Pools and Ponds

We had a wonderful memorial day weekend. The weather was beautiful. And good times with friends and family. We started the weekend out right with a dinosaur pool party! Funny how water attracts....everytime we were in our yard the kids from around the camp would come on up to "swim". (I use that word lighty since our pool is so small). Ethan stayed his distance after his accidental fall in with his clothes on!

Here is Kaden's inpiration. This guy can do no wrong in Kaden's eyes!

And of course, what is a pool party without popsicles!

On monday we headed to Grama and Pops' for a memorial day picnic. It was relaxing (as relaxing as it can be with two wild boys!). The boys had fun at the pond. Kaden was trying to touch the fish.......

..one almost got him!

Good times with the cousin's. Crystal is giving the kids an 'educational' lesson! Always a teacher...even on the days off!

Ethan really wanted a smooch from Olivia!

And then of course what is a get together without pictures of the kids. Look at these handsome young lads holding these princess girls!

Looks like Ethan has Ava in a neck lock...and Kaden looks like he just flicked Olivia in the back of the head!


And then of course Pops is always fussing........ "Kaden quit throwing that food in the pond....slow down....what a commotion!" While Grama and Ethan slowly and calmly feed the fish.

It was a fun filled weekend.

Family Fun Day

We have had a very busy week so....we decided to make today a 'family fun day'! And fun it was. After some searching ( the night before) for a fun place to take the kids we found this little hole in the wall. The boys had a blast at this Petting Zoo & Farm. They had some interesting things there based on nursery rhyms ...... this was "The Old Lady's Shoe". Brian is trying to save Kaden from the "Crooked Man's House" falling on him. Ethan is an innocent bystander.

Ethan saying hello to the goats.

It was a beautiful day for a hayride......

until the bloodthirsty spiders attacked!

Then we headed to the pine maze. We had to get real low.....!

and adventure through wooded terrain.

Finally we were victorious!

It was a great day with our buds!

In Disguise

Who's Who at The Zoo

What does a person do on a beautiful spring day? You head to the Zoo of course!! Here are my three favorite guys enjoying the wooded walk to the exhibits.

Hee Haw......Nay Nay.....Oink Oink

Where are all the turtles?

My two little birdies!

Seeing the Rhino's with Grama and Pops.

Kaden loves family pictures.....

This picture makes my knee's and joints sore....I could hardly believe how there legs bent to eat the grass! Yikes!!!!!

Pops is on a diet!! Later he will quench his thirst with a coke. Nothing like washing down sugar with sugar.

As soon as Pops opened the bag of cotton candy the Polar Bear could smell it.

Kaden was also excited about his new found love......thank you Pops for introducing Kaden to this sugary treat!!!

It was a sweet day at the zoo!

Soccer Star in The Making

Kaden started soccer yesterday. I could hardly believe the swarms of people that were at the field waiting to release there precious three to five year olds to the care of a brave high school coach for an hour!! Wow!

Kaden recieved his orange soccer shirt....Go Orange Team!!!! And was ready to go stretching it out!

Did a few drills.....
Showed off his stuff to his brother.....

And then was off.

He did well as long as he had his own ball. He is definetly learning some lessons in sharing and patience. It is very good for him. Overall he enjoyed himself and keeps telling me he's ready to go back again next week. So I guess it wasn't that tramatic for him.

There were also no complaints from the fans who were very happy to spend the beautiful day outside!

Grama and Pops Save the Day!

Sometimes in life things do not go as expected. What was suppose to be a Easter lunch extravaganza, followed by games and the famous egg hunt ended up being a two hour drive in a vomit smelling car. Poor K had been feeling a little under the weather. What I hoped had passed came to head in the car on the way to our Easter celebration. So to the dismay of all of us and for the sake of family and friends, we turned around and came back home. Instead we spent the afternoon resting. (which was best for all, but couldn't it have been another day??? other than on easter?)
Regardless, the day seemed to drag on. And as I was preparing our Easter supper of chicken noodle soup, Grama and Pops showed up to wish us some easter cheer!!!!!! And of course Grama came prepared with a basket full of eggs, so the boys were able to have a hunt.

Even Grama took part as Kaden hid some eggs!

Thank you Grama and Pops for not being afraid of the "bugs" these kids carry!

Here are also a few pictures of Kaden with his new bike!

And Ethan with his new mower!

"It's a long long road...."

Hope

Matthew 27:32-61 (New International Version)

As they were going out, they met a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross. They came to a place called the skull. They had crucified him, they divided up his clothes by casting lots. Sitting down, they kept watch over him there. On his head they placed the written charge against him: THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS. Robbers were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left. Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads and saying, "You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself! Come down from the cross, if you are the Son of God!"

In the same way the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders mocked him. "He saved others," they said, "but he can't save himself! He's the King of Israel! Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him. He trusts in God. Let God rescue him now if he wants him, for he said, 'I am the Son of God.' " In the same way the robbers who were crucified with him also heaped insults on him.

From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land. About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?"—which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
When some of those standing there heard this, they said, "He's calling Elijah." Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge. He filled it with wine vinegar, put it on a stick, and offered it to Jesus to drink. The rest said, "Now leave him alone. Let's see if Elijah comes to save him."
And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit.
At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks split. The tombs broke open and the bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life. They came out of the tombs, and after Jesus' resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many people.
When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified, and exclaimed, "Surely he was the Son of God!"

As evening approached, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who had himself become a disciple of Jesus. Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus' body, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him. Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut out of the rock. He rolled a big stone in front of the entrance to the tomb and went away. Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb.