The Donaho's

The first few days of spring break were pretty soggy and a great excuse to stay home and get things done. One of those "things" were Easter decorations. As always, my little helper did his fair share of helping (and making messes). He made an Easter tree by hanging eggs from this little tree. Finding places for eggs. We have more eggs for outside shrubs, but we want to wait until this rain passes. Hanging up window decorations. Gus trying to reach for the clings that Garrett had just hung up. I love those tippy toes! Monday was much better! The weather was gorgeous. Some friends came over in an attempt to relive our crazy college Spring Break destinations. I made skinny strawberry daiquiris, and that was a crazy as we got:) Thanks, girls!! Gus in his favorite spot. Gracie trying to pull Garrett and Claire in the tractor. Our fountain pump has not worked for over a month, and it apparently was left plugged in. The kids played in the wat...

It has been a few weeks of sick kiddos, crazy weather and a tired mama, so we haven't done anything too adventurous. Last Tuesday, Garrett woke up complaining that his ear hurt. I got him an appointment for that afternoon, so I didn't send Garrett to Mother's Day Out. Instead, he joined us at Kindermusik. He asks about Kindermusik a lot, and he misses it, so I'm hoping we can do a class this summer. We listen to the cds all the time, so he knows all the songs from this semester. Since he was the oldest there, he got to be Ms Claudia's special helper. That was right up his alley. On Wednesday, we were in a hurry to get to BSF. I can't only imagine how crazy I looked when Gus showed up wearing 2 shoes, but only 1 sock. Of course, I noticed this AFTER bible study.    Then I had the brilliant idea to go to Costco, but first stop to have lunch at Sweet Tomatoes (which is a buffet-style salad place). First of all, I was crazy for think...