March Madness

B has been so excited for March Madness. He has been asking me about since March 1st. All of the boys filled out their brackets. B was broken hearted last year when Iowa State didn't make it past the 2nd round, so this year he played it safe and had them losing in the championship. C couldn't decided between 2 Iowa teams, so he has them squaring off in the National Championship. Good boy chose the right team to win!:) A did a little mascot challenge. He picks the cuddliest mascot to win each game!:) So far, all of the boys have made pretty good choices!

Happy Green Packers day or whatever today is called!

St. Patrick's Day 2014 was so much fun. We started the morning with Lucky Charms, of course. After breakfast, we noticed that leprechauns had left us a scavenger hunt. So, the boys followed their clues all through the house. The 3 little leprechauns had left us a treasure full of gold (rolos) in the fridge! Awesome! After the hunt, we headed to Ms. Megan's for some green science fun. The boys did all kinds of science experiments, including trying to grow grass hair in milk cartons. Super cool. For lunch, we had green milk and made our own green pistachio pudding with treasures in it. For dinner, we had corn been and cabbage and Irish car bomb cupcakes for dessert. YUMMY!

For I. For S. For U.

We had so much fun this year rooting on our beloved ISU cyclones. We were very lucky to head down to power and light to watch them. On Friday night, Matt and I headed down for some dinner and a game watch outside. Our good friends, the Frigons, joined us. It was beautiful weather and ISU WON!

The next night, Matt headed down with his buddies to watch the games at the bar. I was lucky enough to score some tix and invited Matt's aunt Lisa to go with me. She brought over her daughter to baby-sit. It was a blast!! We were very surprised and excited when ISU won the Big 12 Tourney Championship!! I may have creeped on Naz Long after the game! I got to see my best friend from elementary school after the game. It was an awesome night!

Pinewood Derby 2014

We had another great Pinewood Derby. Daddy put the whole thing on this year. He did a great job! The boys and I made some stoplight cupcakes for a special treat. C did a great job with his first car and came in 12th. B was the 2nd place winner! Go B!

A trip to AMES!

We took a quick trip to Ames over President's Day weekend. We met my family for some lunch at our favorite bar, Wallaby's. We watch the cyclones beat Texas Tech.  We then headed to the hotel for a pool swim and cocktails at Old Chicago. The next day we gave cousin Jake an ISU campus tour and had lunch at our favorite Ames restaurant Hickory Park. We ended the trip with a Do Biz cookie hunt! It was a super fun quick trip!

Heart Day 2014

Valentine's Day was another fun holiday. We went on a chocolate ale hunt and found 2 bottles to bring home and also found it on tap at our favorite restaurant! The boys had a blast with their Valentie's. B and C both gave punch bags and A gave our crayons. Daddy and the boys had a date to Red Robin the night before and I took the boys to the Lego movie the day of. We also made Daddy some awesome white pizza lasagna and chocolate lasagna!

New Year's Eve!

We had a blast on New Year's Eve. We headed to Cheesecake Factory for dinner with our great friends. We then attempted to ice skate. It was hilarious! The boys could barely stand up, but they giggled the entire time. A and Daddy didn't skate, but kept warm by the fire while we skated around. So fun!