Easter cookies, spring time and the school musical

Last week my kids had a day off of school so we decided to make Easter cookies.
We invited my mom to come and help us and we all had a fun time.  More hands make happy work.
We also went shopping on their day off and three of the girls got matching shoes for church from Payless shoe store.

I love that spring has arrived here in Washington.  These small daffodils are in full bloom in our
backyard.

Crocuses are blooming in the grass at the church and I took my class out to see them.  I have five boys in my class so one is missing from this picture.
This is our big musical week.  Yesterday we had the tech rehearsal.  Emily got to help out backstage with her friend Grace.  These two are almost related since Grace’s aunt married Emily’s uncle.  Emily said some of the kids in the musical were saying to each other “she was Belle last year”.  That made Emily feel really special.


Megan looked like an adorable Oompa Loompa. Here she is posing with some of her third grade friends.

This week I am thankful that:
*my visiting teachers took me out to lunch at the Olive Garden.  I love that restaurant but rarely go there because it is 30 minutes away and I don’t have someone to go with.

*Holly successfully got her drivers permit.  She starts drivers ed. next week.

*Nathan has been a pretty good boy lately and loves doing play dough almost everyday.  He plays play dough with dinosaurs, bugs, and little ninja toys.