We celebrated 2 birthdays and took our spring break trip in March, but there were still a few other highlights:
Staley was chosen by her band director to participate with a small group of other kids from her school in honor band at ISU.
The kids were given a few songs to practice at home, spent one Saturday morning with other kids from the area practicing together, and then performed their 4 songs as a group for all the parents. I was really impressed.
Staley and I went to see NTA's high school group preform the play 'Salem's Daughter.'
Zach and I spent a week-end in St. Louis as one of my Christmas gifts from this year. We enjoyed an afternoon at the zoo, a few yummy meals (Fountain on Locust and Pi), a trip to Ikea, and...
a fantastic rendition of 'To Kill a Mockingbird' on stage at the Fox Theater. We really enjoyed our time together and our fun in St. Louis.
For Christmas, we had also gotten my mom tickets to see 'Legally Blond: The Musical' in Peoria for a girls' night out. Unfortunately, my mom got sick so Staley went in her place.
We celebrated Adelie's birthday with grandparents at Grammie's house the day after we got back from our spring break trip. We have often celebrated Adelie's birthday at our spring break destination. She enjoys that, but also sometimes misses the at-home traditions like choosing her birthday meal, eating with grandparents, and getting her gifts on her actual birthday. She was pleased that she still got her grandparent meal of choice, even if it was a day late.
Adelie also chose to have a sleepover with two of her friends, Stella and Anna, as her birthday friend activity. They had a great time playing, doing crafts, making up a play, talking, and watching a movie.
We enjoyed a full and fun March with our regular activities, as well as some other fun ones sprinkled in. Looking forward to nicer weather, springtime activities, and all that April has in store for us.
