Spring Musical 2010

Tonight was Ali's school musical. The first graders performed "A Farmer's Life". The paper that came home months ago "suggested" the kids wear costumes: butterflies, farm animals, flowers, worms... Ali decided that she would like to be a flower. Yikes...Fun project for Mommy! Although, I have to admit it was pretty cute.

The show started at the high school at 6:30, but I made sure our family was there by 6:00. {I think we might have been there even earlier than that!} They were still setting up the risers, speakers, etc. but I marched us in anyway and sat us all down front and center. As I looked around, I saw that several people sitting on riser chairs. I commented to the lady next to me what a good idea that was... she told me she has been doing this a few years. I better find myself some riser seats for next year!

Alison was so excited for this night - even more so because Gramma, Grampa, NJ and Johnna came to watch her perform. Although, NJ was pretty much ready to blow the popsicle stand after Ali's songs were over... "Why do we have to stay for the rest?"

The performance was great and the kids were all super cute. We all went out for ice cream after the show {along with almost everyone else, apparently} and talked about our favorite parts... Ali: "the performance", NJ: "Ali's part", Johnna: "Shortnin' Bread", and Meri....?? "Rainbow ice cream!!".

Our darling Merilyn... if you listen very carefully you can hear her Elvis impersonation at the end of her show.

Happy Easter!

Our Easter started Saturday night with Trav coloring eggs with the girls. Gotta love the smell of vinegar in the house... Ali carefully colored her eggs with several colors, while Merilyn was much less careful and tidy. This is not surprising, but neither is her enthusiasm!

Ali woke me up bright and early this morning with her non-stop arm tapping... {Thankfully it was my arm and not my forehead as she's done in the past.} She saw that the Easter Bunny had been there and left her a basket! She was super excited to dig in and see what the Bunny had brought, but Trav and I talked the girls in crawling into bed for a few more minutes. Unfortunately that was almost too much to ask and they didn't last long!

We met Mom, Casey and the rest of the family at Shenanigan's for Easter Brunch. The girls love buffets because they can get exactly what they want to eat. The food was yummy and it was fun to spend time with the family - as usual!

The rest of the day was a family day at home. We watched Alice in Wonderland {Ali's gift from the Bunny} napped, played Wii, and relaxed together. It was a great day!

Final Day of Sun...

The view of the river from our back deck.

We were going to leave for home Thursday night, but decided to enjoy one last day in the warm sun... because when will we see it again? Trav and the girls spent most of the day in the pool/Lazy River, while I packed our stuff and worked on report cards. {The anxiety nightmares about missing the deadline started...}

After an afternoon of pool time, Travis realized his wedding ring was missing. Gulp! We turned the condo inside out looking for it, and turned up nothing. So, he went back to the river and began searching the water. Still nothing. Finally, he checked at the lost and found... and ta-da! The ring had slipped off his finger {I can't imagine having this problem...} and got sucked into the filter system. An employee found it during their routine check and turned it in. Thank you, Mr. or Ms. Employee!

After this little fiasco {and a quick stop to Target for snacks} we began the journey north. Trav likes to travel at night. For one, he's used to working graveyard shifts, and secondly, the girls spend the majority of the drive sleeping. I don't know why he would want to avoid their sisterly love after being stuck in the car for 8+ hours?!

The drive was a long one, but so worth it. We had such a wonderful time! The girls loved every minute in the pool, Trav loved golfing and the weather, and I loved our relaxed lazy days. I felt refreshed and even ready to head back to reality... and work.