Making Ice Cream!

Yes, we actually made ice cream by hand. Drew's science book had a recipe for ice cream, so we thought we'd give it a try. The kids tired quickly (a lot of shaking), but it was fun. And the ice cream was actually very good! To make it tastier, we added chocolate chips to our bags of ice cream. Mmm Mmm!
The weather here was beautiful last week - this week, not so much, too cold. We took a walk to enjoy and observe the signs of spring. The kids were determined to find butterflies/moths on the sledding hill at the city park. We didn't find any butterflies/moths but we saw the local hawk fly over the park. We also heard the frogs talking in the pond in the woods. Flowers are popping up, kids are outside playing, no jackets are needed, bikes are in constant use, and we are counting down the days to the Detroit Tigers 1st game (April 6). So far, it has been a great spring!

Spring is in the air!

Well, last week was sure a nice week for us here in central Michigan. The weather was nice and warm, the sun was shining most of the week, and the snow all melted(Yah!). But, by the weekend it was rainy and cool so we went to the circus at MSU. What a great time we had. We saw elephants, tigers, monkeys, clowns, trapeze artist, magicians, a high wire act, and more. Drew liked the high wire acts and the magicians. Robby liked the monkeys and the red clown noses that Jason bought himself (which will come in handy for camp)and the kids. Hannah liked the elephant act and the dog act. I didn't get any pictures to post, but we sure had a nice family weekend.
P.S. WE SAW THE 1ST ROBIN OF SPRING IN OUR YARD TODAY!