Girls' Field Trips

On Wednesday, I was able to go with Avery to the new

Environmental Learning Center in Oskaloosa with her preschool class.

It was very cold and RAINED A LOT, but it was indoors

and we still had fun.

Mom got to ride the bus with Avery 

Ranger Laura holding a hissing cockroach.
She was trying to get them to HISS and they jumped out of her hands
and fell on the kids - SCREAMS!
Thankfully Avery wasn't close.

This little turtle pooped and peed in front of the kids :)

Ranger Laura with a salamander

Avery was BRAVE and held a SNAKE!

Listening to Ranger Laura talk about frogs.

Avery making animal tracks with baby powder.

Coloring :)

On Friday, I got to ride the bus up to Des Moine with Aubrey

to the Blank Park Zoo!

This was our group of 4 girls that we were with for the day.

BFFs Kate and Aubrey

Aubrey with the albino peacock!

Checking out the penguins!

The girls in the prairie dog tunnel.

LIONS!

GIRAFFES

These ducks were fun to watch  - they kept swimming by quickly
and splashing the girls!

MOOOOOOOOOO!

My favorite picture of the day - there was a free roaming peacock
and Aubrey got freaked :)

Tulip Time

On Saturday, May 4, we headed to Pella for TULIP TIME!

Picture perfect weather - we were there for about 5 hours!

We had to stop at ALL their favorite tulips for pics. 

Avery was being ornery for pics at the time.

Avery took this pic :)

These two just thought it was SO HOT before the parade started. 

our Christian schools band 

cotton candy makes the parade better :)

excited to do the inflatables

My favorite pic!!!!

SOOOOO BRIGHT! (Ave couldn't open her eyes)

Aubrey took this pic of us :)

It's nice to have friendly folks offer to take our photo. 

This is the location where Mom ACCIDENTALLY

lost the girls' purchases from the Dutch Market -

a zipper pouch and two charms.

It cost a total of $6 but the girls were devastated! 

I felt so bad! 

All in all, it was a good day, but we did have whining

and crying and tired feet! 

We ALL walked about 13,000 steps each in five hours!

Grandparent’s Day

On Friday, April 26, OSCI had Grandparent's Day

and Aubrey was very blessed to have BOTH sets join her! 

Grandpa Craig and Grandma Char 

Grandma and Grandpa Van Grouw 

The KK-4 performed their musical for the grandparents

in the afternoon. 

(Aubrey middle with black shirt)

We picked up Avery from the babysitter early so she could join

us for the program and she got to show their HER preschool room. 

Teaching Grandpa how to play "Guess Who"

Then in the evening, they performed the program again,

this time WITH PRESCHOOL! 

Avery with the yellow headband

Avery caught Dad taking her pic - what a little smirk!

Then on Saturday, I had an Usborne event in the Penn Central Mall.

playing LIFE with Grandpa - rainy day! 

family photo op before church