Spring Break

Spring break has come and gone, and I am behind as usual! We left for my dad's right after school on Friday since we can never seem to wait for vacation for even one more day. We made the whole trek in just over 5 1/2 hours and didn't stop once! Might sound crazy but that's how I roll. When we got there, dad surprised the boys with hatching chicks! We stayed up until nearly 2am listening to chicks peep and watching them hatch. It took just a day or 2 and there were 24 I believe. We had a great visit with lots of excitement. We went to the livestock auction, went to the movies and watched John Carter, flew kites, played some baseball and basketball, and I got to do some shopping.

Dylan spent hours like this!

We drove home Wednesday through lots of rain to make it to Dylan's first baseball practice and Caden's Ju jitsu....we didn't go to either! Baseball was rained out and Caden has decided that he needs a break from ju jitsu. So, we will focus on baseball and then get back to it in the fall most likely.

Dylan's Team

Grandma came to practice

Grandma Shirley arrived on Thursday. I made a nice dinner and we just relaxed. On Friday, she watched the boys and Ray and I had a "Date Day"! It was great to go out for the day. We did some shopping, looked at trees and landscaping stuff at Mulhall's. Then we went to the Hunger Games! It was sooooo good. I had read the first few chapters of the book, but it was better than I expected. I will have to start on the next books now since I have so much some free time now that I am finished with all of my grad work. We finished the night with dinner at Red Lobster and played some Keno. I even won $.50. We'll forget about the $20 it cost to play. Better than the casino though!

We spent the rest of the weekend with mom and had fun playing pinochle and relaxing. She bought the boys great Easter presents. She got Caden some new rollerblades and Dylan got a rip stick! He got the hang of it quickly, but it's now a week later and his shoulder is completely torn up!  He rides it every day and isn't scared of anything. The elbow pads, knee pads, and wrist pads are great, but I may need to put his football pads on him too!

 Grandma and the boys!!! So thankful for their gifts for once!

Monday found us all back at work and school. Back to life as usual...baseball 3-4 days a week now and 2 demanding children keeping us busy. The weather is beautiful though and we are loving it!!!