This past Friday afternoon was a perfect day to bring out the swim trunks and sprinkler when we got home from school. The kids had a great time running through the sprinkler, playing with their squirt guns, and running in the backyard! It was a beautiful Spring day!
After the sprinkler, they decided to play catch. I’ve really been enjoying watching them play catch this spring!
Brady got to attend Kindergarten Round-Up on Monday and Tuesday, April 13-14 this past week for 2 hours each day.
He had a great time and was so excited to be “in kindergarten”!
In fact, when it was time to go back to preschool on Thursday, he was a little bummed and was only wanting to go to Kindergarten!
We are very excited for Brady to begin Kindergarten in the fall. He is ready and we are ready for him! 4 more months and he will be at the ‘big school’ with Tyler and I! We are looking forward to it!
What a beautiful day to be at a ballpark!
After Brady’s soccer game last weekend, we drove into Principal Park for the I-Cubs Open House. It was an absolute PERFECT Family Day! We enjoyed every moment! And it was an extra bonus that the weather was spectacular to be outside!
The open house was a free event and we each even got a free hot dog and pop. We were able to tour the entire park; clubhouse, press box, skyboxes, dugouts, and play catch on the field. It was such a fun day!
And after this trip, we introduced the boys to the movie Sandlot, and now the boys have found a new love for baseball!
The boys with their awesome dad out in the pitcher’s bullpen.
With Cubbie.
Playing catch with Dad out in the field.
Amazing Family Day!
Enjoying lunch in the stands.
My handsome boys and I.
Hittin’ the ball.
They were able to say ‘Go Cubs!’ in the microphone up in the press box.
Way up high where the camera is. Tyler even got to move the camera and was videoing what was showing on the jumbotron.
Such a good picture!
Another family from Newton that we know were also there, so the boys were able to play catch with their 3 boys.
This is the first season for this activity of brothers playing catch! And they have done it many times since then. So exciting!
Easter weekend began for us on Thursday afternoon when Lee’s parents and grandparents arrived at our house for the weekend. We spent time outside in the beautiful weather on Thursday afternoon and grilled out for dinner. Friday was a little chilly, so we went ‘fish bowling’ at Bass Pro Shop. While we were there, we noticed that the Easter Bunny was there, so the boys got their picture taken with him. Friday afternoon Tyler started to not feel well and ended up getting sick at bedtime Friday night, through Friday night, and still didn’t feel good Saturday morning. We were planning to go to Living History Farms on Saturday morning, but with Tyler being sick and sleeping most of the morning on Saturday, we stayed home and lounged. Saturday afternoon the boys played outside and we dyed Easter Eggs. Sunday we went to church and then lounged some more at home. We enjoyed each other’s company and enjoyed playing cards. We were so glad that Lee’s grandparents could make their first trip to our house and spend the weekend with us!
A couple pictures of the boys coloring their eggs.
The Easter Bunny left the boys plenty! They each got…a Wubble bubble, a double water gun, baseball batting gloves, bubble wand, chalk, swimming pool football, candy, candy, and more candy.
They were, of course, up by 6:30 and ready to tear downstairs to get a peek into their baskets!
After they went through their baskets, they went on an Easter Egg Hunt in the house. The Easter Bunny hid some eggs in the house and later I hid some eggs outside.
The Easter Bunny left them a card as well.
Checking out the goods.
Brady wearing his Wubble Bubble as a hat before it had gotten blown up.
Wubble Bubbles!
Since it was such a nice day, I wanted the kids to have an Egg Hunt outside as well, so I hid some around the backyard. They had so much fun trying to find them all!
Our handsome boys after church.
Easter family picture, 2015
The boys with their bubble wands.
Oh, they are too cute!
Easter Bunny picture at Bass Pro. They may not have been dressed for the occasion, but the picture still turned out pretty cute!
Darcey’s Lenten Promise: I promise to exercise Every Day to help me be healthier and better for my family.
Brady’s Lenten Promise: I promise to not eat sweet to make my body healthier.
Tyler’s Lenten Promise: I promise to not eat sweets to make my body healthier.
Lee’s Lenten Promise: I promise to not play games on my phone so I can spend more time with my beautiful family.
Here’s the kids’ Easter artwork that they had brought home from school.
Tyler’s Easter card to us:
To Mom: Happy Easter! I love you. You are the best. I love you.
To Dad: I hope you catch up on Harry Potter. I am on Chap. 12. Happy Easter. I love you.
