Lafayette Jazz Festival

The Rossville HS Jazz Orchestra was invited to play in the first Lafayette area Jazz Festival. They had several guest clinicians and made the day a wonderful event!

Cara waiting for the music to start
Scott conducting
Scott conducting again
Cara intently watching the performance

Aladdin at Beef and Boards

On Saturday we went to the kids theater at Beef and Boards to enjoy their 2nd to last performance of Aladdin. It was a nice little show. We each got a rice krispy treat and an apple juice to enjoy.

Cara checking out the stage
Cara and Daddy waiting for the show to start

Baby Swing?

Last week I got up from sleeping to find this!

Cara talked Grandpa into hooking up her baby swing on the playset!
She said "but I still fit in it Mommy"! Too funny! She couldn't wait until she was big enough to use the regular swings comfortably and now she wants back in the baby swing?!

Just some picture taking...

Trying to look a bit more organized!

We made a little road trip to IKEA in Cincinnati a couple weeks ago to get some shelving organization units. I was tired of the mass amount of toys all over the family room and wanted something to better keep them organized.

After:

Before:

All these little toys shoved in the corner
Cara enjoyed using the shelving units as a "Barbie house" before they got anchored to the wall!

New Wheels...

I don't know why I would think that the bike she got last year for Easter would still work this year, of course not she is few inches taller now! So last week we made a trip to Toys R Us for a new bike! She is up to a 16 inch bike already (really could have got an 18 inch one but it felt too big for her and she was scared).




She calls her new bike her "Beauty and the Beast" bike because of the rose on it! She also got a new helmet, a Tinkerbell and Fairy one that lights up!

Easter at Grandma and Grandpa's

After church on Easter we all gathered at Grandma and Grandpa Fox's for an easter meal and Easter Egg hunt with the cousins. Michael, Lisa, Dillon and Oscar were celebrating Easter in Florida this year, so that is why they are not in any pictures.

Everyone's Easter Egg baskets! Thanks Grandma and Grandpa!!
Vince, Cara and Charlotte!
Cara got a new bubble blower in her Easter basket

All the kids outside gathered for the egg hunt
And they're off!
They each got to find 20 eggs

After the egg hunt it was time for everyone to try out their new bubbles

Easter box from Italy

Cara received a special easter package from Italy that she opened after going through her Easter basket! We received the package over the weekend but had been out of town at Grandma and Grandpa Abbott's house. It worked out perfectly opening more Easter surprises on Easter!

Sitting with her box
Opening the card
Reading the card according to Cara it says this" dear cara, we love you and wish you a Happy Easter and enjoy this candy, Love Aunt Cyndi and Uncle Danilo"
Opening one of the many presents inside
A box of little chicks, so cute
A purse filled with gold candy coins
Ooohhh, a new bracelet and necklace

Thanks Aunt Cyndi and Uncle Danilo for the Easter surprises, they were all a big hit!

Easter pics

Grandma and Grandpa Abbott bought Cara and Baby Cara these beautiful Easter dresses so we needed a photo shoot of course!









Thanks for the gorgeous dress Grandma and Grandpa! She loves it and wears it like a Princess!

Easter Morning

We woke up easter morning and got ready for church and then went downstairs to see if the Easter bunny stopped by! Lucky for us that he did!


Cara was so excited to go through her Easter basket

Yummy, a chocolate bunny (but no, you can not eat it in that dress :)! )
When you hold Donald Duck by his ears he says "put me down"
Family picture outside
A quick little swing with Mommy
What a glorious beautiful Easter morning!