Spring Fests!

Well it seems as if we can make quite a day of it just reading the paper and finding out where these kids fests are going to be around town.  Yesterday there were two...one in Westport and one in Norwalk.  They both focus on promoting healthy eating and activity in young kids, and there is always a ton for the kids to do....first stop Westport.

There was a fire truck and the firefighters let them get in the truck.

Making puppets out of paper bags...

then performing a puppet show with said puppets.

This was really cool..this woman had a camera that you could shine in your mouth or ear and you could see the inside of it.  

Facepainting...

Beanbag toss..

Then it was up to the gymnastics center.  Not too sure where all the kids were...we had the entire place to ourselves for a while.

We stopped by Norwalk briefly...Lucas got to sit on top of a real motorcycle.

And pet some nice crabs from the aquarium.

Aba's here!

This past week, Aba came to visit.  The twins were VERY excited and she brought and alphabet/number puzzle for them.

The animals are back!

The animals came back to Stew's this week!  Each Spring they have a welcome back party and so of course we went.

Even got cool animal hats...

They bring the animals in on this trailer.  I think we missed this part last year..

All the baby cows....

Getting a good look.

Scenes from the boardwalk (and gymnastics)

Our hotel was right on the beach...which made for some great views and easy access to fun.  We went to the beach on Tuesday morning..pretty much deserted.  It was plenty warm, but I guess people were working, in school, etc....

There was a great playground right outside our hotel on the beach.  (That's our hotel in the background)

Wendy and Liliana working on a sandcastle...

The water was VERY cold...way too cold for swimming and the twins seemed to think it was too cold to even fetch some water in their pails.  Tia Wendy was very helpful in helping them get water.

And one night we got to gymnastics practice to see Sarah and Katie do their stuff.  Very cool and very fun to see them in their element.

Kangaroo Jacs

Well, it turns out that Vicki's friend Randy owns a company called Kangaroo Jac's.  It's a place that has inflatable playgrounds for kids to bounce and climb on.  It was a little rainy and windy on Wednesday, so it was great to have free passes to go play.  Thanks Randy!  

Connie proud at her climb...some of these were tough.

Liliana was fearless..she even climbed up this really steep part of the biggest structure there.  I was a bit apprehensive, but before I could worry too much, she was up to the top.

Not to be outdone, Lucas wanted to try, but was a bit more hesitant...

But off and away he went.....

Connie and Wendy enjoying the massage chairs...

Thanks again Randy...it was a really fun time.

Dinner with the VA Sullivans

On Tuesday evening, we headed out to see Vicki and the girls for dinner.  

The kids having a spaghetti picnic in the living room.

Wendy working on the kareoke machine.

We brought a cake for desert and even sang an early "Happy Birthday" to Connie.

Off to the beach!

On Monday morning, the twins, Nana and my sisters and I headed out for a few days in VA beach.  The ride was easy enough to do in a day and still take our time.  

We stayed at the boardwalk...right on the water.  This was the view from our room.

Liliana and Wendy relaxing..

Hanging out in the living room after a nice swim.

Poor guy...there was some crazy trigger in the air down in VA which made for some rough respiratory problems...but we had the nebulizer, which helped a bit. 

A cut before we go....

Well we wouldn't be hitting the road unless Lucas needed a haircut.  It was so warm today, I was able to strip him down and cut his hair outside...SO much better.

There we go...all set for Virginia Beach....

Another Saturday full of suprises

A few weeks ago when we went to WEBE 108 kids fest, we received four tickets for free bowling. So we headed out to Milford (where the coupon was for) and when we arrived, we were the only ones at the alley, but eventually some other bowlers showed up-not that we minded one bit.

They had this dragon ball roller for the kids.  They just put the ball up and push it down...a huge hit.

For the first time in all the ten years I have known Felix, I beat him in bowling.  I take great pride in this, since he is a pretty good bowler.  He took it in good stride.

Afterwards we went to Chuck E Cheese.  There was a groupon the other day that had a full lunch for four and $30 worth of tokens  all for $25!  So we headed over there.  Lots of games, pizza and fun.

See that in the background?  That's Liliana climbing up the playground that went all the way to the ceiling.  She spent about 45 minutes just climbing up and sliding down, over and over again.

Yes, that is my daughter in a box hanging from the ceiling.

And these three are my favorite.  Lucas cashed in his tickets and one of the prizes he got was a magnifying glass.  He went around "examining" everything. He was VERY serious...just too funny.

Working on our letters...

Felix just making sure they get their practice in....

Easter Final Roundup....

My apologies for not finishing up this Easter madness sooner....I threw out my back and have been on the mend for the past few days.  So finally, here are the pics of the actual Easter morning.

The kids got mostly little toys, one of which being these parachute animals that you throw up in the air and the animal soars down with the parachute.

An Easter ball popper.

Heading out to church.

Goofballs!  Love it!