Easter Sunday

a littel of this and that

We made a trip to Krispy Kreme for another round of free donuts for good report cards!

Emmy is still at an age to do egg hunts with her class.  I enjoyed spending a little time with her during the school day.

She has the sweetest little friends.

Emmy and I got out for a little girl time on Friday while the boys went fishing.

We headed to our first Squirrels game tonight.

They didn't win, but we were happy for the game to end because we were waiting for fireworks!

pre Easter festivities

Our county didn't schedule spring break with Easter this year so it feels like we've celebrated Easter multiple times now.

Saturday was our church's egg hunt.  It had to be moved inside due to rain.  It didn't take long to find 5,000 eggs scattered throughout the church.

The kids' Easter musical was today.  They have been working on it since the beginning of the year and they all did such a great job.

They both had a few speaking parts and they each had a solo.  I was so proud of them!

The show was called Mr. Pigg's BBQ Emporium.  Coincidently, we have a church member named Page Pigg.  Of course he was the perfect choice for the main character.

Bryce's class has been writing a pen pal at a local retirement home throughout the year.  They went on a field trip to meet their pen pals and we've tried to keep in touch with Bryce's, Ms. Edith.  We picked her up and brought her to church today so she could see Bryce perform.  She was delighted.

We finished the weekend dyeing eggs.  

This Egg-mazing is awesome and I may never dye an egg in vinegar again.

Happy almost Easter!

spring break day 5 and 6

Friday was a dreary day so we hung at home most of the day and then went roller skating in the afternoon.  When the public skate is over, they do sock races and our kids are obsessed.  They wore their gripper socks and both pulled out a first place win in the age groups!

Emmy won first and Bryce was not going to be outdone!

Nana came over tonight for pizza and we had a basketball party to watch Auburn in the final four.  Emmy had them going all the way in her bracket and since Pap is an Auburn alum, we were all rooting for them.  We were bummed they came up short, but we enjoyed some yummy food!

spring break day 4

Jason took off today so we had a family fun day.  We headed to Yorktown to bring history to life for Bryce.  We go to Yorktown beach every summer, but we never go to the historical areas, but it was a must since he learned about it in school this year. 

When we were done at the museum we took a trolley ride around town.  It's such a cute and fun little town.

We headed to our favorite BBQ joint for lunch and then we went to a ropes course.  This was a first for all of us and it was so fun.

The kids were pros and they weren't scared at all.

They have a higher and longer course that Bryce can do when he's just a little taller.

This was such a fun family thing to do.

We headed to a new frozen custard spot in Williamsburg before heading home!

spring break day 3

The kids headed to Washington DC today for a Washington Nationals game. 

The only one without a glove or Nationals attire on got a ball from a player.  She's cute! 

Isn't she cute?!

You've hit it big time when you make the big screen.

spring break day 2 - passion for kindness

Bryce's class has spent a good amount of the year talking about kindness.  They have focused on random acts of kindness they can do each month.  They have also been working on a Passion for Kindness Project throughout the year.  They were going to be given $10 and they had to make a plan to spend the money to carry out an act of kindness.  Bryce decided he wanted to donate supplies to the SPCA.  They were given their money on Friday so they could carry out their act of kindness this week over spring break.  

We found a wish list for our local SPCA and made a plan to get as many items as we could with the $10!  We started off at Aldi for green beans.  These are treat for dogs on a healthy diet!

They were looking for specific training treats to we made a stop at Pet Smart where he spent the majority of his money.  We found later that Target had the same treats for a little cheaper, but what do you do?

We also picked up some waste bags and limited ingredient dog food (that was specifically on the list) at the dollar store to round out his purchases.  We put it all in a cute basket and off we went to the Richmond SPCA.  

Lots of great photo ops!  He'll get to make a slide show to detail his project when he gets back to school.

The "Be Kind" sign was a perfect back drop for our project! 

This sweet lady was happy to take his donation.  

When we were done, we were able to tour the facility and see all of the sweet cats and dogs they had for adoption.  This was a great opportunity and experience for Bryce and Emmy too!

spring break day 1

The kids stayed with MeMa last night since we were at the wedding.  She had a fun day planned today to kick off spring break.  Their first stop was Westmoreland Sate Park to hunt for sharks teeth.

Spring break is early this year and it doesn't really feel like spring.  They didn't last long looking for teeth because it was too cold!

Their next stop was George Washington's home, Mount Vernon. 

A fun and educational day was had by all.