Dance

Jentry finished her 7th season of dancing with KSD with their Spring recital in York. She had quite the crew there to cheer her on. 

Lyrical - Ironic

Hip Hop - Top Gun

Jazz - Escapade

Production - MJ

Mom and Boys Day

Sutton Public Schools hosted the district music contest and that meant No School!  We could finally plan a long awaited Mom and Boys day. While Jentry was performing in Sutton, the boys and I were playing in Lincoln.

Our first stop was the Children's Museum. They sped from exhibit to exhibit and I simply tried to keep up.

They played until they were "starving" and so we walked across the street for lunch at Buffalo Wild Wings.

Next we headed to the Gateway mall and each boy picked out a new pair of Nikes and Crocs. After the mall, we drove south for a quick stop at Target and then over to the South Point mall just in time for the 3:00 PM showing of "A Minecraft Movie". It was more entertaining than I had expected and we enjoyed the entire tub of buttery popcorn. 

A couple more shopping stops included Trader Joe's and Scheels where they got to ride the indoor ferris wheel.

As the boys are maturing, these trips are definitely getting easier and more fun for mom! 

And as an added bonus, it wore them out. :)

Easter

We celebrated Easter in Orleans this year and it was a fabulous day of church, food, family, friends and of course eggs!

Tucker and I went early with Grandma Bose to the Presbyterian Church in Orleans. We had great fun exploring the old building while Grandma prepared for communion.

Mason had stayed overnight at the Hamiltons so he got to attend sunrise service in Rep City and then church in Alma at the Berean.

Then we all met up for a feast in Orleans.

The Easter crew + Rena behind the camera

Grandma Carol and her fruit trees in bloom

Meanwhile in Arizona, Jentry was celebrating with the Stengers.

Crafty Boys

These boys of ours have a TON of energy and sometimes it takes a lot of creativity to keep them occupied. These are a few examples as of late. And yes, they usually prefer to be in their "comfies".

Muffins with Mom

The 1st Grade class hosted Muffins with Mom and I got to spend a special afternoon with my Baby Boy. Tucker made me a picture book and read it to me.  Then we watched a picture video that Mrs. Schroer and Ms. Schmer made for the entire class. We even had time for a speed round of search and find with all things "mom" related. The class was very proud of their picture backdrop and had fun snappin' pics in front of it.

Thank God I get to be Tucker's mom!

Ortho Day

After eight months of wearing expanders and braces, Mason gets to take a little break from the Orthodontist (Dr. Matt)  until the remainder of his permanent teeth come in.

While they were busy making his retainer, we had lunch at McDonalds and did some shopping at Walmart. It was an exciting day and I so enjoyed the one on one time with my boy. Now I'm taking bets as to how long it will be until the $350 retainer is lost...

Palm Sunday

This Spring, the tulips made their grand debut on Palm Sunday. What pure delight!