Wisconsin Dells Spring Break Trip

We survived our first family trip to the Wisconsin Dells!  I would say that it was not our dream vacation (Bali, glass bottomed hut on stilts over crystal clear blue WARM water, in case you were wondering) but it was great for the kids...and Brian.

The water slide climbing structure and enormous bucket.

 Evan getting in on some water basketball.

 Tubing down the slide.

 Wave pool.

 The lovely Moose fireplace mantel decor.

 The creepy beaver owl animatronic puppet show.

 The kids' "cabin" in our room.  Bunk beds were quite the treat.  They took turns sleeping on the top bunk, which was adorable.

 Bathing beauties.

 Emmett loved the water.  He splashed til he couldn't splash no more!

Sliding buds.

Bucket dump.

Making use of the new Go Pro camera.

Spring Break Kick Off

It's that sloshy time of year when it is "nice" enough to be outside but there is still varying amounts of snow on the ground.  We say, "Who cares?!  We need to be OUTSIDE!" 

Evan was actually helping Hollan maneuver through the knee deep snow at one point.  Some good big brothering.

 Enjoying a little hot chocolate.  Or Mom's fancy Dark Sipping Chocolate since it was all we had left in the house.

 The first official day of Spring Break.  Getting some back yard play in before we leave on our spring break road trip to the Wisconsin Dells (http://www.greatwolf.com/dells/waterpark/rides).
Oh yes.  Stay tuned for much awesomeness....

Emmett - 9 Month Stats

Emmett had his 9 month check up today and he rocked it!

Weight - 17lb 6oz - 10 - 25th percentile (yay!)

Height - 28 7/8" - 75th percentile

Head - 18" - 50 1/4th percentile

Em D is getting chunky!  Well, in Emmett terms this is chunky.  He wowed the doctor with his smiles and teeth and general happy, cheerful disposition.

Emmett - 9 Months

Our Big Emmy Man, Emmy Dude, Em D is 9 MONTHS old!  I can't believe how fast the months are flying by.  Everyday I squeeze this little piece of perfection and beg him to stop growing.  I am feeling so sentimental about this being our last baby.  I mean who wouldn't with this one?!

 Resembling his big brother in this one!

As you can see from this video, Emmett isn't quite crawling, but he can get himself across the floor with the army crawl/scoot/roll maneuver pretty quickly.  Especially if there's My Little Pony pieces nearby.  I am burning lots of calories these days with the lunge to pick up tiny toys.

DaDa

Emmett is now a babbling boy!  No surprise that "DaDa" is his go to first word.  We know enough about babies to know that this is a common first sound but we are choosing to believe that Emmett is speaking directly to Brian.  At all times.

Hollan's Art Gallery

Since Hollan's shower doesn't get any action yet, we decided to put those glass doors to good use.  It was an awesome idea but I quickly realized that now that she has something to look at while she's on the toilet....she wants to sit on the toilet.  A lot.

 Our little Monet.

Bowling for the Birthday

Evan had his Angry Birds themed bowling party on Sunday with some of his friends from school.  And his cousin and sister...of course.  Can't escape those gals.

A BIG SHOUT OUT to Aunt Annie who came back from her two week Mexico vacation (and busting drug lords) to blow up a million Angry Bird balloons for the birthday boy.

 Strike!  Or maybe Gutter Ball!

 A rainbow of balls.

 Bibs rocking the ramp.

 Baba and Emmy Dude were spectators.

 Lyla also rocking the ramp.

 Dudes.

 Our birthday boy.  Such a dude.

 Birthday morning.  In the middle of undressing to put on his new Adidas soccer uniform.  Then he "opened" his new NBA sized basketball hoop that will be going up in the driveway come the big melt (which will be....May?)

 Happy SIXTH birthday to our SMART, athletic, kind, quick, goofy EVAN.  We love you and are so incredibly proud of the young man you are becoming.

The Superstars' Last Game

Sadly, today was the last basketball game of the season.  As usual, Evan was a superstar!

 Bibs under cover.

 Kicking off the big 6th birthday festivities with brunch at our favorite...OPH.  First birthday gift, from BabeeBaba.

 A football toss game!!!  So much for Mommy's exercise room...