spring break fun

Bryce has been loving spring break and being able to see Chase and Taylor more during the week.  We had a fun morning with them at the Children's Museum yesterday.  Not sure what Bryce was doing in this picture, but at least they were all in it!

 

 

Emmy wasn't quite tall enough for the picture, ha!

 

Picking apples is always a favorite.

 

Sweet little Emmy girl.

I don't want to jinx it, but I think spring may have finally arrivde in Virginia today.  We had beautiful weather today and the forecast for the next week is looking fabulous!  We took advantage of the nice weather and spent all afternoon outside.  Bryce and Jason planted some cucumber and broccoli seeds for me today and Jason started getting the yard ready for his garden.

 



 

Bryce has gotten so much better at riding his bike.  When Emmy woke up from her nap we took her for a wagon ride and Bryce tagged along on his bike!

 

Bryce's first t-ball game is next Saturday and his last practice is tomorrow so we practiced a little today.  Jason is working on him swinging harder and following through with his swing so he had him practice hitting his punching bag. 

 

An afternoon outside isn't complete without a ride in the jeep.  Bryce drove Emmy down to the mailbox to check the mail today.

 

 

Today was such a great day and we have a super fun weekend planned too!

 

a taste of spring

There is hope that spring may really be around the corner!  We took advantage of this warm day and went to the park.  Bryce spent the night with MeMa and PaPa last night so when he came home to get a fishing pole for the park, Emmy and I joined them.  We picked up Subway for lunch and then met Kelly and the kids and their friends who are in town. 

 

 

 After lunch the kids enjoyed flying kites for a while.

 

Everyone wanted a turn sliding with Emmy.  She absolutely loved it!

 

We were so glad to be able to see Chase and Taylor during the week since the boys are on spring break this week.  We also enjoyed catching up with some of their friends who are in town.

 

Bryce just loves his little sister!

 

After the park we headed to Sweet Frog for frozen yogurt.  I've been needing a day like today!!

 

Happy Easter

 

 

 

a full day of fun

Our day got started bright and early with Bryce's t-ball practice at 8:00 and we never slowed down.  When he got home from practice, we headed to church for an Easter egg hunt.

 

 

I love this new face Emmy has been making and Bryce just looks so grown up to me in this outfit.

We left church and headed to another Easter egg hunt hosted by some of our good friends.

 

We attempted a group shot of the 12 kids there, but that was comical to say the least. Emmy did make a friend during the picture and started kissing on this sweet little girl, ha!

 

I think every sweet treat made it into Emmy's mouth!

 

After the egg hunt, we dropped Emmy off with Jason's parents and headed to a birthday party for one of the little girls in Bryce's class at school.  Peyton had a princess bounce house party.  The boys didn't seem to mind too much!

 

Bryce was glad to have another boy from his class there to pal around with!

 

It was a busy, but fun day!  The best part was the weather!!  I can't wait for more days like this. 

 

good friday

Any Friday that Jason is off is a "good Friday"!  In all seriousness though, we had a great day doing family things and remembering the true importance of this day.

 

Jason bought an old Miata last weekend so he could have a more fuel efficient and "fun" car to drive to work.  Bryce was super excited about it because that meant he could ride in the front seat (in his car seat of course).  Jason got everything switched over today and took Bryce for his first ride.  Of course they had the top down even though it was 40 degrees outside.  Where are you spring?!?

 

Jason went on a Segway tour of Richmond today so the kids and I decorated Easter eggs while he was gone.

 

I splurged this year for a more expensive set as opposed to the cheap ones with a wax crayon and stickers.  I thought these were so fun.  He made bunnies, frogs, a chick and a turtle! 

 

 

Tonight we went out for an early dinner  and then headed to the Good Friday service at church.  The kids had their own service and I know Bryce really benefited from it.  When I was taking him up to bed tonight I said something about good Friday and he said "Jesus died on the cross".  I'm so glad that even though we do all the "fun" Easter things, Bryce still understands the real reason we celebrate Easter.

Easter party and animal sounds

Confession:  I STINK at using the manual settings on our SLR.  We had a program on our old computer that I could use to improve the pictures so you wouldn't know how bad of a photographer I really am.  Now we have this new computer that I have no idea how to do anything with.  So here are some not so great pictures of our fun day today!

 

Bryce had his Easter party at school today.  The kids were so excited for their egg hunt.  Each parent brought in 12 stuffed eggs so the kids were each allowed to find 12 eggs.  Aren't their little bags the cutest?!  They had cotton tails on the back!

 

 

Bryce didn't waste much time finding his 12 eggs!

 

He couldn't wait to get them home to see what was inside.  I forgot to take a picture of all the goodies, but he loved it all!

 

After the egg hunt the kids came in for lunch and a craft.  Our room mom is way more creative than I could ever hope to be.  She helped the kids make these lilies by tracing and cutting our their hand.  He was not too thrilled to take this picture for some reason! 

 

I tried to get a video of Emmy and her animal sounds last night.  She loves my phone too much so she kept trying to get it so you never really see her face, but you can hear her animal sounds for monkey, dog, and sheep. 

 

Bryce is officially on spring break and if we're lucky, Jason has the next 4 days off for the holiday.  We have lots of fun things planned for this long Easter weekend!

out of order

I should have done the last post first, but oh well.  Emmy got sick yesterday morning, but I'm pretty sure she just reverted back to her baby spit up days.  She acted fine the rest of the day and never showed signs of sickness.  I kept her home with me just in case because I didn't want her to get sick in our new car (picture below) or anywhere while we were out.  She had fun going through some of her summer clothes.  We're all so ready for summer as opposed to all the snow we got today.

Kelly took Bryce and her kids to Bass Pro Shop for an Easter egg hunt and to get a picture with the Easter Bunny.  We never really talk about the Easter bunny when we celebrate Easter (Bryce just thinks we give him his Easter basket), but he has picked up some things from school.  He wanted to have his picture taken so we just went with it.  But he already told us he didn't have to be afraid of the Easter Bunny because it's just someone in a costume (we just don't want our kid to ruin it for others). 

 

We got a new car on Thursday!  We've been looking for a while and we finally found the year we were looking for with options and such in our price range.  We were so lucky to get as much for our car as we did since the 4 wheel drive wasn't working.  We are also so thankful to my Nanny for her contributions to the car, making the purchase possible.  Now if only the kids will get well we may be able to drive it somewhere and get out of the house.

 

not our typical sunday

Bryce was complaining that his stomach hurt this morning when he woke up, but we didn't think much of it.  We thought he was hungry and would feel better after breakfast.  Unfortunately, breakfast wasn't the best idea.  He spent most of the day laying in his bed, but eventually came downstairs to watch some cartoons.  He ended up falling asleep watching tv and stayed like this most of the day! 

I spent most of the day watching the snowfall for the third time this month.  It just snowed last Monday.  I thought it was spring.  They have even closed schools for tomorrow.

We had the fire on most of the day to warm us up from the cold day.  Emmy enjoyed eating her snack in front of it.

 

Bryce had a few hours this afternoon when we thought he was feeling a little better, but then he took another turn.  Poor little buddy has been such a good sport.  Despite feeling so yucky he was still happy and compliant and very content resting all day. 

 

I sure do hope we are all healthy by Easter and can enjoy some warm sunny weather!