Spring break!!!

This year my spring break lined up with the kids' break so we filled the day with library trips and laser tag.  We also headed to a local pottery store to craft a Mother's day coffee mug for Amy.  I am writing this from memory and I know that was a very busy week with little down time but with so few pictures to go on I am forgetting all that we did.  I know the Merrick and I sneaked out for a little target practice and he handled the big guns very well for the yardage.  Grace had a 3 on 3 tournament in Manitowoc and scored a bunch of baskets in the first game and ran about 3x faster after....like a bolt of lightening.  She was super pumped.

Cool temps and warm hearts

The original purpose of the blog was to chronicle our outdoor travels but it is good to reflect on the warmth we find indoors as well.  The kitchen sees plenty of attention and we do our best to include the kids in the quotidian activities as we raise not children but work to raise adults.  It is an active and busy house with plenty of work to do and hugs and smiles to make the work load easy.  Grace is on a three on three tournament basketball team.  With spring break approaching and gymnasiums hard to find it was decided to hold practices in the neighborhood at a house that has a court painted on their driveway.  It was really awesome to have a neighborhood team practicing in the neighborhood.  It was plenty cold and you had to take the wind into account with the shots but it was a pretty neat experience to see.

Inside and Inside

Weekends come and go and the snow is still sticking around although the days are getting longer.  Merrick had his'spring' concert.  Ella has volleyball twice a week and she is prepping hard for the big tournament in the Dells.  Sophia is playing indoor soccer in the winter league on Saturdays. We spent a hilarious night at an improve club in town and Grace was picked to head up to stage.  She was an absolute natural and acted out a great, albeit slo-mo, race to pick the most dandelions.  Our sides hurt from laughing and she fed off the laughs of the crowd and amped up her game.