Wilderness Lodge

So we actually took a small family vacation this year for Spring Break! We've never done that before! It was really great, especially since the past few years the kids haven't even been home to celebrate my birthday with me!

We packed up our things and headed north to the Wisconsin Dells to the Wilderness Lodge with our friends Jason and Nicole and their kids. Instead of booking a room at the hotel we opted to rent a condo. It was great! 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, a kitchen, dining room, and a living room! We brought all of our own food which saved a ton! The weather was perfect so the short walk to the first park was perfect. From there, we were able to get to all of the other parks through the inside.

We played at 3 water parks, went to the arcade, played miniature golf and laser tag, and hit the haunted house on the way out. All in all it was a great trip and we look forward to doing it again!

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"You're 5 Like Me!": Part II

So Grama Shari turned 5 like Libby too! Now Libby, Grammy, and Papa are all 5! Next year, they'll all be 6! The kids decided they wanted to make Grammy a queen cake for her birthday, but from the above photo it's safe to say it didn't quite happen that way! Libby and I spent the afternoon baking a queen cake for Grammy while Maison was at a birthday party. She worked very hard and didn't get too many egg shells in the batter! (I picked most of them out, but what's a little crunch in a cake?) We put it into the oven, baked it, let it cool, and when we went to flip it...Well it broke in half and the top half ended up staying in the pan! I don't know who cried more, me or Libs!

So in a mad dash we headed to the store and there it was. The perfect cake...a giraffe! And you know what even made it better? It was on sale! WOOT WOOT! What happened to the broken queen cake? Well, we ate it for breakfast and lunch, with just enough left over for Maison to bring some to Grammy's party. (He doesn't like white cake) It was a BYOC party (bring your own cake).

Grammy got lots of great cards and gifts! Papa bought her some ruby earrings and we bought her a birthday outfit for her giraffe!

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Skating Party

Maison had ITBS Testing all week at school. On Friday night of that week, Hillside families and friends meet at the Wellman skating rink for a celebration of a job well done! Libby doesn't have the skating thing down real well, but gets around pretty good on the Fisher-Price skates. Izzy and Daddy are Limbo experts, and Maison has turned into quite the speed skater!