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Monday, April 7, 2025

Start of Spring Break

Alaina and Ruby are on Spring Break this week, and they were actually off last Thursday and Friday as well.  That gave us the chance to pick them up early on Friday and do some fun things with them.


We started by going out for frozen yogurt.  They love this place and it's a good way to welcome Spring, even though it was still pretty cold!




After that snack, we went to a nearby park where they've moved an old one room school house.  I love old buildings like this.




They agreed to let me take a few pictures of them, but wanted me to hurry because they were cold.   :)
Here's Alaina.




and here's Ruby.




Ruby was trying her hardest to pet a duck, but they were too quick.





When we got home we made some Easter egg nests.  They're Rice Krispy treats pressed into muffin tins to make a nest shape.  Once they cool you put candy eggs in them.  We used Cadbury mini eggs.
Alaina wasn't thrilled with buttering her hands to make the nests!



Here's some of the finished "nests".  They turned out cute!




They played a few rounds of Mario Kart with Grandpa.





Lately, we play this Yahoo game every time they come over.  Alaina won this round.  PS - The Pringles can is our marble container.  I think I need to get something better!  :)


The last time they came over, we watched The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.  This time we watched the next one - Prince Caspian.


On Saturday, Bob left early.  He was spending the day at Heather and Andrew's place, tearing out old cabinets and preparing for the installation of the new ones.



We made some bunnies out of white jingle bells.




You glue a smaller bell onto a bigger one, draw eyes and a nose, make ears out of cardstock and glue on a pom pom tail.




Here's our finished bunnies!




The girls said that since Grandpa was at Aunt Heather's house, we should trade him for Cassie and take her for lunch.  Cassie thought that was a great idea!




We went to Chik-fil-A, their favorite place.




They had fun together, and then it was time to go home. As I was driving, they were talking about when they could see each other again.   Good times for all of us!

23 comments:

Deb J. in Utah said...

Hi Mari! What a fun weekend for everyone. I love the fun things you do with your girlies. You are forging great relationships and making wonderful memories for those beautiful granddaughters!

Chatty Crone said...

Oh how wonderful that was - the girls have so much fun at grandma's house - you always have something fun for them to do. You are making wonderful memories. All the girls are so cute - nice they can all get together too.

Miss Merry said...

Your granddaughters are so adorable! You always plan such great activities and adventures. I love the Easter nests and the bunnies. It looks everyone was busy creating wonderful memories.

Ginny Hartzler said...

The girls are growing so fast, and turning into beautiful young women. Soon, instead of crafts you will be giving them makeup and hair lessons! The board game looks so interesting. And the jingle bell bunnies are so adorable!!

Susan said...

Looks like they had a lot of fun. Those jingle bunnies are so cute!

roentare said...

What a wonderful time you had with the grandchildren

Pamela M. Steiner said...

Oh, what a fun filled weekend with your sweet girls! And I love that they wanted to include Cassie! I am sure she loved being with the Big Girls! You are so blessed to have these sweet grandchildren close by. I love all the fun things you think of to do with them! Making memories that will last a lifetime for them. That is wonderful.

MadSnapper n Beau said...

What a great time and having your 3 girls together is perfect Love the jingle bell bunnies. a win-win for their parents and the girls and grandparents,

R's Rue said...

Blessings.
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Suemn said...

OH, I bet the girls loved sharing some of their Spring break with you, Bob & Cassie:) Those bunnies are so cute!

Cathy said...

It is a joy to see your grand-parenting posts.They grow up so fast and we want to enjoy them and build memories. Blessings!

Aritha V. said...

What a blessing to have them! They look so nice.

Mandy said...

The bunnies are so cute and I absolutely LOVE the nest idea! Looks so yummy! I'm so glad y'all enjoyed some time with the girls. And yay for frozen yogurt!

Jeanette said...

You have such fun with your grands! Those bell bunnies are so cute!

Dianna said...

What a special few days with your girlies. Alaina and Ruby are growing up so fast and they are both beautiful. I always enjoy seeing what crafts you make when they come over. Those bunnies are adorable and so are the nests. I loved the girls idea to trade Grandpa for Cassie and take her to lunch. 💖

Kim said...

What a fun way to spend spring break with your grandgirls. Love those jingle bell bunnies! How sweet!

Lowcarb team member said...

You sure had a great time with your grand-daughters.
Lovely photographs.
I do like the Easter nests and the bunnies.

All the best Jan

HappyK said...

More fun times with Grandma and Grandpa. :)
Love the one room school house.

Michelle said...

A fun weekend and the girls are growing up so fast! I like those nests. I haven't seen them made before. Might have to make some!

Terri D said...

I just love how Alaina and Ruby include Cassie and that they all have such a good time together. Adorable!! The bunnies are adorable too!! A post full of blessings!!

Great-Granny Grandma said...

Love these posts you share of the fun weekends you have with the girls.
The bunnies are adorable.

Diana said...

I think doing things with the grands (and greats now) is the best thing in the world! What fun you all had! My grands have loved doing crafts with me since they were all little (the three oldest are now almost 23, almost 20, and 17). I love that bunny craft idea! I'm always up for a new project! Blessings, my friend!

The Happy Whisk said...

I love those bunnies. That is a brilliant idea. I just love it.