Finishing basement tease ...

Starting to come together!

 

Easter Egg Hunt 2014

If you look through these pictures and think, "How photogenic her kids are!"...here's the truth.

These are the faces it takes ...

to get this pic!

With that disclaimer out of the way, on to the best shots from our family's Easter celebration!

The Easter Bunny brought candy for the first time, but also TWO tball sets.

(A personal thank you from me Bunny, buying two will save me a lot of refereeing! You did well with that buy-one-get-one sale at Amazon!)

Gavin was THRILLED. He's been wearing that coach whistle three weeks straight. Including in the bath and lying it next to his pillow at night.

Ethan was OFF!!

"What is this on the grass? It's not an egg?"

 

Random old toy discarded, the hunt continued!

Yes, he's midair here.

While Ethan flew through the yard, Gavin clutched his new bat close, needing reminders to look for eggs.

(Psst... Little does Ethan know there is ONE M&M in each egg, I barely went through half a small bag stuffing them)

They finally noticed the Easter baskets.

Silly spray was a particularly big hit.

"So wait... You're saying Ethan snagged most of the candy while I played baseball with my new bat?"

"What I really hear you saying is..."

"I got my own bat!"

"No more sidelines for me suckas!"

Oh and further evidence of Easter miracles, I cooked a healthy dish successfully that we all enjoyed... and no smoke alarms went off!

Happy Easter!

 

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Sad Saga of the Second Born Son

I shared Ethan's story of his first soccer game. But Gavin has his own side of the story.

Between the two, baby bro definitely has the most love for the game! He's worn that whistle for 3 weeks straight, calling himself "coach"!

He came to the field ready to play!

He joined the huddle.

As if to say, "Put me in coach, I'm ready."

As the game wasn't going so well, he kept yelling, "Ball! In! Goal!"

Finally, at half time, we let him have his turn to put the "Ball! In! Goal!"

"I make these cleats look good!"

But then the game had to resume, and Gavin has to get off the field.

Uh oh.

Luckily Uncle D was there to distract him from his tears with a game of their own!

 

 

 

Only two more years buddy.