T-Ball

Bryce started t-ball this month and is doing really well. His team is the Rockets and they are blue and white. He is number 9 (his favorite number because of Tony Romo). He can really hit the ball pretty far! Ryan is the assistant coach and is also having a good time. One of the other players has a little sister only a week older than Mia so she has been having a blast at practices and games with her new friend.

Brushing Her Eyes

Mia was watching me put on mascara the other day and asked if she could "brush her eyes". I told her when she was older and then a few hours later found her with my mascara and this is what she looked like! I tried to clean it off and she didn't want me to because she thought it was pretty. So I let her look in the mirror and she said, "eww, it's yucky!".

Vacation

We went down to Corpus Christi for Scott's graduation a few weeks ago. The kids loved the beach, as usual. Bryce loved surfing with Scott! That earned him favorite uncle status. We stayed on the beach and had a good time. We also spent a couple days in San Antonio at the Riverwalk and Sea World. The kids liked it and it was nice because there were no crowds. Bryce liked feeding the dolphins, but Mia would have no part in it. She asked to ride the "coaster" several times (the Shamu roller coaster), but didn't enjoy it nearly as much as she had hoped! They loved climbing on the nets and tunnels. The one pic is of Mia getting ready to "catch" Ryan!

Princess

We have all been sick here the last couple weeks and are finally over it. It started with Mia getting strep throat and then some virus. The kids' allergies and asthma flared terribly so we were stuck at home over a week . We did lots of coloring, reading, and playing pirates. Mia now thinks she needs to wear a princess dress at all times, whether it is a costume or church dress! If you ask her if she is a girl or boy, she says,"no, I am a princess!". So here are some pics of her drawing and sword fighting as a princess.

Chocolate!

Ryan's grandparents wanted to take the kids to see how chocolate bunnies were made so we met them at at chocolate store nearby. They had chocolate bunnies that were over 3 ft tall and a chocolate dollhouse and carousel. Bryce thought it was neat, but Mia just kept saying. "I need chocolate!" The girl loves her chocolate. So Grandma bought them both chocolate bunnies and they were thrilled! Mia was too interested in the chocolate to stop for a picture.

Easter

We had a good Easter. Can you tell from the one picture that they were tired of having their picture taken? We had an egg hunt at the park with our playgroup and one at the church that had live bunnies and chicks and bounce houses. Since it was raining Easter morning we did an indoor egg hunt with Owen (and Baby Eric!) and the kids had fun.

Bryce was not too sure about the Easter Bunny coming into the house to fill his basket. He wanted to leave his basket right by the door so the bunny wouldn't come anywhere near his room. I asked him why he was scared and he said "it is a bunny the size of a man who walks on two feet, don't you ever think about it?"! I think this is the last year for the Easter Bunny :( Although, he got over the fear when I suggested we could leave a note for the bunny not to come in and we didn't want treats!

Derby Day and Camp Out

Bryce had his Derby Car race for Adventure Guides last month. He and Ryan had a good time building his car and racing. He got 2nd place for "Most Car-Like". He was excited that Mimi and Mamaw came to watch!

Then they had their spring campout this weekend and had a great time. Bryce climbed the rock wall, rode in a canoe, did archery and bb guns. He got a bull's eye (or what he still calls a boo's eye!).