The Rest of our Weekend

Saturday was also Carter's first t-ball game of the season.  He was so proud of his t-ball uniform and he loved his hat and shirt with his name on it!

 

 

One of my favorite moments from the game:  Carter was playing pitcher and he caught the ball.  Instead of immediately throwing the ball to first he stopped to dust off his pants and then leisurely look around while everyone is yelling "throw it to first!!"

 

 

 

 

Then after the game we stopped for our first ice cream of the season!  Birthday Cake Ice cream for all!

 

Mike and I also finished our first half marathon on Sunday morning.  Great big thanks to Grandma and Bo who kept the three monkeys happy.  Yay!!  I'm so proud of both of us and I'm surprised at how much I enjoyed the experience.  We are already planning our next!

Pro Football Hall of Fame

 

This past weekend Mike and I ran in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Marathon.  The race expo was held at the Hall of Fame and included free admission.  We were able to take Bo and Grandma with us to see it and pick up our race bibs for the next day.

 

 

 

The kids weren't too interested in much of the information on the history of the NFL, but they did like trying on the helmets and shoulder pads.  There were also casts of the hands of NFL players and it was interesting to compare hand size and leg size (geez, those guys are big!!)

 

Carter helmet head

 

 

 

Dawson did pretty well, I don't think his legs broke until the we went upstairs to see the second level.  And by the way, his legs break at least three times a day.

 

 

Ava with Terry Bradshaw's locker

 

Ava and I hanging with Troy

 

And Bill Cower getting his victory shower.  Dawson choose to jump in this picture as well!  I think the kids also liked looking at the super bowl rings.  Ava and I were looking for Steeler's rings and Carter said in a sad pathetic voice "Where are the Browns?"  His Daddy told him next year buddy, next year.

 

Then Mike and I picked up our bibs at the stadium and we were ready for our race!

Easter Morning!!

 

After returning home late Sunday morning, we woke up to look for our Easter Baskets.

 

 

Carter found his basket quickly, in the bathroom.  He loved his bat and tee that he got from the bunny.

 

Dawson found his basket hidden in the corner of the sun room.  He loved playing with his new lego fire truck, which has now been dismantled into fifty thousand pieces.

 

Ava's basket was the hardest to find, in the pantry.  She was very excited about her new frozen dolls.

 

After good bathes and showers for everyone we headed off to church.  It felt so nice to celebrate Easter together at church, keeping the focus on the true meaning of Easter.  The kid's behavior has improved so much at church, and I think it is so sweet to watch Dawson imitate praying with his hands clasped, head bowed and eyes closed.

 

Silly Picture!!

 

Happy Easter!

 

(Better late than never, right?)

Egg Hunt Pictures

 

More pictures! We had an Easter Egg Hunt with the kids but

 

 

not after a little kite flying.

 

 

 

Run!

 

Carter found his eggs!

 

 

Opening his loot, pieces of chocolate, bouncy balls and a car

 

This is Dawson sitting with Mike's cousin Jessica.  While they were sitting next to each other, I could definitely see a family resemblance.

 

Later that evening we headed home while the kids slept, which made for a quick trip.

Pictures from our Hike

 

Here are some more pictures from our Easter Trip.  We took a nice walk as a family, and just enjoyed being together.

 

 

 

Throwing rocks into the stream

 

the bigger the better

 

Daddy demonstrated rock skipping

 

and we all had to try

 

Daddy and his kiddos

 

Wonderful Carter boy

 

Mommy and her three

 

Ava cuddles

 

We made our third attempt to walk over the dam and got about 3/4 of the way there, our farthest yet!!

Easter Cabin

 

Be prepared:  way too many pictures ahead!!

 

Last week we made the journey to Pennsylvania to see the Blystone family and celebrate Easter.  We all had such a wonderful time, the kids came home covered in mud and exhausted to the bone.

 

 

I'm a little concerned that Dockie found the fire to be so entrancing.  He came to Mike and I and said "There's a fire.  It's awesome."

 

Aunt Lisa put a pine cone into the fire, and so the kids made it their personal duty to collect every pine cone on the mountain for the fire.

 

Gather round the fire

 

We brought the kids some dump trucks, shovels and buckets to play in the dirt.  Carter found a horseshoe buried in the dirt.

 

A Roover and her Daddy

 

 

But digging in the dirt didn't last long when there where mountains to climb.  They started out small and then ended up......

 

 

Climbing the biggest mountain they could find!!

 

I didn't go up with the kids, but Mike said it was scary steep.  How did Dawson get down the mountain?  By sliding down the mountain on his belly.

 

 

 

Dirty Belly Picture

 

And another one, just because he is so adorable.

 

Carter's Spring Play

 

Last week before Easter, Carter had a spring play.  It consisted of nursery rhymes and he played Humpty Dumpty.

 

 

They also did a few songs and at the very end there was a very touching slide show of pictures of the class from the entire year.  It was fun looking for pictures of Carter on the first day of school and playing with his friends.

 

 

 

His teacher had each child draw a picture and say what they wanted to be when they grew up.  Carter drew his museum and said that he wanted to be a "museumist."  It was very sweet, he also told his teacher that he wants to work with his sister at his museum.  It was a very nice end to the school year, even though its very hard to believe that his kindergarten school year only has 24 days left!