Spring Break 2012

Yup when you work at a school you still get Spring Break. SP 2012 took the Casey Family to far away places. The girls and I headed to SLC for some fun in the sun (skiing, playgrounds, zoo, friends, eating) with the Joder Family and Pat headed to France for some big Alp skiing and time with his brother Ryan and Lacie and Mom. All around and back again, both trips were just right.

It's Monday the 2nd of April and we are back at it here at Holderness Prep....I can hear the boys in the dorm and campus was a buzz today. 8 more weeks and summer vacation is at the door. Grandma Claire is coming to visit and so are Ryan and Lacie...so excited for that time. Girls are doing well....growing growing growing and exploring exploring exploring. It sure will be a fun Spring and Summer.

This pretty much sums up our trip to Utah....three cousins in a Barbie Jeep having a great time. Does it get any better.

Mabel loved being with Kate and Cole. She loved spending time with both of them and at 3 and half was a good easy traveler.
Hannah and Kate got along great and had some quality play time together though Mabel and Kate run the show most of the time.
SAND!

Check out www.andthentherewere-3.blogspot.com for more SLC trip photos.

Outback

While Pat is Winter camping for 10 nights with the Junior Class the girls and I went to Vermont to spend some time with my parents. When we first got there I though we were going to be able to ski out the back door the whole time.....but by the time we left we were playing in puddles with no pants on! We did a lot of skiing, both alpine and cross country and some sledding. We stayed busy and had a great time!

Happy Birthday Hannah

Wow 2 years old. She is a delight! I love her so much.

Visitors

Swimming at the Common Man Pool in town on a cold windy Sunday with DAD!

Hannah keeping a close eye on her Lego friends and how she set them up. She has been way into Lego's/
Static anyone?
Yeah I can pull off that hair-do too!
Swimming in action.
The best hiding spot in our house.
We have had some visitors lately and here are Ben and Mabel taking the plane to China and Mexico.
Cowgirl Hannah in style.
Mabel and best bud Skyah enjoying a Nutella snack.

Another visitor has been a squirrel at our window bird feeder.....we live on the second floor and that darn squirrel can still get to my feeder! Here's Mabel saying to Hannah "Did you see it...Ha....GO AWAY SQUIRREL."

Bella wondering what all the talk about the squirrel is.

Watching

What do ski racing, a hockey game and a basketball game all have in common?

The girls and I watched all three yesterday in our "backyard" here on campus.

Cheering on the racers.
Still cheering and catching a snack on the trusty chariot.

Friends joined us for the race.

Sledding with Dad.....Hannah is psyched.

Hannah doing all the work pulling the sled up the hill.

Sledding Skating and Skiing

A couple weekends ago when it was really cold.
Hannah getting in some K's!
Mabel hitting the Holderness rink.

January 2012 off to a good start.

Reading Sleeping Beauty with Dad.

Look at this funny face.
Mabel enjoying her lunch on the counter. Here are my pretty paper whites that greet me every morning in the kitchen.

Hannah catching some ZZZZZZ's.....books at the ready when she wakes up. She usually start flying through them when she slowly wakes up.