Staycation Part II

We/I have sure enjoyed spring break this week!  During the 2nd half of the week, we stayed busy managing play dates, going to the Butterfly House to see the beautiful Blue Morpho Butterfly exhibit, participating in an Easter Egg hunt here at the Sem, and just plain 'ol having fun. 

Fort with Ava (and little brother too).

Another day, another fort.

Play date with Isaac and Levi.

Outside of the Butterfly House in Chesterfield.

"We're going on an Easter Egg hunt!"

"Hunting" in the Quad at the Sem.  (Graduation will take place here in May 2016!)

 

She is an EXPERT Easter Egg finder!  This
basket was stuffed FULL!

Playing with "slime" in the kitchen.

Staycation Part I

I'm on spring break this week (yay!) so we decided to have a little "staycation" here in St. Louis.  We've had a lot of fun so far, and the week is just getting started!

Last Friday night, our weekend kicked off with a Masquerade here at the Sem.  It was a lot of fun!  It was a formal event complete with food, drinks, and a pretty kickin' dance.  We dance for nearly three hours straight!

We also visited another great (and free) St. Louis park called Laumeier Sculpture Park.  It's 100+ acres of trails, random sculptures, and nature.  We'll be going back for sure!

Just this morning the kids and I also visited the zoo.  As always, a good time was had by all.  Enjoy the pics!

The Masquerade Ball

 

Hauans/Schmidts

My friend Tracie--she's 7 months pregnant but that DID NOT stop her in the
least from dancing the night away!

 



The dance floor was hoppin'!

Kor, Cal, and Julia cooking at Jacque's house.

Buddies

Julia and Ava share a love for princesses...

 

Laumeier Sculpture Park

"Daddy's the BEST!"

Learning about bear skulls

Bear claw!

Checking out guinea pigs, bunnies, and hedgehogs.

 

Botanical Gardens and ER

We had a busy week!  I had parent/teacher conferences making for extended work days, coupled with Haune's quarter starting up again, tripled with me being at the Ozarks for an early childhood conference on Friday and Saturday.  To boot, Cal took an icky spell and fell face first into a wooden foot rest on Thursday night.  After a quick trip to the ER and a bit of Motrin, the gash on his eyelid is healing, though it's still a bit bruised.  Also, the swelling has gone down by now so he's starting to look a bit more like himself.  I'm sure it's not going to be this little boy's first and only trip to the ER!  It's all good though and I must note that Haune did a great job of being Mr. Mom/Dad while I was at my conference.  :)  Before our week started up we were able to get to the Botanical Gardens and enjoy a little family outing.  Enjoy!

Botanical Garden Orchid Festival

We had a great day at the Botanical Gardens!
We can't wait until we can go back after Spring has Sprung!

Julia posing with the bunny my Grandma Ramona gave me nearly 20 years ago.

If you look closely you can see the steri strip
above his right eye.  The couldn't do stitches even if they
wanted to because the gash was on his eyelid fold.  They said
it was a "perfect" would and should heal nicely!  Oh brother!
(Never mind the bit of supper still on his face...)



Beginning of March

We've sure enjoyed Haune's two week break between classes!  Alas, he starts up classes again on Monday with a new quarter.  Last weekend, he traveled to Watertown, South Dakota, where he was inducted into the South Dakota High School wrestling Hall of Fame.  Unfortunately, the kids and I sat out that particular trip, but he had a wonderful time visiting his family.  We're so proud of him!  We've also been having fun in St. Louis and finally visited our local (and FREE) Science Center on Friday morning.  Sorry folks, I forgot my camera but the kids loved it.  Today also marks the end of swimming lessons for both Julia and Cal.  They are getting quite comfortable in the water.  Thanks for checking in with us.  Happy March!

"Mom, we're just washing our hands."

We discovered that Cal likes ribs!  He
literally picked the bones clean and had a HUGE
smile on his face!

We were invited to a St. Patrick's Day party our neighbor was
having.  Our team won the trivia game so we got to
take this home, cute huh?  (Clouds/rainbow/gold treasure)

Our Hall of Famer

Haune's high school coach, Kez, presented him with his award.  That made it extra special!