April Fools Day!

Two unsuspecting girls and their sleepover pals will wake up tomorrow to a breakfast of tootsie rolls, suckers, juice, and donuts (or possibly carrots, broccoli, jello, and apples with strawberry cream cheese). I'm sure they will also enjoy stepping on the bubble wrap hidden under the bath mats. Happy April Fools' Day!

Firefighter's Museum

My uncle was a fire buff who collected a massive amount of fire department memorabilia during his short life. He bequeathed his collection to the local Firefighter's Museum. It is now housed in a library which is named after him - the Duane Troxel Memorial Library. We visited it today and the girls loved learning more about their great-uncle and playing on the fire trucks!

Neighborhood Games

Sunny and 50 degrees = Neighborhood games. Love our block!

 

Capture the flag. Dodge ball. High school to toddler, everyone's included.

 

Beauty and the Beast

There were some very excited kids for this movie!

Mixed Blood: Safe at Home

We saw Mixed Blood Theatre's "Safe at Home," a baseball thriller which explored the topics of immigration and race while we walked through nine innings (scenes) at the Saints stadium - fantastic production!

 

Refugee Welcome

We welcomed new immigrant families with lunch, crafts and legos at the International Institute. Willa's impromptu gymnastics class was a huge hit with the active little boy crowd!

 

 

Milkjam

Eating scoops of Notorious R.B.G., Rosa Parks, and J.K. Rowling (and celebrating surviving a triple dose of the stomach flu while Joe was out of town).