Spring Happenings, Part 1

 Our March has been filled with visits, birthdays, and weekend getaways, but we still had more fun outside of those awesome things.

The girls attended a tea party with their American Heritage Girls troop. They chose their dresses, and learned all about etiquette in the cutest way. 

It was a sweet, girly afternoon.

Katherine learned how to cup stack and had to pose with her creation. 

Elisabeth and I went on a nature walk with her Keepers of the Faith group. Of course she found a tree to climb. Goodness do I love my fearless, brave, confident girl of mine. 

The girls spent several days playing Calico Critters. They documented all their fun before they cleaned it up. 

We got a new kitchen table this Spring. Thanks to a broken chair that led to a If You Give A Mouse a Cookie scenario, we ended up with six new chairs and a new table. I love it! And that we can make impulsive decisions that turn out great, ha!

We spent a lovely Sunday afternoon celebrating one of Katherine's favorite friends with an amazing outdoor birthday party. 

Katherine introduced Kyla to Bluey at her sixth birthday party, and now the love for Bluey is mutual!

Love that these girls are such sweet friends. 

Honey is as sweet as ever. 

One of her favorite spaces is this bottom shelf in the office. She's also fond of the bricks on our mantle, and under Elisabeth's bed. 

Samue was studying spiders in his zoology class and crafted this amazing web in his room. Have I mentioned that his creativity continually amazes me?!

As the youngest child in our family, Katherine looks forward to being at co-op and having the opportunity to be the "big kid" sometimes. She has formed the cutest friendship with a sweet little girl. It's adorable!

And our feisty Katherine is ready for her second season of soccer. We're excited to see her improvement this season. She has the same coach as she had last year, and she's very excited about playing another season. 

And lastly, Elisabeth is taking a crazy concoctions class this year (Bless Mrs. Jyl for being the coolest teacher, since Elisabeth does not have a cool mom). One week they made this Chia Pets, and I smile at it every time I see it. Elisabeth has had to give him a few haircuts- she named him George :)