Easter

We had a great and busy Easter.  We started our festivities by visiting Karl's Grandma Clara and doing an Easter egg hunt at her place.

 Afterwords we went and visited with her for a little bit.

 On Easter morning the kids woke to their baskets filled with goodies.

 Sadie didn't want to be left out of the picture.

 That afternoon we went to my Mom's where the kids got to participate in another egg hunt.

 The older kids had to wait a bit while the younger ones got a head start.

 Once all the eggs were found the kids all joined in on a sword fight.

 Griffin loved "fishing" in Grandma's pond and catching snails.

 This was his biggest snail he caught.

 The younger boys, Kayden and Drake decided they would try out the "fishing" as well.

We love that we live close enough to family to get to enjoy these holiday's together.

Griffin Rides a bike

We have been trying to get Griffin to transition off his balance bike and onto the peddle bike.  He was a bit hesitant but when his balance bike got a flat he was more more determined then ever to ride his peddle bike.  I am so proud of Griffin.  After a couple of times he was peddling on his own and going down dirt hills.

Griffin's Soccer

Griffin had his first soccer game of the season this last Saturday.  He was SO excited to play.  He ended up scoring 2 points (possibly 3-we couldn't see it well) for his team.  They unfortunately lost by one point but he had fun and can't wait to play again.

Drake's Jungle Monkey Party

This past week my lil' monkey turned 2.  So in honor of his birthday we through a jungle monkey party.

My Monkey (Drake) and I next to his monkey cake

 Decorations

 The Cake

Cake was a yellow cake with chocolate ganache filling

 Presents

Thank you to everyone who was able to come and help make this special boy's day a good one.

Swim Lessons

Each of the boys took swim lessons earlier this month.

Fischer was getting a refresher course on some stroke techniques

Drake was NOT a fan of swim but he did it and managed to float on his back for 60 seconds on his own

After Drake was done with his first lesson I asked him how he liked Swim lessons and he gave me this nasty glare.  The look was priceless. 

 Griffin could hardly wait for his turn

skate park and tricks

We call this trick the peeing dog.

 The boys love going to the local skate park to practice their tricks and ride the courses.  I foresee this place being a regular for us come summer

Drake even got into the action and loved the park thanks to Aunt Lisa and his cousin who were willing to push him around.

Drake, Drake, Drake

Drake says he's turning two

Drake loves helping me in the kitchen

Drake likes to practice his floating in the tub. 

All About Griffin

Griffin loves doing homework along side with Fischer.  He makes me write spelling words for him to write everyday with bonus words.

The other day Griffin thought he would take a shortcut and cut across a neighbors yard.  It had recently rained and he ended up getting stuck in the mud.  As he tried pulling himself out he fell forward on his hands and then back on his butt.  Mom had to come pull him out of the mud.  This picture was taken after the muddy shoes were off and his legs and arms were wiped down.  Wish I thought to get a picture of the entire muddy mess.

Basketball with Dad

Dinosaur Museum

Had fun at the Natural History Museum.