Spring Award Ceremony for American Heritage Girls

I was so proud of my girls. They both advanced to the next level in American Heritage Girls!

 

 

I was awarded my 5 year pin.

A New Elyana!

This was a big year for Elyana. In January she had several teeth extracted to make room for her permanent teeth to come in. In May she discovered she needed glasses. The following week she got her braces put on too! She handled it like a pro. I love her new look!

First Glasses

 

Then Braces!

Father Daughter Disco with American Heritage Girls

Mikayla's 6th grade unit got a turn to host the troop dance this year. Their choice was disco. It was a success and everyone had lots of fun!

We created a neat photo booth area with props. It was a big hit!
 

These are the voting bags and awards. There ended up being a tie for best dancing couple. There was a dance off!

Our decorations were neat!

I love the idea of having a battery tea light candle under this. It is a cheap martini plastic glass with a record hot glued to it for a platter for treats.
 

Easter!

We had a wonderful Easter. The kids were thrilled to find their Easter baskets in the morning. We went to church, had an Easter egg hunt in the backyard, went to a nice lunch at my mom's house.  My friend Ali came for the lunch as her husband just joined the army and has been away for 6 months.  Here are some photos from the day:

Elyana made us some Easter Bunny cupcakes! So cute!

Easter Egg Hunt!

This year's Egg Fight Winner!

I love Sophia's reaction to the egg fight idea in this photo!

This is the messed up bunny cupcake. So funny looking!

Messed up bunny #2!

Spring Break

We were blessed to have my niece, Sophia, join us for our spring break.  We had makeovers at the mall, went to the Mall of America on rides, went to the nature center, explored a historic house, went on a bike ride, took a painting class, played video games, went to see a movie, watched home movies, and had tons of snuggle time and play time.

Miscellaneous

I am still considered the Craigslist Queen among my friends.  I have been wanting a new comforter in the guest room and found the perfect one with my craigslist app on my phone.  It was a complete set that included matching sheets.  Now all I need is to paint the guest room and hang up some curtains. You can see the paint samples on the wall.

I have enjoyed this amaryllis plant that Sara gave me for Christmas.  It is so beautiful!!! Thanks Sara!

 

 

We had a few warm spring days this March.  Elyana loves opportunities to fly her kite outside.  Here she is attempting it in our backyard, snow still on the ground!