Urban Air Trampoline Park

Somehow Emily convinced me to take off of work today and go with her and the kids to a new trampoline park that just opened in Mansfield.  It's not characteristic of me to take off on a whim like this but with Eden starting kindergarten soon, I know I won't get the opportunity to do things like this with her anymore, so I took a personal day and didn't think twice about it! 

 

The trampoline park is called Urban Air and they have Toddler Time every Friday from 10-12.  We thought it would be nice to go when most kids were still in school so that our kids wouldn't have to compete with bigger, rougher school aged kids. 

 

Even though it was very crowded, our kids had a blast!  Their favorite thing was the foam pit that you could jump into.  I think Eden spent 75% of her time in the foam blocks.  Emily and I even took a few jumps into the pit!

The kids also spent time in the dodge ball room or chasing each other around the huge area with rows and rows of small trampolines.

By the end of the two hours, they were exhausted!!  We treated them to lunch at Chick-Fil-A before heading home.  It was such a fun day with the four younger kids.  I know that in ten years, I will be glad that I decided to take off of work to make fun memories with my girls!  I hope they will always know how much I love spending time with them! 

Tractor Rides

Aunt Emily and Uncle Jon's new house is coming along nicely.  We like to go out every couple of weeks to check out the progress that Uncle Jon is making.  Every time we go out to "the land" (as the kids like to call it), I can be sure of two things: 1) the kids are going to have a lot of fun and 2) everyone will be covered from head to toe with dirt!  I can always plan on giving them all three baths any time we visit the land!

 

Every time we go, the kids beg Jon to take them on a ride on his tractor.  A few weeks ago, he finally agreed!  All six kids enjoyed a private ride around the land with Uncle Jon and loved it!  I'm so thankful for a brother-in-law who enjoys having fun with my kids!  I know this is just the first of many memories that are going to be made out on their land!

April Recap/Photo Dump

Between Easter, Parker's birthday, and Aubrey's birthday, we stayed very busy during the month of April.  I would love to think that things are about to slow down but since May is the spring equivalent of December, we still have a few more weeks to go before things finally settle down and we can enjoy summer.  Here are a few things that never made it on the blog this month:

 

Lily has the slowest growing hair EVER!  It is finally long enough to put into pigtails and she loves it! 

It's also finally long enough for two tiny braids!  I'm pretty sure she asked for braids every day for at least a week!

The kids love to wait outside on Granna's porch for Parker and Addison to walk home after school every day.  It's a great place to eat our afternoon snack!

These two are inseparable!  I'm not sure what they are going to do when Emily and Jon move into their new house and they don't see each other every day.

Actually, I'm not sure what I'm going to do when they move!  I'm pretty sure we are all going to go into mourning.  I am so thankful for all of the quality time I've had with them over the past 9 months and I'm not too proud to admit that there will definitely be some tears shed when they go.  I love them so much and feel so blessed that I get to be their aunt!

I love when Eden will let me capture her being silly!  She was using small Post It notes as a mustache!

All three kids had dental checkups this month and I'm pleased to report that we are still cavity free in our house!  Eden and Lily both did a great job during their cleanings.  They both even had their x-rays made without me!

We took the kids down to market square for a fun evening filled with food and live music.  Lily and Ryan loved dancing to the mariachi band while we enjoyed food from several food trucks that came into town for the event that raised money for the Golden Pride, our high school band.

I took Eden, Aubrey, and Lily with me to early vote for the local election that is coming up.  It was fun to explain to them what voting is and tell them how important it is to get out and exercise our right to vote!

You know it's springtime when the sandbox cover comes off!  (And when we have to start taking baths every night because we are so dirty from playing outside all day long!)

April was a great month full of memories!  I know May is going to be just as fun and I can't wait for it to get started!

Happy 7th Birthday Parker

We spent last weekend celebrating Parker's 7th birthday.  We started the festivities on Friday morning with birthday pancakes at Granna's house.  It is her tradition to make the birthday boy (or girl) a special pancake in the shape of the number they are turning.

Friday night, Grandma and Aunt Sondra took all three kids to see a play at the local children's theater.  They all enjoyed it and they especially love getting an ice cream treat at Sweet Frog after the play!

We had Parker's birthday party on Saturday.  He chose to have a Ninja Turtle party at home this year so we rented a bounce house and ordered pizza for his friends.  The kids all had a blast jumping in the bounce house, playing baseball in the yard, and swinging on the swing set.  The weather was perfect... we couldn't have asked for a more beautiful day! 

Parker got some fun things from his friends and family but the favorite gift had to be his new pet fish from Jolea.  Eden and Lily were just as excited about the fish as Parker was!

Alexis, Parker, & Jolea
(Our two neighbors and some of Parker's best friends)

Trip, Cole, Parker & Robert

As always, I made Parker's ninja turtle cakes this year.  They weren't perfect, but Parker loved them so it was worth all the time and effort I put into them.

This year, we made the boys put on a blindfold to hit the piñata.  We knew if we didn't they would have broken it open on the first swing!

The kids all had a great time at the party and were definitely ready for bed that night!

 

Sunday was Parker's actual birthday so we extended the celebration for another day with birthday cinnamon rolls for breakfast, presents from Mommy and Daddy, his favorite Mexican food for lunch and another trip to Sweet Frog for a final birthday treat after dinner.

We had a great weekend celebrating Parker!  We hope he always knows how special he is to our family! Happy 7th Birthday Parker!  We love you very much!