Spring Break in Georgia

As I said in my Easter post, we made a trip up to GA recently. Gus had to work, so I took the kids by myself. Jill had been down here the week before on her Spring Break so we actually caravanned (is that a word?) up on Saturday and I drove home alone the following Thurs. I was kinda nervous about that but I have AAA, a cell phone and a reliable vehicle so I figured I could conquer it! We actually had a really good trip home and only stopped ONCE!! I couldn't believe it myself. I just got in the zone and kept on driving. Hunter slept alot and the girls watched their new American Girl Chrissa DVD which kept things pretty quiet in the van. It was great to see my parents and get away for a while. We didn't do a whole lot - our big outing was up to Cleveland/Helen to the CPK home. Mom and I took the girls to the Hannah Montana movie one day (really cute!) while Dad stayed home with Hunter and they enjoyed some male bonding. It was nice to just relax and hang out together!



The kids enjoyed popcorn and TV every night before bed.

Me, Hunter, and Dad at an outdoor cafe' overlooking the Chattahoochee River for lunch in Helen.

Avery, Meagan, and Mom - bundled up to stay warm. It was a little cool that day!

The girls at Babyland General in Cleveland. We had a great time and it always makes me feel like a kid again! My grandparents used to take me and my sisters here when we came up for visits in the summer.

Meagan was in her element as much as she loves dolls!

Meagan's 4th Birthday

Meagan in her custom made outfit that I ordered from a seller on etsy.com

Hunter's initial reaction to the characters wasn't so great. He finally warmed up to Donald Duck a LITTLE by the end of the meal. Poor thing!

Meagan's favorite was Donald Duck. She really love the special waffles and I think she ate about four! The chef was so nice and made sure Meagan's birthday was extra special!

My Favorite picture of the day! I think Disney may want to use this in their advertisements!

For Meagan's birthday we made plans to go to Chef Mickey's at Disney's Contemporary Resort. Jill was down for a visit and Gus and Lisa took the day off work to join in the fun. We had a great time and they were AWESOME when it came to working with Meagan's dietary restrictions. They had Mickey shaped waffles and even a cupcake that Meagan could enjoy. After our meal we did a little shopping in the gift shop and took a free ride on the monorail. We all had an awesome day together!

Easter

Meagan was SOOOOO excited about her chocolate bunny. She got up while I was still in the shower and busted in there to ask me if I could check the label and see if she could have it! I thought that was so cute! So course, she loved it and ate on it for a few days! Well worth the $16!

I had to do some bribing with a jelly bean for Hunter to cooperate, but I really wanted to get a good picture of the three of them in their matching outfits!

Hunter had a great time hunting eggs - especially once he figured out there was stuff in them.

I just love this picture of Avery - she looks so grown up and beautiful!

I figured I was due for a new post and since everyone else has posted about Easter, I guess I should, too. We were in Georgia for this year for Easter and it occurred to me later on that this was the first Easter my kids have spent with my parents ever. My Mom and Dad moved to GA the year before Avery was born and although we see each other several times a year it just never seems to happen in the Spring. We enjoyed a nice service at my parents' church and then headed up to my grandparents/uncle's house for lunch and and egg hunt. The weather was perfect and we had a great day together!

Story Time with Hunter

I finally decided that it was time to start taking Hunter to the library for story time like I used to do with the girls. Hunter has been there before, but not since Meagan started preschool in August of '08 and he was a much more "passive" participant back then. We go to the Villages library which is only about 10 mins from the house and the librarian is super nice. I thought it would be helpful in helping him learn new words and socializing him a little more, too. We've been about three times so far and while he's not super excited about it, he does listen to the stories, likes seeing the other kids and loves the snack time!

Look at this BIG boy helping himself to a book!

Hunter wasn't feeling too great this day (you can tell in those heavy eyes)

He's learning to color and wants a bunch of crayons all at once.

He really thinks he's BIG on the computer like his big sisters do at home!

New Spring 'do!

The girls were so excited to get some new much shorter hair-do's yesterday after school. Both of their hair was the longest it had ever been and it was driving me crazy. While I kind of like being able to do cute hairstyles with them for the most part it was just ponytails every day. I much prefer the way they look with shorter hair and it's so much easier to take care of. Avery went first to set the example and Meagan was happy to have a haircut just like her big sister! I think they look super cute! The funniest thing was how excited they both were to go to school today to show off their new looks ~ I guess feeling good about yourself because you have a great hairstyle starts early!

Softball Season

Go # 12!!

On deck to bat!

Warming up for the game

Cute and athletic rolled into one!

We are having a great time with Avery playing softball this year. I won't lie, it's been more stress added in, but I have to tell myself that it's worth it for her to have so much fun and get some great exercise. There are just some things you learn playing team sports that I don't think you can learn anywhere else. Even though I totally stunk at playing softball when I was eleven or tweleve years old, the memories of the good times are still with me. Gus is the head coach and he is doing a great job, too! I love that he and Avery have something in common that they both enjoy. Hunter and Meagan have a great time going down to watch practices and games although I spend most of my time chasing after them rather than watching the game. I started taking pictures last night and I have plans to do something special for the team with them at the end of the season so hopefully that will work out! Go T & D Concrete!!

"God's shoes"

I just wanted to do a quick post to share something funny that Meagan said this morning. I was getting her ready for school and she insisted on wearing her favorite "new" pair of shoes (hand-me-downs from Addie!) They are really cute and comfy so I didn't mind her wearing them at all. Then she busted out and said "These are shoes like God wears!" Of course I started laughing and told her she was right. I'm sure she was referring to all of the pictures of Jesus and how he is portrayed wearing brown strappy sandals. I think God knew I needed a good laugh this morning after a stressful week!