a PINTERESTing spring break...part 1

we have been having a great start to our spring break! The first time EVER, Bobby was able to take off the whole week to spend with us AND the weather is actually slated to be SPRINGlike - can you believe it?

Since I have newly formed an addiction to Pinterest, I thought it only fitting to infuse some of my new "pins" into our Spring Break. Here are a few pictures from our spring break (so far)...at the end of the week I will post the before and after pictures of our kitchen island. As we speak I am working on changing the look of our island - another Pinterest idea. Good or bad? to be continued....finally back on our bikes...sophia is riding her christmas gift from santa

livia said, "this is easy! i remember how to ride my bike!"


we tried "banana boats" for the first time...bananas stuffed with marshmallows, caramel chips, chocolate chips, and graham crackerswe put them in the oven wrapped in tin-foil(don't let the black outside peels fool you - that is the color they change when they are in the oven)

we made "brownie bites"...brownie mix placed in mini-muffin tins with rolos in the center- yummy!

we also tried some new variations of s'mores (after we grilled out for supper)...graham crackers with nutella, a peppermint patty, and warm marshmallows

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graham crackers with peanut butter, a peanut butter cup, and warm marshmallow

what a DeLiCiOuS start to our spring break!

to be continued...

goin' green...

saturday we headed over to target to celebrate "read across america" and the release of the new movie, "the lorax". The girls received a Lorax goodie bag with lots of fun things inside. Oh, the places we will go...ready to read...
sophi seuss and livi lorax...

yo gabba gabba birthday fun...

we were so excited to travel to cottage grove on saturday to celebrate our godson, owen's, 2nd birthday. Sophia was the most excited (I think), since she awoke bright and early Saturday morning at 5am and asked, "Is it time to go to Paul and Laurie's house now?" The family had a great time at Owen's "Yo Gabba Gabba" party, and we even had the chance to stay overnight and have some much needed "catch up" time with Paul and Laurie.

Happy 2nd Birthday, Owen! We love you as much as you love Brobee! :)

candy buffet...talk about heaven in a jar!

yo gabba gabba cake

that's one good cupcake!

opening our "barrel of monkeys" birthday card and present

the girls pushing owen in his brand new powerwheels ford truck!

sophia having a "go"

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the morning after the party...

an impromptu jam session with owen and the girls...

happy, happy birthday, owen!!

love is all around us...

on sunday we celebrated a belated christmas with the urbanski and johnson families. We met up at the Holiday Inn in St. Cloud for some food, fun, and family. Everyone had a great time, and it was so nice catching up with the family. We are definitely blessed to have love all around us...ready to have some fun!

can we open our gifts now?

ready for some swimming...


the withers family...

cousin cailyn (3 1/2 yrs.)

cousin danyka (2 1/2 yrs.)

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love is all around us....

Valentine's Day

thanks, paul, laurie and owen for the care package...the girls loved their presents and copper loved all his chew toys!

teacher gifts

thanks, pinterest for the idea!

love from bobby...

it has been a tradition for bobby to make chocolate covered strawberries for us every valentine's day. i think he should start his own business called, "bobby's berries". what do you think?

that's all folks...

bobby and i had a early valentine's day outing on saturday. We started our evening out by having supper at Masa, a Mexican/Southwestern cuisine restaurant. Yum-O! At supper I surprised Bobby with tickets to Orchestra Hall to see "Bugs Bunny at the Symphony". As a child, Bobby always loved the Bugs Bunny cartoons, esp. the "Rabbit of Seville", a spoof of the classic, "Barber of Seville". When I saw the event, I knew he would love it. Scroll down below to see more. It was an lovely evening with my best friend....I love you, Bobby! Masa Restaurant...the best strawberry margarita, guacamole, and tamales. waiting for the show to begin at orchestra hall (ask us about our "neighbors" in the row with us...talk about making memories!)

we were in the 2nd row from the stage -

as the orchestra plays you are able to watch the cartoon on the big screen!

a new experience for both of us!

snow much fun...

there was no school for students on friday due to parent/teacher conferences. Bobby was able to take the day off from work so the girls did not have to go to daycare. It was a nice day for me meeting with families, but mostly because my family came to visit me and had a picnic lunch in my classroom. Later on, after two LONG days of conferencing, we decided to head outside for some fun. It turned out that we had snow much fun...ready to work and play!
see our little snowman?

sophia had to get in on the fun!

look! he has shoes, a hat, and a cane now!

finally, everyone pulled together to make a special snowman...we decided to call him "teardrop", since there were some tears from one certain girl (take your pick) over the making of the snowman. chalk it up to making some memories with my family!

snap, crackle, love

last weeked the girls and i tried our hands at a new recipe - rice krispie valentines. They turned out pretty good for "winging it". The girls were so proud afterwards (and I was too!). Bobby was making his own "treats", while helping us with out ours. We may just make another batch before Valentine's Day for friends and family...lucky you!
finished projects...

take a bite!

lookin' good!