Dawn, my mom and I went to Las Vegas for a girls' trip that we've been talking about doing for years. The girls stayed home with Eric and then their cousins Cassidy and Katie came to watch them during the day on Monday and Tuesday and they had a blast. We stayed at the Tropicana hotel which was lovely, and enjoyed the pool there during the day. We went shopping, and gambled a little - and didn't lose a lot. My brother Craig met us there for a couple days too. We all went and saw the show Jersey Boys about Frankie Vally and the Four Seasons. We all loved it, so I would highly recommend it. We saw a comedy show which was really funny, and just had a really fun time.
We took the kids to the Omaha zoo today for the first time. They enjoyed seeing all of the animals and exhibits. It was plenty hot, so they were tired after a while, but have been talking about it all night, so I'm pretty sure it was a hit. Here are a couple pics I snapped..
Our friends, Josh and Kim came to stay with us the night before the marathon so they didn't have to wake up really early and drive the 2 hours to Lincoln this morning. Kim and I followed the boys around at various mile markers and had a good time. It was plenty hot later in the day, but for the most part it was pretty nice. Eric and Josh survived without injury and finished in record time..well, as far as I'm concerned anyway. Here are a few pics of the event...
Just thought I'd post a couple pics from the girls' dentist appts today. He had great things to say about Ivy's teeth and brushing habits. I told him that Ada doesn't want any help when she's brushing so he tried to talk some sense into her. Her teeth are more crowded up front than Ivy's so he's going to watch that. Here are the pics!
I had seen some posts online recently about making your own fabric softener, or Febreze, etc and I have been meaning to try them out. Since then, I've looked up basically every cleaner/spray that I use on a regular basis to see if there's a way to make a cheap version of it. I thought I'd share my list in case anyone else wants to save some dough! Check it out!
Eric and I went to the Avett Brothers concert with our friends Terry, Jo & Val at the Pershing Center tonight. The concert was fantastic, they put on a great show. The venue left a lot to be desired, I can see now why we need a new arena in Lincoln. The stairs to our seats were extremely steep and completely dark, so a restroom break was quite the hazard. Everything was very dated and looked like it hadn't been kept up at all. Anyway, I wish we would've seen them at an outdoor venue, or something smaller/nicer where we could get closer. But it was still a great show.
After church, we all went over to Dawn & Jeff's house for Easter this year. The kids had fun doing the Easter egg hunt and grandma Margie even got them some Silly String to play with outside. The girls were so tired after all of the fun, they both fell asleep in the car.
We finally broke down and got a play set for our backyard. We had been putting it off because it takes up a pretty substantial amount of the yard. But, with me being home with the girls all day, it became evident that we needed something to do outside, stat! We got the kit from Menard's and then bought and cut the lumber ourselves. Ok, so I just held the paper and told Eric what sizes to cut..but he couldn't have done it without me! It probably took 15 hours to get everything done. I was able to do a few things alone after the main set was up. The girls and I keep thinking of fun things we can add to it now..a no boys allowed flag, a flower box or two perhaps? We still need to add another swing or activity in the main swing set part…but without further ado, here's the new play set! drum roll please..
Ada is obsessed with the color pink lately, everything has to be pink if she can help it. If you ask her why she wants the pink cup, she'll almost sing "Cause I like pink!". This is just one of those phrases I don't want to forget, so I figured I'd put it up here.