Nature

Yesterday was such a beautiful day that we couldn't waste it inside. We headed out to McCloud Nature park in the afternoon. There were plenty of beautiful wildflowers

Then there were these two wild children that liked to wade in the creek. And, yes, that skirt was soaked by the time we left.

Once...twice...three times a lady

Or more appropriately "Triple Teamed"! Rebecca, Loralei, and Rachel in their spring dresses this morning. I knew that Rachel and Loralei had ended up with the same Easter dress. So her mom and I planned to put them both in it and snap a photo after church. What a surprise to come down the hall and see little Rebecca in the same dress! I told her mom, "Don't leave...must take photo!" Too cute!

The Hornet!

Today was the Awana Grand Prix. Just like the pinewood derbys that the scouts have. Although I don't remember the races being this high tech back in my brother's scout days. There was an eye that recorded what car won and how fast it went. The the results were projected up on the screen for everyone to see. Fancy! Aaron's car was black and yellow and he dubbed it "The Hornet". The Hornet turned out to be a fast thing. Aaron won a 1st place medal!

Spring Photos

Took advantage of the gorgeous weather this past weekend and went out to the Lilly House at the art museum to take some photos. Warning - massive amounts of photos. I should have just put them in a slideshow. Oh well...

Soccer - The final season

The final season for Aaron anyway. Rachel can start playing next year if she wants to.

Aaron got the year started off right with a goal.

Here's the entire league shot. Aaron's in there somewhere. It's like "Where's Waldo?"

Rachel and Hayden got rather vocal about cheering on their brothers

This was the scene over on our field right after halftime. At the game, with a laptop out, facing away from the action...Hmmm

Sneak Peek - Madison & Rylan

Had to have the buddy pic! :)

Sneak Peek - Max & Macie

This is Max - he is 3 and like most 3 year olds I know, his patience for photos is limited. And who can blame him. I wouldn't want to sit still for photos if I was 3. However, he did great!! Thanks Max!

This is Macie - she is 6 months and was in the mood for photos today! Yea!

Easter Part Deux

After biscuits and gravy for breakfast we headed to church for Easter service. Dinner was roast beef, ham, potatoes, carrots, rolls....you get the picture. The afternoon consisted of egg hunting, candy eating, bocce ball, dominoes...well you get the picture. :)

I don't know about you, but this looks like a foul!

Apparently I can only throw a bocce ball if my tongue is sticking out. I believe this is Mom trying to convince me that her ball is closer. I'm not so sure.

Neither is Peter

But in the end the girls were victorious! Of course we were, just look at that form!

Easter Part 1

Our Easter weekend kicked off with the Good Friday service at our church last night. This morning after packing the car we headed back to the church for the Easter egg hunt. We originally were going to head right to Mom and Dad's after breakfast, but I'm glad we took time for the hunt this morning because if we hadn't I would not have got to meet the EASTER BUNNY!

The bunny seems to be just the same height as my brother Daniel. And I'm not certain, but I think I saw him driving off in Daniel's truck. Hmmm....makes a person wonder. :)

Rachel found plenty of eggs this morning. She won a princess backpack and a 2 liter of Mountain Dew. Oh boy! The kids colored eggs when we got to Mom and Dad's

Aaron then took on Memaw in some one on one basketball.

Then he took on his dad, but Dusty isn't quite as laid back as Memaw when he plays!

What's it gonna take??

To get a decent plate of pad thai around here? We recently found out that the much enjoyed local thai restuarant, Thai One On, was no longer in business. Since Dusty had the day off and I was craving some pad thai, we dropped Rachel off at a friend's house and headed up to 86th and Michigan to the Thai House. We would eat there every so often when Dusty worked up in that part of town. So after hauling all the way to the north side we turn onto Michigan. Something is not right. No cars in the lot, overgrown landscaping, and barriers into the parking lot. Even though it still has a functioning website, it's closed as well. Not ready to give up on an ethnic lunch we ended up at India Palace for the lunch buffet. That's OK, because I like the tikka masala. But I think they got their signs switched on the buffet. I thought I was getting chicken curry. I ended up eating curried goat! Tastes like roast beef. ;)

Hey snow!! You're not welcome here!

Snow and ice today....my daffodils and I stand in defiance of you!!

Back Home

Me and the kids spent the week over in Illinois. We split the week between Dusty's parents and my parents. Needless to say the kids had plenty of Grandparent time. We found Grandpa Lusk and caught up with him for a while.

Here's Rachel with my cousin's dog Tyson.

Tyson is from the same litter as my parent's dog, Dolly. Here's Aaron getting a Dolly kiss.

Here Dolly reminds me of a certain 3-year old little boy I know that can get his tongue up to his nose as well!

All is Well

Hey everyone...all 3 of you! :) We are still over in Illinois on spring break. Spent a couple days with Dusty's parents and now we are at my parent's house. Dusty is spending the week alone back home. Lucky guy!! Just kidding...somewhat. The kids are enjoying plenty of grandma and grandpa time. It would be nice if the weather were somewhat better, but you can't win them all. Have a great week!