Let's Go KC!

When Tim took the job as athletic trainer at Kaskaskia College last fall, we knew it would be an adjustment to our family.  We knew that his night/weekend commitment would increase, which is one of the downsides of his field.  However, with our kids being a little older, we decided we would try to be at as many athletic events as a family as possible.  Then, we found out that several of the coaches have kids around the same age.  It is so much fun to be at the games and matches when our kiddos have friends to play with.  This year, our friend got some shirts made for some of the kids.  We finally were all able to be at the same game to take pictures of our kids.  Here is some of the KC kids crew at a basketball game...

and here is one of the backs of their shirts...

How cute are those?!?  Not only is this an awesome picture of the backs of the shirts, but I love Hannah's smile.  She has so much fun with Jaxson and Cash at KC events!  We are thankful that Tim is in a job that we are also making connections and building friendships. 

Valentine's Day Crafts

Hannah and I did a couple of fun Valentine's Day projects before the big day.  The first one was to make a cute shirt out of a heart-shaped doily.  This project was pretty cheap and great for Hannah and I to do together.  Here is Hannah ready to start painting.

And here we both are working hard at painting through the doily and onto her purple shirt.

 Time out for a photo op

Here is Hannah's final project as well as a shirt for me too.  I know it is totally cheesy, but it was so much fun to do this craft with Hannah and end with matching shirts.  She wore hers to my school this morning when my mom and dad brought her and Cam up for my party.  I hope we have other crafts we can do throughout the next several years.

We also worked on special Valentines for Hannah's preschool classmates.  I was searching Pinterest for something cute, easy, and not necessarily food/candy based.  I found these and they were perfect!  Easy to make and super cheap!  Hannah really enjoyed her Valentines Day party and passing out her special, fun straws!

Some Magic House Fun

We were so excited that the Gorschs were able to come down for the weekend!  Kristina and I had been talking about them coming down for a trip to the Magic House (it was included in a children's museum package they bought) for several months.  It finally worked out for this weekend and we had a lot of fun. 

They got in late Friday night, and immediately Sadie and Hannah started hanging out by "giggling and talking" before bed.  They really enjoy playing together.

Saturday, Tim and Marc were going to head to Kaskaskia for a women's basketball game, so Kristina and I took the kids (all 5 of them!) to the Magic House in St. Louis.  We played, ate a picnic lunch (it was a little chilly), played some more, then headed home.  I didn't get a ton of pictures, but all of the kiddos had a lot of fun!

This is a Jack and the Beanstalk exhibit where kids can climb up and down between the three floors.  Last year, Hannah did even want to try.  This year, she was an old pro!  She loved it!

 And so did Cameron!  This boy has no fear!

 

The only other part I got pictures of was the water table.  Both kids really enjoyed this as well.  In fact, Cameron was quite soaked when we left!  I think he was just one of the reasons I didn't get many pictures.  I think I chased him around most of the day.  But he had a ton of fun so that's all that matters!

It was a great day at the Magic House and even more because we were with Kristina and the Gorsch kids!  One of the things I love about the Magic House is that there are a variety of exhibits that are designed for a wide age range.  I don't think this will be our last visit!