Snow and Pool Weather a week apart...

Jup, that's right... last WE we had snow coming down and it was around freezing temperatures and this weekend we could jump into the pool because it's so hot and amazingly sunny :). 

Last WE:

The kids and I tried out a new recipe but unfortunately we kind of ruined them by leaving them in the oven too long and the marshmallows were gone *lol* still tasted awesome but weren't looking like they should've.

Trying out a new playground before picking up Dustin from Track Practice:

Henry and I took Dustin with us to Greenfield Village... a ride on the carousel:

Goofing around before heading to another Exchange Student's house to escort her to prom ;). Dustin gets to attend two proms :)...

Time for pics... Rosa (originally from Hamburg, Germany - living in the wild wild west about 1.5 hrs from us) and her prom date Dustin :) with her host sister and her date as well as a friend

our handsome Dustin

After dropping him off we got ourselves a treat until we drove to our hotel and check out Jackson, MI

On the way home we stopped and a cute lake and enjoyed the view as well as the wonderful weather...

Selfie *LOL*

Videos from the Imagination Station

Spring Break!

Well, this year unfortunately Dustin and Zoe had spring break in different weeks :(... Dustin goes to our high school in the district while we placed Zoe in a school outside of our district and even in another county... it's been crazy since we barely have breaks together with our friends or we might have break with some and not with the others due to all our different districts which is really sad but we just have to live with it. Well, we did the most out of it and I think we totally had a great week. First I wanted to take the kids with me and do a trip out of state but I ended up without destination so I left that thought alone and made the week very special 'at home'. Since Henry had pre-school this week, Zoe got 6 very special hours just with me and she totally enjoyed that and soaked up every minute of it :). 

TUE in our Mommy/ Daughter time we finally get Zoe's hair cut. It just had to get the ends cut but Zoe decided she wanted the hair to be cut more and I let her do it. It looked so pretty... Crystal got it blown out and this little Cutie was totally happy with the results and so proud

Then... we got some Sushi :)... and which we normally DON'T do at all... ate it in the car. It was too cold outside and the store we got it unfortunately didn't have anywhere to sit down and to enjoy the food. So we ended up in the back row of the van and did something we normally never do so it was very special and we enjoyed a yummy lunch.

Already time to pick up Henry again... but it was a great first Mommy/ Daughter Time of the week:

TUE we also had some friends over for lunch which was a great time as well.

After we picked up Dustin from school as well, the kids were not leaving him alone ;)... totally sore from track practice they bounced on him until he finally had the power to get off the couch and made his way upstairs.

WED we went to Toledo to the Imagination Station. It was a really nice day... it was a rainy day so it was perfect to do something inside and since we've never been there it was great and new and the kids had a blast.

You can't tell but this 'room' was totally cricket... on an 25% angle it not only made your mind go crazy but you could barely walk through it without falling against the wall... it was their favorite exhibit. I have some videos too. I might upload them later.

Slime... in black light it glowed which was of course a big hit.

Keeping the kids 'active' staying on the rocks and not falling into the lava

Oh we had a great time

A bit from Toledo outside...

Ups... another Sushi outing. This time at the store with the seating possibility and we enjoyed it (THU - second Mommy/Daughter Time)

AAAAAaaand Starbucks :). Zoe had a hot chocolate and I got my Grande Latte :)... we made our 'list ' for the summer break... all the things we really need to be doing... beach, splash park, water park, play ground... etc ;)... It was a fun time and as you can see, one very happy little girl

FR morning we went bowling with our friends which was a really great time too. We finally got to meet with our kindergarteners this time and not only with the boys. We had pizza at the bowling alley and since we got time in time to squeeze in an imax movie in 3D which was free to us since we are members at the Henry Ford Museum we got to enjoy this amazing 45 min 3D movie about the american National Parks. It made me feel so great showing the kids these amazing places during spring break.

Very successful and fun spring break... couldn't have been better :).

April, here we come

A picture from Frank's Birthday:

On the weekend we met Silke and her kids at Belle Isle, an island that is sitting on the river dividing Canada and USA... it's very nice out there but you have to drive through Detroit in order to get there so I'm not going there alone... but it was very nice and we had a great time. The weather temps dropped again a lot... it actually froze again... so everything that bloomed probably got killed :(

There is street in Detroit that was supposed to be very rich and had / has amazing houses. I drove by there on the way home... a little scary and I would never leave the car for sure. I just couldn't skip that opportunity to drive by and check it out... I have to check it out again sometime soon when I'm not alone with the kids... I really want to see more of it and close up.

A birthday party at a gymnastics gym. The kids had a blast... Henry didn't want to go with us at first because he said gymnastics is for girls only but he had a ton of fun too jumping into the foam pit... the kids didn't want to leave ;)

First Day of Spring Break, last week Dustin and Henry were off school and this week Zoe is off school. Oh it was soooo nice to get up and don't have to leave the house at 730 dressed and ready to go. We had a fun day and enjoyed our first Frosty Boy Ice Cream of the season at freezing temperatures *lol*... Zoe is really looking forward to Henry's two half days of school this week when she gets to spend some time alone with me ;).... we'll make it very special.