Our Cute Little Monkeys

I found Kate these super cute Nick & Nora monkey PJ's at a garage sale last weekend. They are so adorable on her. Heidi has monkey jammies too and she wanted to wear them since Kate had hers on. Ben said that Kate looks like a little Grandma T. (she wears the same kind of PJ's). I couldn't resist a few pictures- they looked so cute!!!

Happy Easter

We went to church in the morning to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus and then spent the afternoon at the Nederveld's. Grnadma E., Aunt Emmie, and Uncle Gary were here from Southern Ca and then we had us, my parents, Aunt Jamey, Toni, Jesse, Paul and Kelsey there. The kids enjoyed being the center of attention and Ben was especially excited that he got to play horseshoes with the men. They aslo had a great time in the spa with TT and Uncle Jesse- except Ben, he was kind of grumpy. I was very bad at taking pictures this Easter- I didn't even get a picture of the kids with their Easter baskets or all ready for church! Bummer!
My favorite Ben line from Easter: He pulls a T-shirt out of his Easter basket and is smelling it. "Mom, the Easter Bunny must have got this at the store. Smell it, it smells like Marshalls."
Hope you all had a good Easter! He has risen!
Kate having her Easter lunch

Grandma T. is currently Heidi's favorite person

The guys playing horseshoes

Heidi just wanted to go in the spa

Ben & Heidi with Grandma E.

Kate loved the spa!
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Kate also loves Uncel Jesse

Heidi with her new goggles from the Easter Bunny

Happy 60th Birthday Grandma!

Last Saturday we celebrated Mom's 60th birthday. We had a nice brunch in the morning at our house as well as an egg hunt for the kids since the VandenAkkers were not going to be with us on Easter. The kids loved it- they were so cute running around collecting all the eggs and then opening them all to check out what was inside. My favorite this year was Heidi- she would shake every egg next to her ear before she put it in her bag. She didn't get the concept of quickly finding eggs, but she had fun. That night the adults went to Zocalos downtown for dinner. We had a great time together. On the way home, we stopped at Walmart for some allergy medicine because Mom's birthday wouldn't be complete without a trip to Walmart! It was a nice day celebrating Mom's 60 years. We love her very much and appreciate the wonderful mom and grandma she is!

Mommy Daughter time

On Monday night of Spring Break, Heidi and I had Mommy Daughter time. We went to look for summer shoes, but didn't find any. We had fun though. We went to the mall and Heidi tried on shoes (one of her favorite things to do), played on both playgrounds, ate at McDonalds, and went to the "Princess Store". She got to pick out something from the Disney Store and as soon as we walked in, she spotted a princess towel and that is what she wanted. She also declared that Ben needed a Power Ranger towel- at least they were on sale! It was really fun to spend one on one time with Heidi- she's a great kid and becoming quite the little lady!

On the way to the mall with mom- "Cheese mommy"

Heidi's first ride on an escalator without a stroller

Heidi with her Happy Meal- notice the boo-boo under her nose where she fell out of a shopping cart at Expo a few days before.

Baseball Game

Great game! Andrew and Ben both got to play catcher and Andrew hit a triple to receive the game ball! John helped out in the dugout getting the kids ready to bat. Ben loves when "his dad" helps.

Ben rides his 2 wheeler!!!

On Friday, April 3, John was working out in the front yard and Ben was playing on his 2 wheeler. He's been working on riding without his training wheels a little bit, but on this afternoon he just taught himself how to do it. We are learning that Ben does very well at teaching himself how to do things- much less frustration when no one is watching. He's a very proud 2 wheel rider now and he has even progressed up to his bigger bike. Way to go Ben!!!

Ben's Easter Party

On April 1, Ben had his preschool Easter party. Heidi, Kate and I went and enjoyed some time hanging out with his class. Ben's favorite part of the class parties is the watermelon- thank you to the parent who always brings it. Mrs. Fritz and Mrs. Suel have been great teachers for Ben this year and he is really thriving.