A Cozy Easter at the Black Bear Cabin ~

Jordyn woke us up around 7:30 to see if the Easter bunny stopped by!  Well, it looks like her carrot bribe worked...there was candy, a bouncy frog, a tick tac toe game, more candy, some Friends Legos, a chocolate bunny, more little games, and of course, more candy!  But enough about that...lets hunt for eggs.....

Jordyn channels Darth Vader, and uses her jedi mind power to choke Mommy, while clutching her Storm Trooper bunny :)  What a ham!

Looks like the Easter bunny stashed among the chocolates, a few Sacajawea coins in the eggs!

PEEPS!!!

Time to head outside to look for more eggs...Trash and Fuzzy came out to help...

What a beautiful day for an egg hunt!  Our neighbor, Mena stopped by to drop off a little basket...thanks Mena!  Then Jordyn loaded up a bag of eggs and delivered them to grandma and grandpa bear, Aunt LeAnn, and of course Mena and Gerry.  For dinner we enjoyed steaks up at Leanns house with potato salad and asparagus....yum!  Oh, and dont forget a few bloody marys!  Happy Easter Everyone!

Fish, Worms, Eggs and Paint ~

 I got a little out of order and forgot to include last Thursdays colorful fun!  The art teacher was planning on doing Gyotaku and wanted to know if i was interested in helping out....uh, YEAH! :)  Ive always wanted to try fish printing, so naturally i said yes!

 There were three to choose from...a tilapia, a trout or a crab, and the kids had fun with all of them!

 They made several prints, but here is an example of one that i thought came out really cool!  I also made one myself, and plan to print it for the house...it includes some sparkly glitter with lots of teals and purples.

 After the Gyotaku lesson, the kids in the K-1 class got to create a worm obstacle course.  Im telling you, they do the coolest stuff at Jordyns school...i dont remember doing anything quite this fun when i was a kid.  :)

 When we got home it was time to color Easter eggs.  I was wiped out, so daddy pretty much ran the show here!

 They dyed lots of eggs, and then decorated them with stickers, markers, and even some afros...

 Happy Easter Everyone!

First Game of the Season ~

 Saturday was our first game of the season...and what a game it was!!!

 There are several new players on our team, so they were all excited to get on the field for a real game.  They played soooo well...what a difference the age makes from last year to this year...the kids were much more aggressive and in tune with the game, and it was a blast to watch!

 Jordyn almost scored a goal in the beginning of the game, and then i put her in full back for a while, and she was great at defense too.  In fact, all the girls played well up front and in back.  By half time we were down 2-0...here is Jordyn and Daddy discussing the game...

 But then it was back on the field, and the girls had renewed energy and finally scored their first goal!  For the girls playing for their first time, this was especially thrilling...but we were all pretty excited, parents and kids alike, and there was lots of cheering!

 Jordyn and Trina, playing defense, give each other a high five after their teammates scored a goal!

 In the last quarter, we scored a second goal and the game was tied 2-2.  One of our girls was taking the ball down the field, in what looked like another sure goal, but the whistle blew and the game was over.  The girls were soooooo excited to tie, and so was i!  What a great way to start off the season for both teams...no one lost, and no one won....just an super fun game day on the field!

 GO, Pirates GO!  ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!  oh, and a special HUGE THANK YOU goes out to my cousin Christy, who took all these photos for me, while i was busy coaching the team!  You are Awesome Christy!  :)

When we got home, Jordyn decided to put on a little Easter show.  She went up stairs, dressed herself in this little costume, painted her face up, and created a little stage.  She even left out some carrots to bribe the Easter bunny that night :) What a great day!

Snow Fun For Spring Break ~

Girl Scouts Spring Sleepover ~

 On Wednesday, to welcome the first day of spring, the girl scouts had a sleepover at the fire station. The girls are on spring break, so it was a nice way to break up the week.

 They worked on crafts, played games, earned some new patches and badges, ate delicious lasagna and other tasty snacks, and then in the morning, there was an Easter egg hunt!

 

Im so glad we had nice weather for it...it snowed the next morning, and has been snowing off and on since.  So much for welcoming Spring :) 

Jordyn's Pet Store ~

 Welcome to Jordyn's Pet Store...please rig (ring) bell for service!

 What kind of pet are you looking for?  Take a look at my computer to see what the choices are...

 Cats, dogs, bunnys, owl, squirl, monky and deer.  Only 5 cents each, what a bargain...so i purchased an owl and a pink kitty cat...i hope they get along.  :)

After the pet shop closed, Jordyn spent some time creating aliens...there were good aliens and bad aliens.  This is a good alien, because it is smiling :)  Later in the afternoon, while i did some quilting, Jordyn went for a short hike with Grandpa Bear...then they came back and built a castle and hid some eggs around the house for each other to find.  It was a quiet but fun Friday (just what i needed after the girl scout sleepover...more on that soon)   cheers ~

Rollerland!

 We met some friends in town at Rollerland for some spring break fun...and happily, Justin was able to join us this time.  Jordyn skated much better this time around, though it still looks like she is jogging with skates on (she hasnt quite figured out the glide part)   :)

Grandpa and Grandma Bruen met us there to watch us skate, and they brought Great Grandma Anita too....but they left before i could get a photo of everyone.  After they dropped off Anita they came back to pick up Jordyn and kept her for a sleepover.  With a free night, Justin and i enjoyed dinner at El Burritos and then a peaceful night at home...after four hours of roller skating, we were asleep before 10.  Gotta love spring break!  :)