The Klassens: Kevin, Laura & Buddy: Happy Spring!

So is it really still March? It's hard to believe with this 80 degree weather we're having on the first day of Spring. I'm not complaining by any means. I LOVE it! I just hope this doesn't mean we have an unbearable summer. I also hope that it stays nice and that we don't get snow in the next couple weeks. Buddy is liking the weather, too. He is, however, a bit hot (he is sitting in front of the fan as I type this)! I think a haircut is in store for his very near future. We weren't expecting to get his hair cut quite this soon but he's going to need it.

Well, my weekend was fun and again the weather was just wonderful. Kevin also had a good weekend. He has some funny stories from his trip to Washington D.C. Let's just say, we're glad he even made it to D.C.!

GIRL'S DAY!
Saturday, I had a girl's day and we did some crafting. I worked on two things and where do you think I got my ideas? Pinterest, of course! I made these shoes (well, I just colored them with permanent marker) and I made a tie-dye t-shirt with fabric spray paint. It turned out really good. Sorry, I don't have a picture of it.

the awesome shoes i made!

KEVIN'S CRAZY D.C. TRIP!

Kevin left for Washington D.C. early Friday and 7 1/2 hours after they were scheduled to get there, they finally made it. He chaperoned 8th graders from his district's middle school. This is the 4th time he has gone on this trip and it was the biggest group he has gone with. Because the group was so large, they were on 2 separate flights. Kevin and his mentor teacher from his first year of teaching were together on one flight, while the rest of the group was on another flight that flew directly from Grand Rapids to Baltimore and this group made it to D.C. on time. Kevin and Nancy, however, did not. They had a lay over in Cleveland, but because of the heavy fog we had on Friday morning, they were unable to leave Grand Rapids in time and ended up missing their connecting flight in Cleveland. When they finally arrived in Cleveland, they had to wait several more hours and finally got a flight to Philadelphia. Once there, they booked a bus (which happened to be a limo party bus) to take the rest of the way to Baltimore. The students that were in his and Nancy's group didn't complain once ... impressive! They were very optimistic and were excited to ride in a limo for 2 1/2 hours! Kevin's group finally made it to D.C. just in time for dinner. Even after all the hassles he had, he did have a great time on his trip and he had great weather! He is excited to go again next year! He took some great pictures. Enjoy.

the MLK monument is new. it was under construction when kevin was in D.C. last year.

kevin in front of the Iwo Jima monument. kevin shared with me some very cool facts about this. there are 6 men holding up the flag, but there are only 11 legs and there are 13 hands. one hand is said to signify the hand of God.