A spin at the park

The weather has been so nice lately.  It's perfect for taking a spin at the park.

She spun herself silly!

Eye check

We all went in for our regular eye exams today.  This was Karis' first visit and she enjoyed the part where she had to cover up one eye and tell the doctor what pictures she could see.

 

She did great.

Joel's smiling passengers

Joanna and Caleb got to go up with Joel on one of his latest flights. 

They had a lot of fun.

The Orphan Train

While driving home from visiting my sister, I saw a sign for the Orphan Train Museum. It caught my attention since we are currently studying the 18th century and decided to stop and take a break.

 
The museum ended up being closed for lunch when we stopped, but it was nice to take a quick break and look around outside.

Here's a link if you want to read a little on the history of the orphan train.  http://orphantraindepot.com/OrphanTrainHistory.html

Spring break

The kids and I came up to visit my sister and family during spring break.  It has been pretty rainy, but we finally had a nice day to play outside.

Here's cousin Katie with the daffodils.

Joanna, Caleb, Eliana, Karis and cousin Mark

Asked Eliana if she wanted to go to Sonic for a slushy...

Guess she wants to go!

Use your forehead

What started as Karis just putting some laminated letters in order

turned into lots of fun

once Karis realized that the cards stick to your forehead. 

Big Square

I found Eliana on the couch early this morning working on her crochet.  She learned how to make a granny square yesterday and has decided she's going to make 2 big squares and make a bag.

Santorum Rally

We went to a Rick Santorum rally today!

Here's Joanna and her friends waiting for it to start.

Caleb and his friend with their signs.

Both Caleb and Joanna got his signature. Joel shook his hand and wished him well.

He posed with Joanna and friends for this cool picture. The more we learn about him and hear what he has to say, the more we like him. 

He's definitely not your run-of-the-mill politician. His almost 45-minute speech included quotes from Winston Churchill, Margaret Thatcher, Ronald Reagan, and the Declaration of Independence -- as well as a few rather disturbing quotes from Barack Obama. (All extemporaneous with no notes, teleprompters or, as our kids confirm, non-words like "um....uh.") After the speech, he and his wife stayed and greeted everyone present who wanted to meet him.

Check out this YouTube video for a cool pro-Santorum song: