Wren is 1!!!!

1200 miles

5 tanks of gas

3 nights in a hotel

3 new Nooks (thanks, Grandpa)

18 hours on the road

all for

Wren Elizabeth's 1st birthday!

We would not have missed it for the world!

The kids downloading apps at Panera in La Crosse 

before we left....

Wren was a little shy at first...

 checking us out....

 Alright, Grandma, I will come close 

if I can have your bracelet...

 Wren just loved Sorcha!

She would dive out of my arms into hers!

 she LOVES her cousin, Macy...

 Great Grandma and Grandpa bribed her with the cat....

 Once again, snugging Sorch....

 okay, Grandma, you can hold me as long as Grandpa feeds me cheerios....

 Wren let me snugg her as long as Mama was close...

Great Grandma and Grandpa took us all out to

Texas Roadhouse....MMMMMM!!!!!

Fionn and Mommy in the pool...

a tiny little pool

capacity=20!

Finally, the day of the party...

 watch Wren grow.....

 fun activity....Chris won!

(he got my vote!)

 Yep, Wren is snuggling Sorcha again....

Yep, pony rides...

Oh yes...finally snuggling her!

Grandma and Great Grandma and Wren on a pony ride

Love this one....

I am sure going to miss this happy little family!

I am grateful for skype and cell phones and blogs...

We will see you again this summer!

On the trip home we stopped by Wisconsin Dells

to meet Leland for lunch!

Cracker Barrel...MMMMMM!

 I miss this boy, too!

Easter Fun....

A Kindergarten project from last week:

 Our pet poster is growing....

 

 This week in K...

Reading-letter Xx, short o words, star words 'said' and 'the'

Math-numerals to 100, counting FAST, missing numeral

Theme-rainbows, weather, color words