Day 292.... Breakfast with the Easter Bunny!!

This morning we took the kids to have breakfast with the Easter Bunny at Lakeshore Mall in Gainesville. The kids had a great time.

 I love the activities that this mall puts on. They make it so fun for the kids and completely family friendly and so affordable.  Our breakfast for six was $20 and included photos with the Easter bunny, face paintings, a goody bag, balloon creations and door prize giveaways. They gave away $400 in mall gift cards and free ice creams!! FUN!! My kids loved it!! Thanks Lakeshore Mall for hosting this fun Easter breakfast!!

My pretty girls showing off their face paintings!!

Jack had a great time.. A batman logo, a rabbit balloon, and he won an ice cream door prize!!

Thanks to the wonderful balloon creations of Jeff MClure Carson now wants a balloon kit for Easter.  

Kenna with her balloon creation. 

Maddie had to give the Easter Bunny one more hug before he left!! So Sweet!!

Day 291.. Just Dance Competition !!

Tonight we had a dance off using the Just Dance game Makenna's friend left at our house. It was fun to see John dancing with the kids and the kids laughing and dancing with him. I was not feeling the greatest but did attempt one song of Who let the dogs out. Jack kicked my butt on it and got the record high score of the night!! Lots of fun and a really good work out for everyone. 

Maddie and John dancing to Katy Perry's Hot and Cold. 

These two had lots of good moves!!

Makenna picked the song Womanizer to dance to with Carson. Not his fave but he had fun!!

The boys dancing to That's the way I like it!! 

Jamming to Heart of glass!! 

Day 290.... HUNGER GAMES PARTY at Little Shop of Stories!!!

 

Tonight John and I took the kids to a Hunger Games party at Little Shop of Stories in Decatur.

We have had Little Shop of Stories on our places to visit list for almost a year. I am so glad we went tonight. Talk about a fun bookstore!! They out did themselves on throwing this fun party!!

I have wanted to visit this store for the past year.  I had read that it was very special.  In my mind I wanted it to be the bookstore in You've got Mail.   I wanted to walk in and see Kathleen Kelly reading to children sitting in a corner with a princess hat on her head. I wanted to see Joe Fox at the register. Silly I know!! What can I say?? I am a romantic. 

  While Joe Fox, and Kathleen Kelly were not there, we did meet an Effie Trinket, stylists from the capital, and an amazingly friendly staff that were patient, friendly, and fun.  They were doing exactly what Kathleen Kelly and her staff did in the movie You've got mail.  They were bringing stories to life for children. How fabulous is that?? 

To say that we had fun tonight would be an understatement. The kids loved dressing up, loved pretending, and loved Little shop of Stories.  If you are looking for the type of bookstore that you would find in movies like You've Got Mail,  then make sure to visit this one. 

We will definitely be going back. 

To Little Shop of Stories:  We hope that the odds will be forever in your favor!  

Thanks for a great time!! 

Little Shop of Stories 

133 E. Court Square Suite A

Decatur, Ga 

Day 289... Trip to the Playground

Today we headed to a fantastic playground to play.  

My crew of monkey's!!

Jack walking the rope bridge!!

Carson and Kenna racing on the power racer!!

Carson loved this.. Reminded him of the movie Tron!!

Kenna loves to swing!!

Carson is my best at monkey bars!!

Love when they play together and help each other out. 

Day 288... Rita's Italian Ice to celebrate the first day of Spring

Happy 1st Day of Spring!! We celebrated with Rita's Italian Ice!! 

They gave away free Ice all day!! How fun is that??

The team with dad enjoying their ice!! Who knew there were such yummy ones as chocolate and cheesecake?? 

We went right after co/op and so did LOTS of our friends!!

Thanks Rita's for such a yummy treat!!

Day 287.... Dream Collages from magazines

Tonight the kids and I made Dream Collages from old magazines. 

It was fun to see what each of them put on their collages!!

Carson's was filled with animals, motorcycles, cars, RV's and fishing. 

Kenna with her finished collage. 

Yes even I made one to hang on the fridge!!  

Maddie with her collage!!

Day 286... Water War with the Greeneteam!!

We owe tonight's fun idea to the show Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. A few months ago we saw an episode of Jimmy and Hugh Jackman playing WATER WAR  http://www.hulu.com/watch/286650/late-night-with-jimmy-fallon-water-war-vs-hugh-jackman. We both loved it and said that is the way to teach the kid to play WAR!!  We picked names out of the hat to see what water war partner each of us would have. 

Round 1: Opponents Makenna and Maddie

Their first WAR!! 

It ended up being a great round with a double war!! Crazy and so fun. Makenna won and got to dump both pitchers of water on Maddie!!

The next one went to Maddie!! "Take that Makenna!"

Round 2: Opponents Mom and Carson

I think he is having a little too much fun tossing the water at me!!

Take that buddy!! Yes it felt great to throw one back at him!

Sadly the next two were at me!!

FUN but COLD!!

Round 3: Opponents Jack and John

 John got the first couple of rounds and then Jack got this good one!!

Victory went to big Daddy!!

The finale ended up being Carson and I after a fun round  robin tournament. Carson was the victor and LOVED dousing me with some seriously cold water!!