Last Dance Show

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Libby's dance class had their last performance tonight. They were the pregame entertainment at the Cedar Rapids Kernels game. They did great and it was a perfect night! See you next dance season!

Pack Graduation

Maison's den graduated tonight. They all went from Wolves to Bears. Congratulations Mase! Now if Mommy would get on the ball and get all of your patches sewn on! Way to go Dude!

Adventure Land

Maison's school went on their annual Adventure Land trip today. We drove down the day before and stayed and the Adventure Land Inn. The hotel was awesome. The kids loved the pool! They swam all afternoon and most of the evening.

The next morning we met the other kids and their families at Adventure Land. This was the first time for the kids and my second time. (Jason took me on a date there once before we got married.) Daddy and the kids rode a few rides together. We ended up taking a break and watched a magic show because the kids looked pretty green! Too many rides that went round and round! There wasn't anything they wouldn't ride, even the rollercoasters! Some of the rides they would only ride once, like the rollercoasters, but at least they tried everything once. Daddy even managed to win each kid a stuffed puppy with his awesome skeeball skills!

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Spring Show

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Libby had her Spring Show tonight at Clear Creek Amana High School. They always do such a great job. Libby really really loves her dance class. Unfortunately this is the last year Miss Maggie will be her instructor. She wants to continue, so hopfully Miss Andrea will keep up the great work.

7 Months Old

My oh my! May is always such a busy month for us! There are lots of trips and school activities! Squiz participated in everything. She was our little drag around dolly!

She took her first swim when we went to Adventure Land! She was in the pool for over an hour! She loved it! The kids love doing more with her because she responds to them! Maison is such a great big brother. He takes her all over and loves walking her in her stroller!

She took her first major trip to Indy with us and Grammy! It was a good thing Grammy was with us because she does not travel well! The 5 hour trip took much longer than 5 hours! Whoa! I've never seen I child become more awake while in the car!

We are looking forward to the summer! The kids will have a great time together.

The Niabi Zoo

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Maison's school took a trip today to the Niabi Zoo over in the Quad Cities. We have never been there before and man were we missing out. It's a fabulous little zoo! A zoo employee did a presentation on the "Big Cats" for about an hour. Man was it interesting! Did you know that a Jaguar is basically a black Cheetah? If you look at one of the pictures closely in the video, you can actually see it's spots! Let's see...did you know that cats of that size can't be declawed? Their nails help to relive the pressure of their weight off of their paws! If you want to know more, just ask Maison! He's a pro!

We ate lunch at the zoo and finished with a zoo scavenger hunt. The kids had a great time, saw some really amazing things, and learned a ton!

Our Trip to Indianapolis

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(Caution, it was X-Rated day at the zoo!)

We packed up the kids and headed to Indy to spend the weekend with Grama Shari and Papa Ed. The kids had a great time at the Indianapolis Zoo. In fact, we spent 2 days there! We got to pet sharks, which their skin is like sandpaper verses rubbery like a dolphin, and we also got to feed the giraffes sweet potatoes. It was pretty awesome!

Libby was super excited to show Jason and I "the boss"chair. You can only tell people what to do if you're sitting in this chair! If I knew how to crochet, I would make a little throw that said, "I'm the boss."

The kids were definitely worn out time the days were over! There wasn't a day when they didn't fall asleep on the way back to the motel!