Easter fell early this year so we had Good Friday and the whole following week off. Mark had a couple stops to make for work on the Friday, and Sof desperately wanted to go with him. I thought she’d lose her interest when she had to wake up early, but she was so excited!
When she got home she found one of her sweet little friends had dropped off some homemade Easter treats for her!
We got together with the cousins that night and Sof and Emmy had a little love fest.
The kids spent the evening making Squishies, and I have to admit they’ve really gotten good at it!
Lexi got invited to go to Florida with her friend Jenna. I made both of them Easter “baskets” to take with.
We missed Lexi, but I can’t blame her for choosing sun and sand!
Meanwhile, back in Michigan…
We went to Buddy’s with the cousins and played glow golf.
Then it was Easter Sunday! The Easter Bunny came for Sof and Adrienne.
There were easter eggs hidden for both of them. Sof’s were a combination of squishies and money, and Adrienne’s were pure cash!
Then we were off to K-zoo to celebrate Easter and spring bdays with Grandma Jackie. It’s a guaranteed day without any kids activities so we always try to get in to see Grandma Jackie.
March and April have a lot of birthdays in our family so we celebrate them all together! In addition to birthday gifts, my mom gets everyone an Easter gift too.
Natalie talked about wanting a baby reborn forever. I don’t think she actually thought she would get one though. It’s a little creepy and not all that cute, but her mama loves her and takes such good care of her!
Natalie is into pineapples this year, so everything was pineapple themed!
Another good day celebrating!
The next day Em and I were going to the Justin Timberlake concert. I wasn’t originally supposed to go, but Liz had an opportunity to go Florida for the break so she gave me her ticket so I could go with Em. Concerts are not my favorite thing, I much prefer a musical! We had a great time though and made a whole day of it!
I was struggling with what to wear, so Em and I were texting options back and forth. At one point I had on the 40 year old mom version of what Em was wearing. I decided to change!
I guess no matter what I put on it looks like a 40(plus some) year old mom, so in the end it doesn’t matter what I have on!
Sof got a fairy garden for Easter that she put together. She had the most fun playing with the little fairy and furniture it came with!
Amy and I took our current intern and our last year’s intern out to dinner.
Sof and I met some of her little buddies at the arcade for lunch and some play!
To finish out the week Sof and I planned a little get away with her friend from her baby home in Russia. We haven’t see her since we went on the Disney cruise 3 years ago. This fact is absolutely ridiculous given that we only live 5 hours away from each other!
We met at a hotel that has a waterpark and ordered pizza in for dinner. It was perfect to keep the kids busy and allow us mom’s to catch up! the next day we hit up the Children’s museum and had lunch out.
We had a fantastic time and I will never let that much time pass again! These girls have so much in common, and I think it is so valuable for them to know someone with their same story.
Sof and I were able to leave right from there to meet Mark at Adrienne’s college for a dance performance she had. It’s fun to see her dancing again even if it’s just for fun!
Natalie’s birthday happened to fall on the last Saturday of break. There were enough of her friends in town to have a party. She chose Bounce which is Sof’s favorite place in the world so she was thrilled she got to go!
Funny story…we were getting together at Em’s house after the party to celebrate with friends and family. I was assigned to bring dessert for that. Sof and I were ready early so we took off and went in search of some fun pineapple decorations and a cake to put them on. After getting our pineapple stuff We went to Kroger to pick out a cake. Em was standing there trying to pick out a cake for the kid party still. She had to get the cake and still go home and pick the kids up! Might be the only time in our lives that I’ve been more on time then her! Luckily I was because she was able to leave and I finished up getting both cakes for our Bugger Boo’s big day! She was totally happy with one little pineapple on her cake!
Both cakes and parties were successful!
We didn’t travel, but we sure packed a lot into our break! Sometimes staycations are the best!
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