that's a lot of eggs!

Hooray for Grandpa! We colored (crayons and dye) 8 palettes of eggs. Then we swam and played like crazy!! Can you believe that Grandpa boiled all of these himself and less than 5 cracked? He's so TaLenTeD!!

Hooray for Grandmas!

It's always so FuN when your birthday lasts for a month! At least that's what it feels like when your present comes in the mail a month later...

ThAnKs Grandma Gardiner!!

Take me out to the ball game

Matt Peterson, under the auspicious name of PR Youth Sports, you have done it AgaIn!! Wow and double wow to our neighborhood sports Coalition for your baseball season!! 108 kids, 3 divisions and 9 teams, at $8.50 per child you make our life of boys so much easier and happier!! This is our first try at organized baseball and I could not be more pleased about our first games of the season.

Seth hitting the ball and rounding third to home!!

Clyde also hitting the ball and then rounding third to home.

Monte Birk played a double header today. Phew! He was tired and hot by the end but those runs into home were well worth it!

I am so thankful for good friends and people that take the time to create and execute something so wonderful that my family can participate in. When I think of my sun burned neck from 3 hours of lazily sitting and cheering I think of how sore Coach Matt's knee must be from kneeling to pitch for these youngsters hours on end. I think of his sweet wife and children who support him as he puts in his time scheduling and organizing the games and rosters. You know it's a real service at $8.50 a child when we get t-shirts and caps out of it as well. It is such a rewarding experience for the kids with the supportive, patient and up-beat dads on the field helping them play.

ApRiL FoOLs!!

I was such a great mom today! These delicious vanilla cupcakes smothered in home made Chocolate frosting were waiting for the boys when they came home from school today. What an AweSOmE after school snack!!

...until you take a bite!

Clyde, oh Clyde. I watched he and Seth take their bites and begin to eat. Seth was eating around the edges first and therefore missed the cotton balls. Clyde took a great big bite right in! The cotton ball is stringing from his mouth to the cupcake and yet he just looks at it funny and CONTINUES TO CHEW! I'm laughing so hard that my tummy begins to hurt (in fact I'm laughing right now telling it.) I finally go over to the trampoline and say,"STOP! Stop eating that!" He says "What?" and he takes another look at the cupcake - the 2nd cotton ball is staring right at him (in fact, above is a picture of his cupcake.) "What is it anyway?" As if it is some sort of magical filling I have added to his treat. "Cotton balls Clyde! Please stop eating it." (My laughter is turning hysterical now.) "Real Cotton?" - "Yes, Clyde, APRIL FOOLS!!!" - "Gross Mom," as he takes an entire cotton ball out of his mouth that he's been chewing on and hands it to me. I truly believe had I not stopped him he would have just swallowed the whole thing. I did redeem myself by giving him a fresh cupcake-no cotton- after words.

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Then we dropped off cupcakes at our neighbors house, the Judds. 1/2 fools, 1/2 regular. We got their Dad good according to the Mom, daughter Destiny too. They tried to pull a quick return on me a few hours later when I called for something telling me that their 3 year old was having a really difficult time breathing. They were just about to bring her to the ER when I called. Maybe it's a new food allergy? She's been given a blessing and everything but it was only getting worse. "Oh my," I say "What did she eat?" I just let the Mom talk it out, "grilled cheese etc..." until I finally ask, "Are you trying to April Fools me?" her reply, "Now why would I want to do that?"

I fear that next year we are going to get it!!

2nd Grade Musical

I LoVe our gradeschool!

I LoVe our teachers!

I LoVe our music program!

Mrs Sponseller is the BeSt 2nd grade teacher in the WoRld!!

Our best friend Jonah who brought his mom on a special date with us for ice cream after the performance. He's not in our class this year but we make it a point to get together.

A western theme review. Clementine, California here I come, Elbow room, Lone Star Trail, Big Rock Candy Mountain, Johnny Appleseed, good songs!!