It feels like the spring/summer time is going to fly by. The calendar is already getting pretty full of trips, baseball games, and projects to be done at home. We are going to enjoy every minute of it before Ben heads to Kindergarten in the fall!   The weekend of April 12-14th, we took a trip up to Grand Rapids to see my family. It was a pretty relaxing weekend and we were able to catch up with quite a few people.       This past Friday, the 19th, we drove down to Indy to take the kids to the Indianapolis Children's Museum. We took Ben a couple years ago, but he doesn't really remember it. It is such a fun place to visit so I really wanted to fit that in this year. It was CRAZY busy while we were there! I think every school in the area was on a field trip. It would have been a little better without the crowds, but we still had an awesome time!     I really wanted to make it there before the Hot Wheels exhibit was gone. Ben loved seei...

Spring Break is coming to a close, but I dare say that it barely feels like spring is here at all. The last couple days did get a smidge warmer in the afternoon and we were able to get quite a bit of yard work done, cutting down the dead plants and edging all around the landscaping. Next comes staining the deck and getting woodchips...we know how to have a good time around here. :)   Since I am a horrible blogger lately, I thought I'd add a few pics of the kids that were on my phone. Lucy & Ben are both growing and changing so much. Ben has learned quite a few sight words and is able to read simple books. I'm not pushing him too much with it because I don't want to stress him out. He always amazes me too with his number skills. He can count crazy far...it can go on and on and on. Lately he's started counting by 2's and 5's on his own. His brain always seems to be thinking and he constantly surprises me with things that he remembered or the questions he ...