Talent Show ...... #1

The kids school had a talent show in the spring and Reagan participated in 2 numbers! She played a couple of piano songs that she worked really hard on and practiced for months! And she did a choreographed dance number with some friends from her class that included glow in the dark accessories. Fun, Fun, Fun!
She was the ONLY kid in the entire talent show playing any kind of instrument and was by far the favorite! I didn't get great video of the numbers but I have uploaded what I got, listen to the crowd going wild at the end! She worked really hard on her piano pieces and did really, really well. We are so glad she loves to play piano and we get to enjoy her beautiful talent. Way to go Reagan #1

Jack Is 3

It's amazing how fast life goes! It seems that Jack got to 3 SO much quicker than Reagan or Dylan. I am sure part of that is that he was born close to 10lbs and he's been jumping off of the kitchen table since he was 18 months! He's just never been my "baby" even though I call him that, he's just to grown up! What a fun and happy little boy and what a blessing he is to our family :-)

We had a Birthday Party with some of our friends here, it was a good time! Reagan made Jack's Dino cake and frosted it herself. We had lots of sugar, laughing, presents and even a little dancing! I've said it before and I'll say it again, we are SO blessed to have great friends here!

"It's the Milk Chocolate oh oh"

For those of you who have been to Hershey PA you know why I now have the singing cow song pop into my head now every time I think of chocolate or hershey. It's very catchy and who wouldn't remember a song sang by cows?

Wes just HAD to go to Hershey for an anesthesia conference, one of those education credit hour things for school and the rest of us of course HAD to go with him. It was a blast, really a fun place to visit especially since we got to go with not 1 but 3 great families that we consider great friends who were also there for the same reason as us ..... and that was the free mini sized Hershey's chocolate bars :-)

The amusement park was opened the Saturday we were there and the kids LOVED it! Reagan went on a ride that I didn't even want to look at! I got a pic. of her coming out of the gate at the end of the ride, pure shock! After that she was a little more "reserved" like her Mama when it came to rides. Both the boys enjoyed the rides a lot more than I expected them to, especially the rollers coaster they wanted to do that one again and again.

Dylan had a blast swimming in the hotel pool with his friends and got really brave jumping into the water from the pool deck. This was all thanks to the encouragement and example of his buddy Max, and of course the cheering of "Dylan, Dylan, Dylan" from Max's Mom Kortni! I was next to tears watching him actually ask for her to loudly cheer him on while he jumped into the pool with Max! What a great group of friends we have here, we are SO blessed.

And what a great trip this was ....... see ya Next Year Hershey!

Easter Again!!??

Easter is one of my favorite holidays, especially since we've moved east. I've never love spring more than I do living here, things really do "awake" and come to life after a long and cold, bitter winter. I am Grateful for the opportunity to reflect upon the resurrection of our Savior Jesus Christ during the Easter Holiday and I also enjoy the promise of spring here and it's symbols of rebirth!

Wow it seems like it was just yesterday that my parents were visiting for Easter and gave the kids those very popular Easter sombreros. (a dollar store find for Grandma) The kids have referenced them as such since then, thanks Grandma it's been fun :-)

This year the bunny had to hide stuff inside because of all the rain and soggy grass but the kids still had a great time and were overloaded with chocolate!