Plastic pool time

Day 2 of spring break we pulled out all the fun! Bob took the day off. He had the chance to go see James our fish at swimming lessons. Ansley went bowling with our neighbor. We are so blessed to have 2 kids across the street and 2 diagonal who play so well together. We have at least 10 kids on our street around the same age! This is the place to be!! Ansley and her girlfriend are constantly running back and forth from each others house! It doesn't hurt that the girls get to play with the boys (that are in her grade). Oh dear!!
After rest time we pulled out the plastic pool!!









Anyone see crazy boy in the background driving the car! Yes he has learned where the gas pedal is and takes full advantage of it. Unfortunately he has super human strength so getting him out involves bribery of some kind.

First day of spring break!!

I would call today a success!! We started the day off at the YMCA. The boys love playing in the playroom. I decided to step out of my comfort zone and do a step/ sculpting class. I do boot camp three days a week, however this 1.5 hour of step/ sculpting class nearly put me down! We then headed to the park to play with the Hunters! James loves playing with Cole. While Henry has a thing for Addie!
Below are some pictures of us playing at Thrasher park in downtown Norcross.






Henry could do this all day!








Henry with his girl!


Nothing more fun for a boy than watching construction workers repave the street.





If you are wondering where Ansley is she ditched us to stay at Caroline's to play with her BFF!
After the park we had some good rest time and then planted some veggies! Yes we have our first veggie garden: squash, carrots, tomatoes, and some garnishes! We still have cucumbers left to plant! The kids helped me until they found the hose. Then thy found the neighborhood kids and that was the last of their help! After I finished up we headed out to play t ball with the Hunters and Dills. I just love this neighborhood! We have so many wonderful neighbors to play with. Yesterday, we had kids in and out of our house all day. The best part was they were running back and forth between houses!!! We ended the day with a family walk. Phew!!! What a fun day. Can't wait to see what the rest of the week holds!

Americus, GA

This weekend we headed south to Americus, GA. This is Bob's dads hometown. We love going to this beautiful town. It is nice to get away to a place that goes at a slower pace than Atlanta! We stayed at the beautiful Windsor hotel, visited family, shopped (lucky for Bob most of the boutiques were closed for spring break), played in Plains (hometown to Jimmy Carter), and ate some catfish and hush puppies at Daphne's! The kids all behaved and were flexible to the adults schedule! We haven't taken many trips with the kids so they all loved staying in the hotel. Ansley was taking a bath and informed me that she feels rich in that bath tub. The entire way down to Americus James thought we were going camping. He informed us he did not want to sleep in the tent without the lights on. He also did not want the bears to get him. He was not convinced until we pulled up to the hotel. He was pretty funny to listen to. I am also positive that James talked the entire weekend minus when he was asleep. He is our loud kid and I am pretty sure Henry is right there with him. They only have one voice and that is loud. Ansley is the complete opposite we have to remind her to talk loud!
Henry did well being up way past his bedtime! I have learned that he doesn't get cranky or emotional when he is tired. He becomes a tornado. He will clear any shelf, run as many laps, screams for the fun of it, and all the while with the biggest grin.


James liked checking out the train in Plains after enjoying some peanut butter ice cream.




















Playing the cup game in Plains!


Celebrating Grandad's birthday at Daphne's!


We sat down to eat breakfast at the Windsor (picture below). After Donna served us water and waiting 15 minutes to only see the backside of the waiter we packed it up and headed to Granny's kitchen for breakfast.

Oh Henry!

You would think by this latest picture of Henry that we don't give him enough to drink. Not the case he just prefers puddles. When I say he prefers he gets mad when he is removed from the puddle because saying no to him means drink faster. I think he spends too much time watching Oscar.

Easter egg hunt and celebrating Christ!!

We started the weekend off by watching James play T ball! He hit two foul pitches and one long shot!












We had a Easter egg hunt along with a magician show in the neighborhood! Took some convincing for Henry to get more than one egg. He was fine with only having one.



Then Ansley gave him her bag and it was on!


We ended the weekend with a
Wonderful church service and a yummy lunch. Below are some pictures of the kids putting flowers on the cross!!!

Easter pictures by Caroline Grant Photography

Good Friday a bunch of us got together to play at the park. Of course my sister got her camera out so I bribed mine to dress up for a few pictures.

Pictures

This week Ansley earned her red robin patch at Daisy's. It was a fun to see all the girls showing us what they have accomplished!
Here are some pictures I took on my phone.



Ansley is in the back row middle. She is actually the shortest one!





Of course Caroline got a hold of my kids and took some cute pictures.






This is Henry sitting with Hannah.








Jump Jump is the best place for this climber!!!


Henry loves James. Anything he can do to get his brother to attend to him he will do. One of his favorite things to do is to rub James' head.