if it gets worse to go to the ER. It was spreading a bit more, some spots better but new ones coming. She was getting some on her face and neck, so off to the ER she went. They took her in immediately and kind of in a rush. Savannah was dancing and happy, playing around with her toys. The diagnosis...Some sort of bug bites...probably ant bites... and a reaction to it...HIVES!!! Off to the school assembly and had to show off her hospital bracelet because it had letters on it. And Alex gave her a bracelet which she loves to show off too.

Sorry about these blurry ones as they are camera phone pics.

My hives and ant bites??

My new bracelets ;o)

Wheeeeeeee

My Carsten Boy

Needing a picture for Mom

"He flipped off! Oh no!"

"I think I'm gonna get homesick"