Well hello summer

This last weekend was our 1st one together as a family since Michael and I got back from the Bahamas,

(Link to more picture of our trip here)

 so we decided to kick  summer 2017 with an day out just the 5 of us!

We had a lazy morning with our kitties while dad made breakfast

Then we headed to the discovery center to check out their new shark exhibit, and play with slime! 

After going to lunch we headed to the Old State Pen

 The older kids were surprisingly more interested in the details then they have been in past trips.

 As always they climbed everything

 And let me lock them in solitary confinement ;)

 Jim thought it was fun too

Once the kids were done and baby was sleepy we got snacks then headed for some hiking to see Table Rock Cross 

Oh Hello Spring!

After months of yucky snow and cold I can not tell you how happy I am for the sunshine we have had lately!

I have been counting down the days until we had a Saturday with Kade, so that we could have some family time in the sun "hiking"!

We started our day with working out and swimming.

We stopped by the store for some snacks, then we headed to the park for lunch.

Once the kids were done playing we headed up the hill

So... this is my kids watching a group of cops.

We thought there was a car accident,

but apparently someone was shot!

We found a new trail, and hung out making sure people knew we were there ;)

Which then meant the kids needed to write their names everywhere

The older 2 did some exploring while we took a walk with our baby to find rocks

Once all the rocks and sticks were found we went for a walk/skate to our favorite snack shop!

 Kade decided running on his skates would be fun..

 Yay Candy!!

It started to sprinkle, so we headed to the Discovery Center to see Sue  

 Now we are kicked back watching basketball

(March Madness just another wonderful part of spring)