Easter Egg Making

What would Easter be, without the typical dying the Easter eggs?? I remember doing it as a kid, and always looking forward to that tradition. The kids asked if we were doing it, unfortunately I still do NOT like, eat, or can even stand the smell of eggs, but Jeremy was happy to get them boiled and then eat most of them afterwards, the kids also ate some of them too, but not me.. So we got the egg dye going, did a few speckled dyed eggs, and the kids added some of the fun Star Wars stickers and things to the eggs to deck them out. Then the next morning, the Easter bunny hid them and the kids were super excited to find them all.

The kids are sooo into Stars Wars, we got a Star Wars Eggs kit, they loved it:

Jeremy was really excited about his eggs:

Growing Up

I realized when I took these pictures that Sydney and Austin have really grown up alot, lately esp. When we first moved here and started going to the park, Sydney could only go on the baby swing and the slide with help, most of the time she just stayed in the stroller. Austin had a hard time with some of the bigger equipment at the park, and we did alot of standing by him, to make sure he didn't slip out the sides of the park play equipment. WOW, what a difference 5 years makes, the kids are just growing up sooo much, they can pretty much run the playground by themselves. Sydney is going to be 6 in just a couple of weeks, and next year will be in school all day, and Austin 8 this summer and in 3rd grade next year. They are just such good kids and I love their personalities, they really mean everything to me.

Last of the Play Pictures

Here are just a couple of the last random shots of the kids playing at the park. They really had such a great time together, running around, playing outside and just having a blast. As Jeremy pointed out, no we don't make our kids wear helmets and gear to play at the park and ride the swings. They happened to have gone bike riding first, kept it on at the park and then did a bit more bike riding.. I didn't really think anything of it till he pointed it out...

Park Play Time

When we went and played on the park, the kids were all over, playing tag, up and down the slides. Bailey was really into climbing on everything and I kept having to relook and find him somewhere new. Ryder was just sooo excited and out running around. Sydney was fun and giggley and Jordan was kinda quiet, just talking it all in, and having a blast. Austin looked so big at the park, all the kids did, they are really growing up.

Austin, what a big boy:
Bailey Hanging Out:

Jordan Standing Tall:

Sweet Sydney coming down the Slide:

Ryder, deep in thought, what to do next:

Swing High, Swing Low

When we went to the park, one of the main highlights of play time was the swings. Ryder was super cute and just laughing up a storm when we would push him up super high, his giggle is just the cutest. I kinda played around with my camera and took some fun angles and shots of the swing time action. Here are a couple, but I got lots more, I have to say I am really looking forward to scrappin these forsure and can't wait.
The kids new game on the swings, if you are swinging even with a person then you are getting married with them. So they sang the wedding song anytime they were even. It was quite funny, that's one I've never heard before...

Gone Bikin....

A couple weekends ago, we had the Jessop nephews for the weekend at our house and it was totally gorgeous weather out. We couldn't help but get outside, get in the sun, and take advantage of the wonderful day out. We have been sooo lucky to have the kind of wilderness area behind the houses here, the bike/ walking path, the creek, the park, and the newer rock path that the kids love to go down. Also the kids call the back path, the "black forest" where the path winds around up the back. The kids were so excited to get back on their bikes and take off. They are getting so big and independent, now they ride and can just take off by themselves. I'm going to try and upload pics from the weekend, I got quite a few good ones, but here are the first bunch.

Bike Patrol on the Loose:

Speed Racer Syd:

Lil Ryder trying to keep up:

Game Time

Tonight was Austin's indoor soccer game. He scored one of the first goals. It was a pass from the outside and he put it right into the goal. He was really excited about that. The second half of the game, he played defense and did really well.. We were short 4 players this week, so everyone got to play alot, which was great, but they all got really tired out too.. The other team was pretty rough, included one pushy player. But our team showed excellence sportsman ship and I was really impressed with them for that, so I thought they did a great job this week. Only two more games for the season, it sure has gone by fast.