Easter

I am cut short on time due to Kyle needing his computer for work, so I am doing a quick update of our Easter in pictures! We had a quick trip back to IL over Easter weekend and loved enjoying the great weather outside. We did three egg hunts- the first was the Winslow community hunt at the Winslow park, the second was at my parents house, and the third was at Kyle's parents house. Reese sure had a blast!

Zoey (her friend) and Reese coloring eggs

They did a great job!

 Preston loved the slide at the park

Reese and Grammie swinging

Cheese!

 All her eggs she found at the first egg hunt

Preston didnt care about searching, he just wanted to open them up!

He even won the raffle Easter basket for his age group!

Didn't like Santa, doesn't like the bunny either (I do have to say, he is creepy!!) :)

Easter morning

Trying my hardest to get a good picture

Usually they keep their distance....

 and RARELY do we catch a hug :)

Cousins- Preston- 1, Mekenna- 7, Maddy- 9(almost 10!), Reese- 3

Pics and more

Kyle made it back safely to the States late Friday night and my sanity was re gained yesterday :) Kidding, but not really. Last week was a tough one. Reese was a stinker the whole week, and by saying stinker, I am trying to be nice. I can think of many more not appropriate words that I could say instead :) She was a handful to say the least, even turning into a teenager at one point saying (I mean screaming) "Mom, you are so mean." Ugh, terrible 3's. She was doing a lot better, but lately we have been struggling. And it only seems to be with me. She doesn't treat Kyle badly, or her teachers, friends, etc. Just me. I'm sure its because I'm with her the majority of the time. So, we have a whole new set of consequences I have set up when she acts out, and it seems to be working the past 2 days. I hope we are turning a corner.
In other news, we enjoyed a BEAUTIFUL weekend this weekend, and spent it all outdoors. We hit up the zoo yesterday and had a BLAST. The last time Preston was there was last summer, when he just took a joy ride in the stroller the entire time. This time was SO fun because he LOVED watching all the animals and made all the animal noises along the way. It was really neat to watch him watch the animals. His favorite was the penguins, which he proceeded to shout at them "DUCK, DUCK, DUCK" very loudly and attracting a lot of attention to himself :) It was quite funny.
Here are some pictures to recap our past month or so. Hope you all have been enjoying the nice weather. We hit 81 yesterday and 77 today- Spring has finally arrived.
We head home for Easter next weekend and Reese is very excited to see what the Easter bunny will bring. We are coloring eggs tonight, so she is counting the days!

Our fur baby Izzy- 4 months old, 7 lbs 

 Lauren's (college roomate) bachelorette party

AMAZING truffles at a winery on our bachelorette expedition

Playdate with my MOPS friends and kids (Mothers of Preschoolers)

A sucker make the haircut much more pleasant :)

Mr. P sporting his Cardinal gear

Enjoying a morning at the park

Quick post

A quick update on life so this will be short and sweet :) Kyle is busy traveling for work this week over in Europe. He made his way to Germany Monday And Switzerland yesterday until Friday. I talked to him today and he just got done running in the Swiss Alps- sounds rough :)
We are keeping busy in this end too- I had a good friends bachelorette party this past weekend in New Buffalo, MI. We had a blast on a tour of 4 winery's, a great dinner, and some fun bar hopping!
Now I'm excited for her wedding next month in Clearwater, Florida! A nice long weekend away from the kids, on a beach, with cocktails- woo hoo! The kids and dog are wonderful too, and I will update with pics once Kyle gets home and I can use his computer instead of the iPad. Enjoy the Spring temps this week!!!