Shawano Visit

Our visit to Shawano was tons of fun!

Opa took the girls on four-wheeler rides and brought back some pussy willows for Oma.

Mark, Ellen, Greg, Lucy, and Ella went to the maple syrup farm and explored the woods, saw the sap dripping out, and learned how syrup is made.  They also had a maple sucker, which of course was the highlight.

We celebrated Greg's cousin Emily's birthday with some yummy cake and ice cream.

Ellen had lots of fun Easter projects planned...the girls made chocolate bird nests and fruit skewers on pinwheel sticks.  For our morning bagels, they colored cream cheese the colors of Easter eggs, and we had Bunny Salad, where the bunnies made of pears, raisins, almonds, and cottage cheese sat on a bed of lettuce.

Sunday morning Lucy and Ella went on an egg hunt all over the yard...they had a BLAST.  My favorite part was when Lucy found the first set of eggs and wanted to call Ella over--without whistling, she made the sound of a very loud whistle and said "I found eggs!"

After finding all the eggs, the girls got to open them up and see what treasures were inside...here's Ella checking out her new ring.  Lucy's favorites were the chocolate chips and bunny marshmallows.

Next came the hunt for Easter baskets...each girl had to follow a piece of yarn that was strung through the whole house.  Opa assisted Ella, and Daddy helped Lucy gather her yarn.

Lucy got a Lambie Loofah that was named...LUCY!

We ended the weekend playing with their new bubble guns and doing lots of running around before the drive home.

Thanks for a great weekend, Oma and Opa!