This and That

U. Jack and A. Gunilla stopped by for a quick visit since they were at the Outlets shopping. We hadn't seen them since last fall/summer some time. They have been busy selling their home as well. They brought some little Easter treats for the boys.

Dinner at Chick-fil-a tonight and look who came for a visit!  Kellan excitedly followed him around the restaurant while Henry wanted nothing to do with him!

I'm not sure what happened, but Henry, out of the blue, asked me for a "ban-ane" for his eye. Ok, sweetums, here you go!  I didn't see any boo-boo, but this seemed to take care of the problem.

Our house was put on the market March 8th  and we had a contract by March 11th. I thought I better catch a photo of our "For Sale" sign since it won't be up too long. Henry was happy to pose with his lawn mower. We'll miss our cute little home so close to town, the park and the library, but we'll be very excited to move to something with a bit more space and yard!  Many happy memories here!

Paper Football

Daddy taught the boys a new game: paper football. They thought it was a riot. I was at work, so I'm not sure what the dialogue is here, but the pictures seem to speak for themselves!

Not sure if there was a winner of the game, but it looks like Spiderman and a few other small guys joined in.

Sports

Kellan took his first sports class and learned to play pillow hockey, football, soccer and t-ball. He joined 9 other 4- year old boys and 1 girl. Attention spans lasted about 30 seconds. Coach Kevin kept them in line though.

Huddle

Flag football or something like that

I think Coach Kevin is telling them to sit still and listen!

Swing, our little lefty!

Kellan enjoyed soccer the most. He seems to have pretty good control when kicking. They taught the basics of dribbling, passing, and making a goal of course.

King Pinz

It was a chilly and gray day outside and the boys were getting antsy. So after naps, we headed to King Pinz to play some games. Kellan loves arcades, video games, carnivals, etc! We bought some tokens and let the boys pick out a few games to play. First up, air hockey! Mommy/Henry vs Daddy/Kellan. And the winner is....Mommy/Henry! Mommy grew up with an air hockey table, so watch out boys!


Off to the races! I think the boys did about 4 rounds of this game. Mommy and Daddy did the gas pedals full throttle while the boys steered. I don't think they stayed on the road too much.

It's a mini bowling alley for little ones. Henry needed a bit of help to get his bowling ball all the way to the pins.
Kellan had no problem and even attempted some new style bowling!

Easter Egg Hunt #1

Our first Easter egg hunt of the season. Yes, there are multiple, or at least there were last year. Not sure there are going to be as many this year! We drug the boys around house hunting all afternoon, so this was their treat for being so patient. This hunt is at a local high school put on by the seniors to help pay for end of year activities. A bit pricey, but going towards a good cause. Baskets in hand and on head, we're off to play some games before the hunt begins. It was a gorgeous sunny day!

There were many games to play and with each game the kids got tickets to use towards a price at the big price table. Many ball throwing type games, which just thrills Henry.
Out of money and tickets, we decided to have a mini picnic of "healthy" food before the candy got shoveled in the mouth!
Kellan is at the line, waiting his turn. The hunt was on the football field and divided in sections by age. 3 and under, 4-7, and 7 and up. They played music to start, once the music stopped, the kids had to return to the line, then the next group went.

Henry starts off and knows exactly what to do, just not very speedily! He was particular about which egg he picked up and even shook it to make sure there was something in it. Smart kid! I had to encourage to pick up faster since the music didn't last long. He then happily opened each egg to see what was inside. (I did not like the candy selection, many jaw breakers, bubble gum, and hard chewy candy. Not very little kid friendly!).


Next up, Kellan and he's ready. His age group could only go out and pick one egg up at a time. Lots of running back and forth. It was a riot! Way to burn some energy, go Kellan!


On the next round, they could go out and get 2 eggs at a time. The best part was checking out the loot in each egg. He made a friend during the event and they had fun racing each other. After about 3 rounds, we were done, exhausted and ready to go home!

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Friday the 16th: I had the boys make Daddy some special birthday cards. Henry got a little crazy with the red marker and decided to draw on himself a red goatee. Lovely!

I took Tim out on a date for his birthday on Friday night. Our wonderful neighbors, the Brown's, kindly offered to babysit the boys. We dropped them off at their house around 6pm for dinner and playtime and we set off for our own peaceful dinner at Travinia Italian Restaurant. I asked Tim what he wanted to do for his birthday date and he wanted to watch some March Madness basketball. So after dinner, we walked across the street to Finnigans sports bar to watch the ending of a few games. It wasn't a late night out, but it was a night out with my #1 guy!!

Sat the 17th:The boys excitedly gave Daddy his cards and present after breakfast. Kellan says to Daddy while handing him his present: " Daddy, I hope you like your new watch, I mean, baseball." Present spoiler! Kellan helped me wrap Daddy's new watch, so he knew what it was. I guess he can't quite keep secrets yet!

It was a gorgeous day out, so we headed to Frying Pan Park to see some animals and have a picnic.

We took many rides on the tractors.

The farm just had 3 litters of pigs, all within a week. So cute, but very stinky! The boys loved them! Kellan thought it would be a great idea to bring one home, just like Wilbur.

There were several lambs too, born within the last couple weeks.

We picnicked in the grass near the horse arena so that we could watch the riders. After they were done eating, Kellan and Henry decided to attempt a few jumps of their own.

Back to see the baby pigs one more time before leaving. Just can't get enough!

We grilled out for dinner, went to the park after dinner to burn some more energy, then had our cake and ice cream. Fun and tiring day! Happy Birthday to the best husband and Daddy!! We love you!! xoxo