Easter and other winter pics

Here are a few pictures from the last few months.  The first two were taken in an inflatable at Northern Air Trampoline Park on January 13.  They got to jump on the trampolines for an hour which they enjoyed, but they were tired out by the end of the hour.  They also played in a variety of inflatables for a few hours.  Kora liked riding in the little train that drove around.  Jason and Jesse also played laser tag.  This is the first time we went there and they all had a good time.  

 

Kora skating without any help - January 14

 Jason enjoying his BBQ wings at Little Caesars - January 19

Kora dressed as a butterfly fairy - March 30

With Cousin Jordin and Jakob on the day before Easter - March 31 

The Easter egg hunt was interesting this year with all the snow and wind chills below zero.

Snow Creature

Megan and Kora's Snow "Godzilla". 

Christmas Fun

The kids enjoying making Gingerbread houses.  They didn't go

exactly how we had planned, but they still enjoyed

eating them anyway.

Kora singing with her kindergarten class in music before Christmas. 

She is wearing dog ears that she made for a song about a dog. 

Halloween

Pumpkin Carving

 

Megan and Kora went to a Halloween Party, but Jason didn't want to go so he wasn't in the picture.  He did decide to come with Kora and Megan Trick or Treating, but he wore his same costume as last year.  Megan is "Chicka" from the Five Nights at Freddie's video game.  Kora is the genie "Shimmer."  She really wanted to have the pink wig, but it was so heavy it wouldn't stay on.  She didn't end up wearing it very much.

Pumpkin Patch

We continued the tradition of going to the Pumpkin Patch with my parents and my sister and her kids.  Jason wasn't along this year because he was hunting pheasants with Jesse.  It was a pretty warm day for October 20.  The kids all had fun.  The rope spider web and the corn box were some of the favorites, except when Jakob got his leg caught in the web.  He was hanging upside down and couldn't get his leg out until Megan helped him.  Kora and Jordin also enjoyed the slides.   

 

 

 

  

I took Kora to a Pumpkin Patch closer to our house.  The weather

was much colder that day.  She liked the barrel ride and bounce

house the best. 

Kora's 6th Birthday

Kora had her birthday party on October 7th.  She wanted a Shimmer and Shine theme.  Kora invited some friends to come to our house for her party.  They played outside in the playhouse and dressed up in costumes.  They also had fun hitting a piñata.  Later in the evening, she got to go swimming with Megan and Jason and her cousins Jakob and Jordin.   

Duck Banding

On Saturday, September 16 we went to the area Refuge for their annual duck banding.  This was our second year doing this.  It was cool with light rain so there was a lot less people this year than last year.  Jason said he got to band 6 ducks, Kora did 4, and Megan probably banded 5 ducks.  All mallards.  We did see a female and two male wood ducks and a pintail.  The kids all enjoyed it.  They all had a share of feisty ducks that were difficult to hold and tamer ones.  Kora wanted to hold her ducks on her own.  She did pretty well with most of them.  She named each of the ducks that she held.  Lucy, Wild Lucy, and Sarah were the girl names.  Megan and Jason each got a duck that had a band on it from last year.  They took the old band off and put a new one on.