Spring Break

We had the best spring break ever. Jenelle's Auntie Eileen and her cousins Carly and David came to visit from Chicago. I should have Carly write this blog entry because she kept a journal of her trip.

The kids did a lot of jumping on the trampoline. No one was permanently injured. We did a few hikes. Eileen and David went up to Winter Park for a few days to ski. Most people take home a lot of fun memories of their vacation. Eileen took a little bit more. She captured some of our high altitude pressure in her ear and took it home with her.

I took Jenelle and Carly to Nate's one day. The girls really enjoyed babysitting Nate. They fed him and gave him a bottle. They pushed him in the stroller to the park. Carly even changed a diaper. She commented on how squirmy his legs are. The girls and I went rollar skating and to the pottery place, too. Jenelle made a fish to commemorate Sprinkles. Carly made a butterfly mug.

One night we went to Grandma-ma's for dinner. We played spoons after. We laughed and laughed. It was so fun.

We went to the park and fed the ducks. We also took the kids to JumpStreet. I think they liked jumping on the trampoline at home better.

To wrap up the week; everyone had a good time and we miss them!!!

A good fish

Jenelle has fish for a pet. Until recently that is. Her three tetra are Sprinkles, Crackers and Bubble Gum. Bubble gum died a long time ago. Crackers died last week. So I went out to Petsmart and picked up two new fish. Jenelle named them Blueberry and Caroline. Two days later one of them died. So I ran out and got a replacement before Jenelle got home from school. The very next day another one died. Ugh. A few days later the third new fish died. Sprinkles was still going strong, but not for long.

Last Wednesday Carly and Jenelle saw Sprinkles struggling. She was trying to swim up to the fish food, but she could barely keep herself going. In the morning, Sprinkles had passed.

We're all very sad. Jenelle and Carly made a lovely burial stone for Sprinkles. We buried her in the backyard. She was a good fish.

Weekend Fun

I haven't posted a "weekend fun" for a long time. It must be a good indicator that spring is here. We met up with Auntie Chris and Zack at the park where we do all our training. They learned to ride their bikes there and now they are learning to skate. Jenelle is super hesitant on the skates. No big surprise there. She is a cautious girl you know. She is not into speed.

After a few laps around the park she was ready to solo. She is starting to get the hang of it. We'll have to go skating when her cousins are here.

Since it was SUPER windy we decided to fly a kite while we were there. I keep a dollar store kite in my car year round. The kids had lots of fun and didn't want to go home.

Father/Daughter Dinner

Jenelle started going to Pioneer girls this year. It's a Christian group just for girls. They offer several fun events throughout the year. They had a sleepover in November. The mother/daughter tea is in April.

Tonight was the special daddy/daughter event. Jenelle wanted something new to wear. She saw a cute $50 dress at Kohl's. I opted for the $7 dress at the consignment shop. It was just as pretty and just as sparkly.

Curt picked up an orchid corsage for Jenelle. Jenelle wanted to wear it in her hair. She has great fashion sense and accessorized her outfit with a necklace.

Jenelle just walked through the door and said, "It was the best night ever! It was a blast."

They ate Swedish meatballs, rice, fruit kabobs and cake. All the girls got on stage and sang a few songs. They danced together and learned a special dance with other daddy/daughter couples. The whole night was about making the girls feel special. I think it was a success!

Bowling fun

We went bowling today with Zack and Auntie Chris. I guess all that bowling on the Wii has payed off. Jenelle played one game where she got 4 spares IN A ROW!!! I was amazed. I really like her bowling style; pick up ball, run to alley and throw.


Check out our scores!

Happy Valentine's Day

Sometimes Jenelle and I make a special dessert for Valentine's day. This year we made chocolate covered strawberries. They were so good and really easy to make. We went to Tony's and picked up some dinner. They were selling choc covered strawberries for $2 a piece. What a rip off! We had a fun evening and everyone enjoyed the dessert.

Valentine's was super special because we stopped off at Walgreen's and Jenelle bought the valentine pillow pet. She name him Rojo. Check back for a photo.

Pillow Pets

Jenelle with her unicorn pillow pet.


A few years ago I saw an infomercial for the pillow pet. I thought to myself, "How dumb are those. Those will never catch on." Well, Pillow pets are the hottest thing right now. Everyone seems to have one or two or three. Jenelle has been begging for one, but I have refused to buy one. For those of you not up on the latest toys "it's a pillow, it's a pet it's a pillow pet." They are basically huge stuffed animals that fold out into a pillow.

When Papa was here in November he bought her one. Now they have a special Valentine pillow pet out. We saw it at Walgreen's. Jenelle desperately wants one. Again I refuse to spend the $20 when she already has a million stuffed animals. Jenelle is saving up her money.

Here is the cute part of the story. We were driving around last week and when we passed the Walgreen's Jenelle said, "I love you Walgreen's." I asked her why she loved Walgreen's. She said, "Its the orphanage for my pillow pet." Oh my. I think I'm going to let her save her money and buy one.