A quick getaway

Right after Griffin's game Saturday we drove down to Las Cruces, NM to visit Patrick's sister & her husband.  It's about three hours away, and we've never been there.  Soon after we checked in they met us at our hotel, then headed out to dinner.  It's been three years since we've seen them, so it was great to catch up.  Savannah was attached to her Aunt Dorothy.  After dinner we strolled around in the downtown area.

After we walked off dinner, we drove back to the hotel where we enjoyed lots and lots of swimming.

 

Sunday morning after breakfast we headed to White Sands

This was our first time here.  It was so beautiful!  We bought sleds for the kids and wax to make them go fast without sand sticking to them, then went in search of some good dunes.  We all had a great time sledding, rolling, and running down the dunes.  We also enjoyed burying the boys.  Just under the surface the sand was really cool.  It was a great time.  We will for sure be going back many times.

After we were completley worn out we enjoyed a late lunch/early dinner.  Then, we decided to catch a movie together.  We saw Rio and loved it!  After the movie it was time to say our goodbyes & head home.  It was a great quick trip!

Mid week

                        Griffin turned in his Poster/model for Jupiter.  His presentation is tomorrow.

Savannah got her first High Five magazine in the mail yesterday.  She got a subscription as a b-day gift from  her Grandpa Pat.  On the way home from school she looked thru it.  She picked a project, and within minutes of coming home she made (with help from Griffin) this curly top crown.  She loves the magazine!

She fell the other day on the sidewalk and got that nasty scrape.

Egg-cellent Weekend

Either there is noithing exciting going on during the week, or we're too busy blog about it.
Here's another weekend round up from our home to yours.

Friday-  I decided to be crafty on my day off of school & make an Easter Topiary.
After dinner the kids and I made Hidden Surprise Easter Egg Treats. These were lots of fun!  They were excited to give Dad one Saturday morning.  When you shake them, you can hear candies rattle around.
In the evening the kiddos go out old plastic easter eggs, and started playing with them.  On this night, they were spinning them on the tile floor to see if one would crash into the other.  They had a blast!

Saturday-  We went to Griffin's Soccer game.  It was windy, cool, and sprinkled a little.

The kids spent the day playing with their plastic eggs.  They did egg hunts around the house many times over.  They had some very clever hidding places.  They even hid them for us.  They got really excited when we were hunting for the eggs.  Later in the evening they started working on their Egg city in the boys room.  Complete with stores and a pool for the eggs, and even a basket elevator.  They used stuff from our recycle bin to make most of the city.

Sunday- We went to Church.  Later in the afternoon I had a Scout meeting.  While I was gone Griffin worked on his Jupiter ptoject.  After I got back it was time for a family movie night.  We bought the newest Narnia movie, Voyage of the Dawn Treader.  We love the Narnia books and movies, so we were all excited to see this one.  I made popcorn and chocolate chip cookies to enjoy with the movie.  After the movie the boys broke out their balloon animal kits they had bought.  We had a fun time learning how to make balloon animals.  Turns out Patrick has a secret talent.  Dogs and Giraffes were the hit!

We hope you had a great weekend too!

Wonderful weekend

It's been a great weekend.  Yesterday afternoon after Griffin's game, Patrick & the kids cleaned the garage out, while I made dinner & dessert.  After dinner we took the kids to the park to fly kites. The weather was beautiful!  The wind was perfect (glad we're not trying today, it's way too windy) . We all had fun flying the kites with each other.

Today we went to the movies and saw HOP.  It was really cute!

After the movie we enjoyed an early dinner at Texas Roadhouse.

Then we went to Barnes & Noble so the boys could cash in some

tokens for books, Savannah got one too.

Savannah made and painted a stepping stone she got for her b-day from her friend Noelle.

We also bought stuff to re-do our lawn in the back yard.  Our darling dog has completly destroyed our old lawn.  It's been nice spending time together as a family this weekend.  Back to our busy life tomorrow.

April Fools' Day

I wanted to do something cute and easy to prank the kids.  When I found this idea, I knew it would be a perfect addition to their lunch today at school.   They were fast and easy to make!  I know they'll love it!

All filled up  with some candies!

I think I'm going to make these "drinks" for dinner tonight.

Are you tricking anyone today? 

*I mad the drinks.  I used blue jello & clear cups.  Even after the boys started laughing and saying it was jello, Savannah was still sucking on her straw trying to get some juice out!