Noah's 13th, spring break, and Easter fun!

Spring is here! And we are so thankful for warmer temps and more outside time.  We had a couple of fun spirit days at school before the boys had their spring break.  Crazy hair day was a big hit!

The boys had their spring break the week prior to mine, so they were able to spend some time with grandparents, etc.  They especially enjoyed Bamma's new adjustable bed at her condo!

Lots of time for cat cuddles!

Noah's actual 13th birthday was pretty low key, but he did get pizza and ice cream, as requested!

The younger two both got to have special sleepovers in mom & dad's bed.  Sam was happy to get some nighttime snuggles with Minnie.

Patio furniture ready!

Some good cousin time too!

Noah had picture day at school and wore pants that show just how tall and skinny he is now!

Sam was excited about some new pajamas!

We all had Good Friday off of school and work, so we decided to try out Top Golf!

Sam definitely is the best golfer in the family!

That afternoon we all watched Godzilla vs Kong together!

Sam LOVED it!

Easter Saturday we headed to Bamma's condo to celebrate Easter, and birthdays for Noah, Mike, and Josh!

Serious discussion about bracket scoring for the NCAA tournament - Isaac won!

Scrabble with Bamma, she always wins!

Happy Birthday, gents!

Noah's cake portion - just about right for a 13 year old!

Sweet Emily!

That evening, the Townsends came over for some egg decorating and outside time!

Happy Easter!

Isaac is Eight!

This dude had quite the week!  We decided to give swim lessons another try at a new location, we are really hopeful that this will be what gets him independently swimming in the deep end this summer!

We started out his birthday weekend with a big surprise - a hotel and pool weekend that he had been waiting over a year for! And this time, Bamma came with!

The hotel was close by and even did room decorations for special events! We had 2 adjoining rooms, it was pretty exciting!

We also took advantage of a fully vaccinated Bamma, and had her join in on the birthday fun.  Happy 8th to Isaac and Happy 70th to Bamma!

The hotel had private swim times, and even listed all the birthday kiddos on a screen in the lobby!

We had the whole pool to ourselves for a 40 minute slot, it was a blast!

Isaac was able to try out this new full face mask with snorkel, it was a big hit!

After the swimming, we had some down time in our rooms with plenty of treats.

Uncle Josh and Kjersten came for a special dinner and we surprised Bamma with an awesome birthday video with over 30 submissions from friends and family.

Whoa, birthday fun.  Exhausting.

After a fun sleepover, we came home to Isaac's final gift - a giant Baby Yoda squishmallow!

So, now the boys head into their spring break (mine is a week later) and we continue to enjoy our quality time all together!

So so ready for spring!

For having had a pretty dry December/January, February more than made up for it!  We had a lot of snow and a couple "virtual" snow days where we stayed home but still had school.  The boys had a recent day off school and Bamma even traipsed out into the snow with them!

The piles on the corners were CRAZY!

I received a wonderful, heartfelt note from Isaac for Valentine's Day.  On the back was an elaborate drawing of a cat and it's internal organs.  That's definitely a keeper!

Lots of kitty snuggles, even if they aren't always welcome.

Sam had the opportunity to go rock climbing with some cousins.  Thanks to Adeline and DeeWee for being so patient!

I bet him $20 he couldn't get to the top.  You'll notice his cousin is belaying him, which means she certainly "helped" him achieve his goal.

Isaac made in important sign for everyone.

Cold indoor weekends call for special treats!  Skillet cookie did not disappoint!

Mike decided to freshen up the dining room with some new paint and curtains, looking good!

Cats just being cats.

We finally hit our first day in the 50s, which obviously means grilling season.  I do not care if there is snow on the ground, fire it up!

We are almost at 1 year since Noah had a haircut - wow!

So here we are, patiently waiting for some more sun and warm temps to get outside!