Party People

Paige opted not to have a friend party this year because she wanted one special friend to come to the family party and sleep over after! The party went by really quickly between eating, making masks, superhero names, playing outside and chatting! I had everyone pose with the birthday girl in front of this superhero backdrop too!

Party Stuff

Paige was torn between a Descendants theme and a Batgirl theme for her party this year but finally settled on Batgirl. I printed off a ton of batgirl pictures to decorate with and made some batgirl logos. I also set up a table for people to make their own superhero names and masks! Paige chose a chocolate-covered strawberry cake and we surprised her with a macaroni and cheese bar for the dinner. Although, her and her friend were probably the only people to actually not mix anything into theirs:)

Hash

We had some friends over for dinner one night and decided to go with a breakfast theme. They brought muffins and fruit and we made Italian Sausage Quiche and Pat made this Spring Asparagus Hash. We made it without the pancetta because a dish with sausage and another with pancetta seemed a bit much. It was really good and we have leftover asparagus so I might be making it again very soon.

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Playgrounds and Friends

We visited 3 different playgrounds over spring break which is pretty good considering the weather wasn't that great. It was mostly, windy, cold and rainy but we got out during some of the good moments, or braved the icky weather!

This is one of the stranger things I've seen on the playground. It spins but doesn't have a clear purpose. Maybe that's the point though?

They played on the playground for quite awhile but also dragged lacrosse goals across a giant field so they could play some soccer.

On another day with friends, we stopped in the library after we were done at the playground. Owen and Ella came across a book titled, Ella and Owen! 

They all found some good books!

A friend took the kids to a trampoline place to play and sent these pictures. Paige doesn't usually play dodgeball when we go so it was fun to see her try it out!

Owen usually only plays dodgeball so this was less surprising:)

Last playground on a windy, cold day! I don't know how they spin so long on this thing, it makes me sick!

Donut

My one goal for spring break was to try out a donut place I kept hearing about. As soon as we walked in, we were offered a complimentary glazed donut hole and we easily accepted (after Owen asked what it was...have I failed him? He knows now!).  Owen liked it so much that he ended up getting a glazed donut, Paige chose a German Chocolate Cake flavor that she wasn't too impressed with and I chose Boston Creme Pie which was soooo good!

Shopping!

Pat hung out with the kids while I went shopping with my mom and one of my sisters! We had a super fun time, I always laugh so hard when we go out. I don't think any of us bought very much but that wasn't the point:)

School Pictures!

I found out recently that both of the kids have pictures that are being used to represent their school district. Paige is on two pages of the new kindergarten registration book and Owen's picture will be hanging on the wall at the Board Office!

The Lot

I instituted a family walk one day when we had been in too long and needed some space! Paige brought her scooter and Pat and Owen were throwing the football so we ended up at the church parking lot for awhile!

Tired Dancer

Paige looooves dance but the day she had to go after jumping at the trampoline place for 2 hours so probably could have done without it:)

Happy Birthday Paige!

Paige is 7 today! It seems cliche but I can't believe she's that old! She's grown a lot and grown up a lot in the past year but she's still the same beautiful, smart and funny kid! We love you Paige!

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Party Animal

We had to celebrate Pat's birthday a day early this year because he was traveling to Charleston on the actual day. I still wanted it to feel special so I got some fun napkins, a banner, and tiny party hats. We got pizza from his favorite place and I had made a cheesecake the day we left for Columbus so it would be ready for us when we got home. Note-don't every try to make a cheesecake when you're in a rush, that was super stressful and I was a little shocked that it came out decently! Actually, the texture of the crust could have been better but it tasted great! We also got to shower him with gifts and homemade cards!

Columbus!

We got to enjoy our first Crew game of the season last weekend! Pat's parents gifted Owen a ticket for his birthday and we all decided to go because Crew games = fun! We couldn't stay for a very long trip this time but we did head to Easton to stop at a couple of stores and eat dinner at Abuelo's. It ended up being a perfect night for a game too. No rain and not too cold! Aaaaand the Crew won!

Fed and almost ready for the game!

The kids were disappointed that there weren't any boats to play with in the fountain this time

Game time!

We took a picture after every goal to celebrate

Something on the ipad was hilarious!

Broccoli Slaw

I hadn't gotten a cookbook from the library in awhile so I decided that I would make an effort to grab one form the New Release shelf and make something from it. Turns out, the only thing that appealed to me was this recipe for Broccoli Slaw with Roasted Cashews and Cranberries which is surprising considering the book was called Family Food. It was actually not very well-recieved by my family. Paige thought it was disgusting, Owen ate it without complaint but didn't want any leftovers, and Pat and I both thought it was mediocre. The actual problem I have with it is the broccoli. It needs to be in much smaller pieces or maybe even cooked just a bit to soften it up. The dressing and everything else was good!

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