Kindergarten field trip to Green Meadows Petting Farm

I am so fortunate to have the opportunity to stay at home this year while Brooks, Reese and Sloane are in Kindergarten.  I enjoy volunteering in their classrooms and working with all of the children.  It makes me miss the days when I was a kindergarten teacher and an Assistant Principal.

Recently, I joined the Trio on a field trip to the Green Meadows petting farm.

The entire day was filled with activities from riding a horse to milking a cow.  The Trio also had the opportunity to hold many animals.  It was an amazing experience for them and I was happy I could join in the fun!

Hay ride

Holding some chickens

Waiting to ride a horse

Brooks

Reese

Sloane

Sloane milking Buttons the Cow

Brushing a horse

Petting the goats

Triplet goats

Reese holding a puppy

Brooks

Duckling

Baby chick

Spring finally!

We really miss the warmer weather like we had when we lived in Texas during this time of year.  Brooks, Reese and Sloane keep asking us when it will be summer!  

In preparation for the summer, they have started swimming lessons to brush up on their skills...

Along with swimming, sports season also began a few weeks ago.  Sadly the first 2 weeks of games were canceled due to rain, but we finally had a few games.

Brooks loves baseball!  

Brooks is also playing soccer along with his sister, Sloane.  Reese decided to play softball instead of soccer.

Brooks playing 3rd base

Brooks attempting to make an out at 1st base

Ready at 1st base!

Egg hunt and other fun!

Luckily, we were in Texas the weekend before Easter.  The weather was warm and sunny, so we planned an egg hunt at the park with some friends.

Sloane, Brooks & Reese

Ready to hunt some eggs!

The week after Easter, I volunteered for the last times in Brooks, Reese & Sloane's classrooms.  It's hard to believe that Kindergarten is coming to an end in just 2 months!  Brooks, Reese and Sloane have learned so much this year and have become 3 great little readers!

Here's Sloane reading a book to me during my volunteer time...

Reese & Sloane were invited to an American Girl birthday party in Chicago.  They dressed up (and their dolls) for the big occasion...so cute!

Just before Spring Break, Reese & Sloane both lost a top front tooth on the same night!  Needless to say, the Tooth Fairy was busy in our house that night!

Brooks' modeling is really taking off here in Chicagoland!  We are so proud of him and how successful he has become with each job and opportunity.  Brooks really loves modeling (we think he likes the individual attention)
This is a photo for a North Shore model contest....

Working the camera for The Land of Nod July Catalogue...

A busy couple of weeks...

This year, Brooks, Reese and Sloane's Spring Break was the last week of March.  Since the weather has been cold for a very long time, we decide to take a trip home to Texas for some sun and fun with friends.

Reese really wanted to get her ears pierced so while we were in Dallas we made a trip to the Sweet and Sassy store.

Reese just before her ears were pierced

Here we go!

We were surprised that Sloane decided she wanted her ears pierced after she watched Reese cry and complain that "it hurt"

Sloane

Sloane's turn

Needless to say, Sloane wasn't happy!

The girls with their pretty new earrings...all smiles!

That afternoon, we visited with Brooks, Reese & Sloane's preschool teacher, Mrs Puglia.  The Trio loves her and they have missed her since our move to Illinois.

During the week, I went to see my Chiropractor and old high school friend.  He brings his dog to the office every day.  The Trio loves playing with Kizmet!

Dr Shippy and the Hickey crew!

Next trip was to our favorite pediatric dentist, Dr Ryan.

Brooks

Reese

Dr Ryan is awesome!

Each spring, it was a family tradition to take photos with the state flower...Texas Bluebonnets!

It was a little early for Bluebonnets season but we had to take a few photos while we were in town...

Sloane found a ladybug...

Having some fun!

Sloane

The weekend before Spring Break, we celebrated St Patrick's Day with our friends who also moved from Texas.  It was the 1st indoor St Patrick's Day party...so different from living in Texas!

St Patrick's Day 2013