Easter

The boys had an awesome Easter weekend which started out on Friday evening with dying eggs.  It was hard for them to be patient while waiting on the eggs, but they did okay and when they were done they were both very proud of their work. 

On Saturday evening we got out their Easter baskets and to no surprise they instantly put them on their heads....

Finally, on Sunday morning they got to wear their suits.  They had been waiting all week to wear them.  Both of them love to dress like daddy so they thought it was pretty cool to wear a tie.

Of course, to them the best part is the toys and candy that the Easter bunny left in their baskets, and the eggs that he hid at Aunt Wendy and Uncle Kyle's.





Uh-Oh! Bass-oom all gone!

Yep, our bathroom is all gone!  This is all that remains... 

 

I'm hoping in a week or two (hopefully not two) I'll be able to post pics of the completed project! 

Bunnies...

Here are the boys showing off their little bunny craft projects.  I remember making these little egg carton bunnies almost every year when I was a kid and so I had to make sure the boys made them too.  Colby filled his up with cotton balls and carried it around the house for a long time until the dogs ripped most of the cotton off of it.  Jacob left his on the dining room floor and then ran up to it and stomped on it.  I think I can repair them good enough for the Easter bunny to put some candy or eggs in them, if he has any leftovers.

GeoCaching

This afternoon we set out on our first geocaching adventure.  We marked two locations within a short walk from our house, we found one but couldn't find the other...bummer.  We'll look for it again on a day when it's not so cold.  There are a bunch of geocaches hidden throughout Marshall and we are going to find as many as we can over the summer.



Here we are with our first find (Colby is holding the container)



Random Stuff

First, my latest cake creation.  I made this for a friend's lullabye themed baby shower it turned out pretty good and was so yummy.

I also wanted to share a couple of cute pics of the boys.

I don't know if he was trying to get off of the couch or climb up on the couch when he fell asleep.

Here is Jacob with his flashlight ready for us to turn out the lights.  He has started reading in bed before he goes to sleep. 

So Much Fun....

When we left Marshall Saturday morning we didn't know how much fun was in store for us.  It is a good thing that the boys napped on the way to Minneapolis which they don't do very often.

We met the boys' biological grandparents and their birthmom, Michelle, at Fuddruckers for lunch.  We have not eaten there in about 9 years and I had forgotten how good those cheeseburgers are.  As Colby and Jacob would say "delicioso." 

Then, Michelle had a great idea to take the boys to Edinborough Park which was a blast! 

This is the huge play area with slides, tunnels and lot of things to climb on....

There is also a big gym area full of little things to ride on, basketball hoops, and a bouncy castle...

After everyone was good and tired, it was time for us to go to the Imagination Movers concert.

Mom and Dad had fun singing along and bouncing the boys in our laps.  Even though he was tired, Colby got into it a little bit yelling out the names of the Movers as they came on stage.  He could even tell them apart when this is all we could see of them...

Jacob was pretty beat by the time the concert started and just watched.  He took his thumb out of his mouth twice during the whole concert once to say, "Mouse right there"

and the other time was to give Mover Rich "five".  We thought it was pretty awesome that the movers went out into the audience during one whole song and gave fives to a majority of the kids. 

The other really cool part of the show was that Choo Choo Soul was the opening act, which is a little segment on Disney that is normally pretty lame, but it was fun to watch DC break dance.  I tried to get a picture but that is a hard thing to get a good photo of....

What a great day!  The boys slept all the way back to Marshall and woke up for about 5 minutes while we moved them from the car to their beds.  This morning they are still wearing their Movers shirts, have watched two episodes of Imagination Movers, and are asking for another one right now:)



Allen Boys Band

The boys love to practice on their guitars and drum while Jeff is practicing his guitar.