Heights Park

When I was growing up, we had a cool park in our city called Heights Park. I decided to take my kids over there and check it out. The park has changed a lot--the great playground equipment that we loved so much growing up is no longer there at all (one was a giant metal rocket) but it's still a nice park. It was a gorgeous day so we all went, except Caleb. Westley even came and threw around the baseball with Corey and Travis. The creek there has some great paths near it that we explored. All in all, a really nice day. 

 And later, we made a blueberry pie.  It was so good and is now one of my favorite pies.

 

Pi(e) Day Pies by Travis

Travis decided to try his hand at making pies and selling them.  Since Pi(e) Day (3-14) was coming up, I posted on social media about his pies.  He chose to make strawberry, apple, or banana cream.  We discovered that since the pies had to set for several hours and remain refrigerated, it probably would be best to not do so many cream pies or strawberry pies in the future, but if he is to make it a business, we'd have to invest in a fridge just for his pies.  I found some pie boxes at Hobby Lobby, but if he makes it a business, we'll probably have to find some less expensive ones online or at a restaurant retailer.  He was successful and made nearly $200 selling his pies. 

 

Birthdays--Jonah (10) and Annmarie (8)

For the past several years, Jonah and Annmarie's birthdays have fallen on Spring Break, which I think is really fun. Jonah turned ten and my older boys helped with a Star Wars Lego cake. 

Annmarie turned eight.  Since she is getting baptized this year, I made her a white dress.  I really do enjoy making these dresses for my girls that I make for things like this.  Her birthday is on Pi(e) Day (3-14, or 3.14) so some years she'll have pie instead of cake, which works out quite nicely since Jonah's is the day before and we always have leftover cake from that.  Travis helped with the pies.  We made a raspberry creme pie and a strawberry pie.  The strawberry didn't set, but the kids ate it anyway.  It still tasted good!