Hoppy Easter

Josie took full responsibility for the eggs this year. 

Notes to the Easter bunny.....

Please take Easter bunny

Hide them around my backyard

Rules + Babies = Kari

Heart + Mess Up + Cats = The Jo Jo Tato (Josie)

Heart bigger than gold = my family

 Tall + Chips + Golf = Denny

Gun + handcuffs + jail = My Dad

(as a bonus she added Marky Mark)

"I love work" = Mom

Butterfly + fairy = Karen 

Small black dot + crazy circles = Bruce

Poop + stinker = Uncle Ted

Fat cat + Bruce = Oz

"Let's get swimming in the lake" = Tim (or Jim)

And here's Jim and Bruce 

Post Easter soak in the tub

Don't be jellsuius

Using technology to your advantage

Josie texted her dad:

I saw it and sent her one of my own:

Then she responded to both of us:

Now she's spelling out emojis and begging for things when we're not even together.......and this is just the beginning! 

Worst St. Patrick's Day EVER

I woke up to a whining Josie today. She was disgusted that the leprechauns did not leave her any candy or presents in her leprechaun trap. All she got was stupid Christopher. 

Setting the trap, complete with pipe cleaner ladder

Sign says "take please" and is attached to a gold necklace

"Stupid Christopher" was trapped

I, however, got some special St. Patrick's Day grub at work. 

Irish stew, roll, shamrock cookie and Mtn Dew. 

I think I should make sure I show Josie the picture of the cookie......

Happy Birthday B-Dub!

Happy birthday to the best 

Dad

Brother and Son

Detention Deputy

Brother-in-law/Son-in-law

Muskie catcher

Bat killer

Pontoon driver

Shark tank drinker

Husband ever! 

A day with Uncle Ted

First arcade games.....

Then bowling....

Then prizes.....

And matching bracelets to end the day

Leap Day

As a summer baby Josie doesn't often get to celebrate her birthday at school. Some teachers forget to include the summer b-days, some teachers don't care, and sometimes when a teacher does care the summer b-day kid ends up with strep on the designated school celebration day.

Josie's teacher this year indicated that she does a big birthday celebration for each student and that summer birthdays should sign up for their own day. Since Leap day is Josie's half birthday and it actually exists this year we thought that might be a great day for her school celebration.

Wrong.

She went to school and enjoyed a special birthday chair, a special birthday privilege (chewing gum all day), a special birthday card, a special birthday song and gifts from the teacher. Somehow we expected her to come home and return to normalcy.

Wrong.

I was at the Springsteen concert to Brent graciously indulge Josie in her half birthday celebration. They had a special dinner out and then an ice cream cake at home for dessert. Apparently Josie was also expecting a present.

Wrong.

Thank goodness February 29th won't roll around again until 2020.

Bruuuuuuce!

Best. Concert. Ever. 

Bruce and the band played for a whopping 3 and 1/2 hours on Monday night and I think it was the best concert I've seen yet!

I'm so thankful my mom introduced me to the Boss and that Ted enjoys it as much as I do.
It was a fun, emotional and exhausting night, but so worth it!

Between clapping and dancing my FitBit hit 23,000 steps and 

my heart rate was in the zone the whole time.