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happy monday!

we had a full weekend and we are in the home stretch to the end of the school year.

only 3 week of school left until summer break!

i put together the last lesson plans for the year 

it feels great to see the light at the end of the tunnel

just a little warning... this is a big photo dump from my phone over the last few months

just a little glimpse of our life this spring

landon and our neighbor amiah celebrated their birthdays with dinner at texas roadhouse

they were excited to for the waiters and waitresses to sing to them

while i get my gray covered, my kiddos chill in the kiddie area, eat snacks, and watch a movie

they pretty much take over the area

stretch out and get comfy

they love it!

i've been eyeing these chairs from pier 1 ever since i saw one in my friends house

i totally fell in love with them

when i saw them on clearance i snagged them for our front room which has been an empty space for far too long

i know this will be a new favorite spot for me to read and enjoy the afternoon sunshine

morgan and i put together these goodie bags for her team at their state meet

i had marta make the little buckets

we threw in some candy, a headband, and a magnet that we made from these cut outs

i love how the goodie bags turned out!

we took a field trip to one of lance's clients dairy

as we were touring the nursery we found a calf that had just been born

welcome to the world baby calf!

this little girl LOVES ice cream

i think she would eat it every single day

this is how she likes to roll with her ice cream

straight from the container

i was watching the video for the esther bible study i am working through

mauryn wanted to watch it with me

she got out her bible, pencil, and made herself a booklet to take notes

so cute!

draw something... new game addiction in this house

i can NOT draw

i feel for my friends i am playing against

but

its so much fun!

to help my draw something game playing, i used my blow money to buy a stylus

i am pretty convinced it helps... or at least i tell myself it helps :o)

mauryn always wants to help in the kitchen

she knows there will be spoons, spatulas, beaters, and bowls to lick

this is serious business

she is not going to miss anything left in the bowl

somewhere in this mess of kids in mauryn

for weeks she had talking about the bucket of eggs hanging over the pool at our rec center

she wanted to go do the egg hunt at the pool

we got there early and it was crowded

as the time for the egg hunt approached it got even more crowded

it was total chaos

when they dumped the eggs i could feel a little panic rise as kids were scrambling everywhere to get eggs as they feel into the pool

mauryn popped out with her bag full of eggs

she loved every minute of the chaos

me, not so much

on easter eve we finally sat down to decorate eggs

this year i tried kool aid colored eggs i saw on pinterest

the colors were bright and it smelled great!

there were some colors that worked better than others but it was fun to try something new

baseball season is in full swing

after a long, very trying day with my 5 year old drama queen

i treated myself to a hot fudge sundae

i did make it with frozen yogurt so it was semi healthy, right?

the spy party activities continue

landon was working on creating messages in secret code for morgan

we went to breakfast on our last morning of spring break

we headed to our local airport so we could watch the airplanes and have plane cakes

thank you sonic!

the only reason to smile after tax day.

landon has been rollerblading every day

he loves cruising around on our path

mauryn inherited a pair of skates from some friends

she loves them and tries very hard to keep up with her brother

my morning drink line up:

hot tea to warm up {mint medley most often... yum!}

smoothie for breakfast

water to rehydrate after a workout

the kids wanted to make a fort the other day

i was in project mode and it was raining outside so i let my OCD slide and let them build

they ended up moving and turning the couches upside down

they loved it!

they got really creative and used the hole in the couch as a bunk bed for the babies

we have had a friend of ours staying with us while she does an internship with lance's practice

we decided to drive up into the mountains a bit to show her other parts of idaho

we went to a little town we have never been to before but is only about 1 1/2 hours from here

as we were walking through town we came upon two horses tied up, with riffles on them, in the designated horse parking area

not something you see everyday

the day we were in the mountains it was warm

we got the kids ice cream before we headed for home

mauryn finished her ice cream and then helped landon finish his off too

i told you this girl LOVES ice cream

amy had posted about cookie butter from trader joe's

it looked so yummy!

we don't have a trader joe's

amy mentioned i might be able to find it at world market

our world market did not have cookie butter but we had biscoff spread which is cookie butters twin sister

the first jar didn't even last a week

my kids would eat it out of the jar with a spoon

its so yummy!

last week, i found it in my grocery store. i was so excited!

my plan this week is to try it in a smoothie.

can't wait!

the sunshine was calling my boys name last week

he still wasn't finished with his school work so he convinced me that he could focus outside in the empty pool sitting on a lawn chair

he did pretty well!

 mauryn's bear came along with us while we ran errands

the center console became its car seat

it was perfect!

 over spring break i took my littles to see mirror mirror {it was pretty cute}

on our way out of the theater mauryn wanted to sit in the red queen chair in the lobby

it was a perfect fit for my drama queen

we had two thunderstorms last week

that is unheard of in april

we get rain but rarely ever thunder and lightning

it was a rare treat

how was your week?

linking up with jeannett for insta friday