Surprise appearance by the Easter Bunny

I was wondering what the boys needed all the tape for, and then we had this surprise visit from the Easter Bunny Saturday

His friend even fed him a carrot

Easter Morning

Wow, we had a busy Easter Sunday. Because of Chace's game on Saturday, we didn't make any community Easter Egg hunts, so we held our own hunt with 3 neighborhood friends. Then the kids all dyed Easter Eggs, and then decorated a "bunny hutch." It was great. Chace wants to have an even bigger Easter "Party" next year.

Easter bunny brought Chace a soccer ball...

And Alana a flower ball (always need to get the same thing if possible for these two!)

Finding lots of Easter Eggs...

Chace found the Golden Egg!

Kids posing with their bunny hutch. They did a great job.

First Soccer Game

Chace's first soccer game was Saturday. With the holiday, only 2 other teammates showed up, so the 3 boys had to play hard the entire game (there were 6 boys on the other time, who got to rotate in and out). Chace's team (Metro Stars) didn't win, but they showed improvement throughout the entire game and hopefully the next game will be better.

Alana likes to go to Chace's games since there is a playground with a pirate ship.

Spring Break fun

Chace and Alana just got back from Spring Break with Nana and Grandpa. They went to Wilderness in the Smokies, the awesome indoor water park. Here's Chace surfing. We are so blessed that the kids have wonderful grandparents that will watch them and take them places! I couldn't go to PT school without their support!

Soccer Practicer

Chace went to his first soccer practice on Monday, and loved it. Newton said he did great.

Catching up

Sorry haven't posted a lot lately. Grad school is keeping me busy! The kids are growing up quick though. The other day, Alana got up, got dressed, went downstairs, colored the polka dots on her shirt different colors, let the dog in, found a whistle, and then came and woke us up! Chace started soccer and did great at his first practice yesterday (pictures to follow).

Roller Skating Ballerina

I found Roller Skates and a Ballerina costume for Alana at the big consignment sale this year. She hasn't thought of wearing them together yet, but its only a matter of time.

Final Snow Day

Spring is officially here now, so no more snow days! This is from a few weeks ago. I ordered the kids little snow glider things, which did arrive a couple of days before the snow. Unfortunately, not enough snow for them to actually slide on. That's ok, the kids are adaptable and figured out other uses.

Mostly for scooping up snow and dumping it on me. Atleast they took turns?

Honor Roll!

Chace received a certificate today for being on the Honor Roll! Newton was able to be there, and snapped this with his camera phone.

Not so wintry wonderland

School was cancelled again today! We had snow overnight that turned into freezing rain all day. You can see the river running through the front yard. Chace and Logan were trying to float boats down it. Chace became quite concerned when he saw the level of the water in the drainage pond, but it was doing its job and we did not have flooding. Very strange to need umbrellas in the snow.

Queens of the snow hill

I tried to build Alana a little snow hill to slide down. She and her friend did slide down the hill, but not the way I planned....

Snow Days Continued

We did not realize that this would turn into a snow week! The snow all turned to ice, so school got canceled Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday! On Sunday Chace and a friend got to have some excitement as our car turned into a giant sled and went backwards down a big icy hill. We got turned around ok and went out a different way. Monday Alana and I finally made snowmen! Its the first time I've made one. We made two little ones (I had to dig through icy crust to get to useable snow) and used dried plums for the eyes. Fun!

Snow Days Part 1

Last Saturday we got around 7 inches of snow. The kids were thrilled! I was better prepared this time, so both kids had snow pants and Alana had boots. So they really got to go out and enjoy the snow this time. Chace helped Logan build a snow fort and Alana got to make snow angels (she had it figured out this time).

Because blue is so last year...

Alana is a big girl now (and you had better not say otherwise or she will get very upset!) So no more blue markers for her! She would much rather turn herself "yellow" with my makeup instead. Atleast it is a little easier to clean up.

Twas the Night Before Christmas...

and not a creature was stirring, except Mango of course. He thought Alana's new carseat was just perfect. He and Alana took turns sitting in it all day.

Chistmas Morning

We had a wonderful Christmas. Nana, Grandpa, and Uncle Jimmy were also there to help celebrate, which made Christmas even more special. Sorry, forgot to take pictures of the adults, but you know everyone wants to see pics of the kids anyhow.

Here is Princess Alana with her favorite gifts - a new carseat from Santa, a trunk of princess clothes from Uncle Jimmy, and musical instruments from Nana and Grandpa.

Took a couple minutes, but Alana got the hang of tearing into gifts before too long.

What's this? Santa brought Chace lots of games this year.

Gingerbread House

Sorry I haven't posted in a while. Life has been crazy! Here is the gingerhouse we decorated before Christmas. Alana and her friend Lauren did most of the work, with some creative directions from Chace. And most of the candy even stayed on through Christmas.