Eater Fun

Heidi and Lyn invited our small group over for an Easter Egg Hunt. We had so much fun. Between all of us, there were 12 kids under 6 and we had over 250 eggs. We put the big kids in the back yard and the little kids in the back yard. Kate went around the side of the house and hit the jackpot! I think the Easter Bunny got tired of hiding eggs and just dumped a bunch! Brower was happy with his first egg when he realized it contained candy. He just wanted to sit and open his candy. We had to encourage him to go find more eggs. Kate would find the eggs and tell Brower where they were. What a great big sis!

Ready for the hunt!

Kate and Aliza

Brower's first egg
Kate helping Brower

Dyeing eggs

The whole crew

37 isn't that bad!

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to Chad!
Happy Birthday to my wonderful husband. Chad got to celebrate his birthday in sunny Florida. Unfortunately he is in Florida for work and away from us for his birthday!
I am so thankful for what a loving father, caring husband and man of Christ Chad is. He is a true blessing from God! We miss him.
Brower keeps saying "Daddy, no airpane, Daddy, me!"- Interpretation- He wants Daddy off the airplane and home with him!
While Chad was away, we got to spend a whole week at Nonna and Papa's house. The kids had a great time relaxing at the lake. It was a beautiful week and we even got to go out on the boat one evening.
On the way home, Brower said "No home, Nonna's Papa's house". He had a great week at the lake.

Something for Me

Being a mom is definitely one of the best things in my life. However, being a mom requires a lot of sacrifice. I have always wanted to run races, but have never felt like I had time to train. This year I decided I am going to do it! I have been working out and going to the gym regularly since December. Well this weekend, I did it...I ran my first 5k. It was so much fun- hard, but fun! I ran it with 3 other friends which was so encouraging. Lisa, Heidi and I ran together the whole time and finished the race in 31 minutes. Now I'm training for my first triathlon. Not real sure what I'm thinking! We'll see how I feel after that race.

Happy 1st Day of Spring!

Today is the 1st day of spring. One of the local Italian ice places was offering free Italian ice to all of it's customers. We headed over there after dinner for the kids to get a treat. Kate was thrilled to hear that she was Italian and that she was going to eat Italian ice. We all enjoyed our Italian ice, but it was a little chilly for the first day of Spring.
When we got home, I told the kids they needed to brush their teeth to get all the sugar out. Kate informed me that the dentist told her she had to brush her teeth really well and not to eat a lot of candy or her teeth would rot and fall out. She then told me that Anna Marie (her 6 year old cousin) ate lots and lots of candy and that is why her teeth fell out!- Note to self...be careful what I tell my four year old, she takes thinks very literally!

When I grow up, I want to be...

Kate was so excited to tell me that a police officer came to visit them at shcool today and she got to sit in his car. This was our conversation when she got in the car:

K: "Mommy, you won't believe it, a police officer came to school and we got to get in his car! It was so cool, you should have been there Mommy!"

Me: Wow, that's great. You sure are lucky to get in the police officer's car.

K: Yea, Brower wasn't lucky though (always competing with her brother)

Me: What did the police officer tell you? What did you learn from him?

K: Don't touch the radio!

Me: Did you talk about strangers?

K: Yes

Me: What did he say about strangers?

K: I don't remember.

Me: Did the police officer tell you what you should do if you get lost?

K: I don't remember. But Mommy, when I grow up, I want to be a princess, a fairy AND a police officer! I got a really cool sticker that is just like the police officers!

I guess in the mind of a 4 year old, strangers and getting lost are not important. What really matters is that she got to sit in the police officer's car, she got a sticker and she has another occupation for when she gets older!

Neigh Neighs!

Our friend Kelly invited us to come to her horse farm to ride horses. Since Brower loves horses so much, we wanted to take him as part of his birthday celebration. This weekend was absolutely beautiful. It was 80 degrees all weekend! We went out to the farm and Kelly let us walk through the barn to see all the horses and then we were able to ride her horse Bey. The kids loved it. After riding, they got to feed Bey carrots and brush him. It was a fun family night!

Kate and Nadia in the bobcat

Brower and Ross in the Bobcat

Kate feeding Bey a carrot after their ride

Brower and Ross pushing the barrel

Brower brushing Bey

Kate brushing Bey

Fun In the Snow

We woke up to a beautiful sight of snow covering the trees and a few inches on the ground. We bundled up and headed out. Kate loved throwing snowballs. Brower still didn't like being cold but he was at least happy scooping up the snow and putting it in a bucket. He didn't last long in the cold! We had a lot of fun playing in the snow for one last time this winter!

Kate and Brower making snowballs. Shortly after this picture, Brower lost his balance and did a face plant in the snow. Needless to say, he was a little upset!

Get ready Mommy, I have my snowball!