Easter Day

Here are the kids in their Easter outifts. They were able to see their treats in their baskets and then we went to church. In the afternoon we headed out to Grandma and Papaw Speer's for an egg hunt and Easter dinner. Great Grandma Dirks was there as well as Great Aunt Betty. It was a nice time with family and the kids had a fun day.

Easter Egg Hunts

As always we had more egg hunts than we knew what to do with! There was the hunt at Meadowood Park, the More than Eggs hunt at church, one at the Library, and then one at each Grandparents house! It seems even Lauren isn't too big for this activity yet. Ryan really enjoyed finding the eggs this year too. Mad, of course, was very excited to hunt for eggs as well. The one at Grandma Buckner's is always a neat one with all the grand kids heading out in different directions! Lauren still has one that we couldn't find at Grandma Speer's!

The Dog Ate My Homework

Many people have to wait a long time to use this excuse. Ryan has already had the opportunity in his first year of preschool!! The kids each get an opportunity to take home a traveling bear, Hope, and then they write about the adventures Hope had at their house. We had Hope from a Thursday to the following Tuesday. Our dear dog Miley didn't mess with it....until three minutes until we were to leave for school on Tuesday morning. I had just put Hope and the journal in the special travel bag and went to help the kids with their coats. I turned to pick up the bag and it wasn't there. A little looking and I found the bag. The dear mutt had chewed the corner of the book!!! We had to take it to school still warm and wet from the dog's mouth and tell his teachers that the dog ate my homework!! The teacher's found it funny though and it just became part of Hope's adventures.

The Great Piercing...

Lauren has wanted her ears pierced forever now. We had told her that she had to wait until she was ten years old. Since we are leaving for vacation soon after her birthday I decided to surprise her over spring break and let her get them pierced so we would be in town if there were any problems. The morning of the event she still had no idea what was going on. We we were in the van I told her and she was SOOO excited! She did great too. They did them individually and I thought she may chicken out after the first one but she did wonderfully. My little girl is growing up!

Trash Truck Visits Preschool

Ryan is still in love with the trash trucks. For his birthday I wanted to see if the town would send a trash truck to his school for a demonstration. I contacted the street department and they agreed to come to the school. It was a total surprise for Ryan and he and his classmates LOVED the trash truck. His goodie bags were little trash bags with candy and a little trash truck inside. The kids were able to throw stuff in the back of the truck and they even were allowed to stand on the step in the back....a dream of Ryan's. He absolutely loved his birthday surprise.

A Preschooler's Dream

So, the adults didn't find a main line break all that fantastic. However, if you are a preschooler, having a tractor in your yard for TWO days was a wonderfully exciting dream. Ryan and Addy enjoyed watching the tractor. They had a picnic lunch and watched it too so that they wouldn't miss anything. It was a super fun time to be a kid. The nice workers were so great with the kids and let them even sit in the tractor a few times. They were in heaven!!

Ryan's Birthday

Ryan wanted a Star Wars birthday this year. He specifically requested a light saber cake. So, after much thought, I made this one and he was so thrilled with it!! Made my day to see him so excited over it!! He went on his birthday lunch with Grandpa and Grandma Buckner to Choo Choo Pizza (Pizza King) and then they gave him his first bike! He LOVES it! On his birthday I took him to The Children's Museum and he had a blast there. Later we went to his favorite place for dinner...Olive Garden. Of course he really only likes the mint you get at the end of the meal though! The next day Grandma and Papa Speer came over with more gifts. He was excited to get the horses and their truck and trailer to haul them around. He loves horses! I would say he loves being four!!