Camp Fire

This past weekend Holly walked with Camp Fire in our local Jr. Daffodil Parade. This is a quaint parade that is primarily made up of kids. The weather was amazing and she enjoyed the parade. Only two from her troop were able to walk this year, but she enjoyed spending that time with her friend that made it. This was Holly's second year walking in it.

Bubbles

Our house has the cooties... aka - colds! Holly is getting over it pretty quickly, Hudson now has a double ear infection, I am congested pretty good still and Bryan - he is as healthy as ever. With not feeling well we had to cancel out our week of fun and stay put which soon feels like being cooped up, especially when you are a family used to being on the go.

To help fill in the days we are coming up with creative ways to play. We have broken out the tumble mats, blown up balloons, popped balloons, made race car tracks, watch a few movies and have done a ton of bubbles. Now that Hudson can walk and move better bubbles are a whole new experience for him. He loves them and says 'bubble' clear as day.

Here is to hoping we are on the mend and can get back out very soon!

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Spring Fair

Saturday evening we headed out to enjoy the Spring Fair. We enjoyed a great night of children's crafts, activities, animals, food, fireworks and rides. It was a great night!

The highlight for Holly was the reptile petting zoo -- she was all over the animals and feared nothing. In fact, she had an albino python wrapped around her for some photos... and she loved it! She also loved the fireworks show and the roller coasters. A great night for sure!

Saturday

Saturday we took Holly to a local children's gardening program that is sponsored through WSU Master Gardener's program. It is a great program for kids! We have attended several classes in the past couple of years and plan to do more this year. Saturday the theme was on Mason Bees. They learned all about the Mason Bee, their homes, how they live, how they lay eggs, what they eat, etc. It was pretty cool. The kids also got to head out and explore the Jack in the Bean Stalk garden geared towards children. When the whole session was over the kids all left with a Mason Bee nesting block. We are in the process of searching out the perfect home for our new nesting block within Holly's exploration garden.

After that class we high tailed it out to attempt to catch the Daffodil Parade in Sumner - we made it just in time and didn't even have to rush. The day was perfect once again for this parade - sunshine galore! Holly enjoys a good parade... and so do I. It made for a good afternoon and a tired evening fit for relaxing!

Strawberries

Bryan and Holly spent the afternoon planting some springtime strawberry plants onto her playhouse roof. Last year we did lettuce and strawberries, but after a full season we realized we just don't need quiet so much lettuce... so a full roof of strawberry plants is the result! We are very excited to enjoy the results later in the season!