Hoppy Returns

When I picked the kids up from school last Friday, Madison had a big surprise.  Hoppy was in her bag!  Hoppy is her class mascot and he spent a weekend with us last semester as well.  It's important to document Hoppy's doings the whole time we have him...

so we started by taking a pic of the kids enjoying a really nutritious after-school snack of Cheetos. 
They were feeling generous and gave Hoppy a few to try.

That afternoon we went to the park to feed the ducks.  Hoppy loved it! 

After the ducks had eaten every last cracker we brought, it was time to go hang out at the playground.  Hoppy was a little scared being up this high, but I'm happy to report Maddie did not drop him once.

Friday night, Jared had the idea for us to all go to Cici's.  Now, I haven't darkened the doors of a Cici's in at least 15 years.  Let me just tell you, I have not missed much!  It was crazy--tons of people, kids, total mayhem.  We ate our pizza, got marinara sauce on pretty much everything, grabbed a few cinnamon rolls (by far Cici's best product!) and got out of there. 
Whew!  Makes me tense just thinking about it again.

The next day Hoppy was in luck because we had a birthday party to attend.  This party was way cool--not only did it have the standard cake and ice cream, but it also had a bounce house...

and pinata for all of the kids to try and break!

Hoppy gave Madison some good tips and she walupped that Nemo Pinata really well!

The next morning, Hoppy got to watch cartoons with all the kids. 
After the cartoons, we ate some donuts and then headed to church.  We accidentally left Hoppy behind, but he said it was ok b/c he needed a nap anyway.
I think he had a pretty sweet gig at our house this weekend, but he was pooped!