Easter eggs and Peeps

On Saturday, all 3 of our granddaughters came over for a day of fun. 

We started the day coloring Easter Eggs.

We mixed baking soda with water and food coloring.

Then we used q-tips to paint designs on hard boiled eggs.

The designs varied - stripes, dots, flowers and a mix of colors.

Hands needed washing after this step!

Next, we poured white vinegar over each egg.  It was fun to watch the colored baking soda fizz and bubble.

After the eggs dried, we put them in cartons with some fake grass. The girls were happy with their creations!

I have to add in this picture of Cassie to show you how cute she looks with her missing bottom teeth.  She was in her glory on this day - her best thing to do is spend time with her cousins and she was so excited!

Our next activity was making Rice Krispie Peeps. I made Rice Krispie bars and spread them out thin. I found Peep cookie cutters and cut them out. Then the girls added eyes and noses to some, and to others, they added a marshmallow tail.

Look at all the finished Peeps!

We bagged them up individually so they could each take some home.

We had to stop at Chik-fil-A for a late lunch before going home. Everyone had a fun day, including Grandma.  Grandpa missed the fun this day because he was busy working on a project that I'll tell you about later.

It's all about Cassie!

We had a few Cassie events that I have to share with you. The first one happened right before we left for Florida.  Cassie's preschool had a Spring program that we got to go to.

Here they all are looking for and waving at their families.

Hooray!  She found us.

All the kids, lined up and performing.  Well - not all of them.  There's an empty spot on the right side where one little girl had been.  She started crying, her Dad even tried to sit next to her, but she wanted nothing to do with it. There was also a little boy in the middle that cried almost through the whole thing. They tried to have him just get down and sit with his family, but he wanted to stay. Thankfully there was no crying from Cassie.  She stayed up there, didn't sing much but did make some motions. And of course, some kids just love it and sing their hearts out.  Kids are all different and it's hard for some of them. It's always fun to watch these little ones, and of course, we told Cassie we were very proud of her!

Connor was there too and made it through the whole program without a hitch.  Here he is, looking cute in Grandpa's cap.

The Monday after we returned from our trip, we had another Cassie event.   We got to be mystery readers at her school.
The kids know that someone is coming, but not who. Cassie was so excited to see it was her people when Bob and I walked through the door.

We had to have two books to read.

We took these two. Audrey Bunny is the story of a stuffed bunny who sits in a barrel in the store and isn't chosen because she has a smudge on her heart. But then along comes Caroline, who takes her home. Audrey bunny tries to hide her smudge, but soon finds that Caroline knew about it all along. She learns that everyone is special and wonderfully made by God.
The Book with no pictures is a silly book that Cassie loves.  It has no pictures!  But it has lots of funny and crazy words that the kids love.

Cassie got to sit with us while we read the books.

The kids sat quietly and paid close attention during the Audrey Bunny book. Then they laughed so hard for the Book with no Pictures and asked that it be read again!

We brought along bunny erasers and pens that Cassie got to hand out to the kids in her class.

 

And then it was time to go.  Here's Cassie with her teachers.

She has a half day, so she thought it would be a good idea to go to Chik-fil-A for lunch when we left. We were already planning on that!  We had a fun morning and a good lunch and enjoyed this special day.

All good things must come to an end

What a wonderful time we had in Florida.  Terri is the sweetest hostess and also a great tour guide. We enjoyed every moment, but it was time to go home.

We had a very early morning, and had to be at the airport at 5am. We hugged Terri good bye (See you later...) and headed in to the airport. We were thankful for no long lines through TSA either coming or going, but I did get tagged in Lakeland and had to be patted down. They decided I was safe and sent me on my way.  :)

Taking off with the sun rising!

Look at this gorgeous sight!

As we got closer to home, more clouds showed up. Bob and I were admiring them and remarked on how beautiful they were from above.  Michigan has so much cloud cover throughout the winter, and from below the clouds look so gray. This was a reminder to us, that the sun is always shining above those clouds and that we don't see the whole picture but God does!

Here we're getting close to landing.  Michigan had a big storm while we were gone, but it had melted. However, you can see the ice on the ponds below.

When we landed in Grand Rapids, it was 31 degrees! We weren't in Florida anymore...

It was good to be home after such a lovely time away. Thanks Terri!