Rollin' on the Ri-ink!

Dancing Roller Queen!

Lauren getting brave!

Aubrey was on a roll!

We kept up the Spring Break fun by hitting the roller rink with our friends, Aubrey and Lauren!  This was their first time skating and I think they both did great!  It's a frustrating hobby, but sure is fun once you get the hang of it!

Zoo Day, Hooray!

We kept our Spring Break fun going with a trip to the zoo.  We had quite a crowd…Hilary and the girls came plus we met up with Lara, Tom, and Cooper and then Dianne, Molly, and Molly's friend, Cara, all showed up after lunch!  It was so fun!  The kids got tons of fresh air and exercise and they all were happy we were able to make it on the Sky Safari through Africa.  We were there during all the hubbub, police drama, but luckily made it to the car unscathed, although Sophia was a bit freaked out!

Luck of the Irish

It was a little bit chilly to start our day!

silly face!

giant cow

green snuggles under the blanket

Snoopy and Charlie Brown
(although some little kid yelled out Look it's Caillou and Snoopy! LOL)

ponies

We really do love the parade.  It was a bit chilly but it was worth it.  It warmed up enough that the kids could take their heavy jackets off and at least expose their layers of green!  We actually made it through the entire parade this year, which is a first.  I must say though, I think some of the really fun floats weren't there.  Afterwards we went to the children's area where they have inflatables and stuff and someone gave me free tickets for the kids to use on the bounce house, so that was a big bonus!  On the way home we stopped off for a Shamrock Shake!

Happy Birthday, Papa Leo!

a nice little Leo selfie

Sophia modeling the leg warmers Aunt Cathy made!

Leo squared!

Dad and sons enjoying some of the Johnny Walker Blue birthday gift

Vacation Time!

So….I'm so, so, so far behind that I decided to not overwhelm myself with the idea of catching up and I just jumped straight to the good stuff.  All the stuff between then and now has been great, busy, full of holiday festivities and family fun.  

Charlie and I just got back from an amazing 7 day cruise!  We stopped in Puerto Rico, St. Kitts, and St. Maarten.  We went with a big group of friends from all over the country and did some trail runs in St. Kitts.  It was so fun, relaxing and simply wonderful to get away with my husband!

on the boat and ready to go!

our good friends, Beth and Ron

Dawn and Ken

Don and Shelly

Mardi Gras Formal night!

San Juan from our State Room

This was "our" group.  These were the people from Kansas City

breakfast on the balcony was pretty amazing with the ocean in from of us!

getting ready to do a hash on St. Kitts

We climbed a giant mountain

this is Dawn and me at the top, halfway through!

This was the look down into the destination

after all that walking we needed ocean time!

in St. Maarten we eat at a delicious French place we had found the previous cruise there.  I'd been dying to go back and it was so worth it!

Mary, Beth, and me back on the ship for an on board Hash

the last night is always red dress night…everyone dons a red dress!