Kaleb Earns his Wolf

We got to go to pack meeting and watch Kaleb get his Wolf badge. He worked hard and was very excited about it. I am now the proud owner of Bobcat and a Wolf pin.

Rhyan's Baby Brother

Rhyan goes around telling everyone that Asher is her baby brother, and that he is her best friend (one of many of her best friends) She loves having a little brother to play with.

Dora Live

While Becky was still in town, we had tickets to take Mayson & Rhyan to see Dora live. Rhyan was of course ecstatic about getting to see Dora, and kept saying "this is where Melmo lives!" (we went to see Elmo Live at the same place) Everyone had a lot of fun and Rhyan thoroughly enjoyed herself!

Mayson's Fancy Nancy Party

Mayson recently celebrated her sixth birthday and wanted a Fancy Nancy birthday party this year. So, we had to fancy up the house and have a very girly party!! We got all dressed up and decorated the dining room. The girls had to practice walking with a book on their head, had to strike fancy poses, learned to drink with their pinky finger out, and made beautiful hair bows to wear. Becky was in town and got to get a little bit of girly time in while away from her four boys. Everyone looked so cute and had a lot of fun.




We found out that though they look sweet and girly, they've got a tad bit of aggression in them when the pinata came out! Her big request for her birthday this year was a Biscuit my Lovin' Pup. They are ridiculously expensive, so I told her that if I could find one for a reasonable price we'd see. Well, thanks to eBay she got her Biscuit dog and was very excited about it!!

What happens when Kaleb does his hair...

This was not a good hair day for Kaleb... and is exactly why I comb his hair for him!

Art Museum

Mayson's class took a fieldtrip to the Cleveland art museum and I took the kids and joined them. It was fun, but not the best place for a two year old.

Mayson's Haircut

Mayson has decided she is a big girl & she wanted short hair. After much discussion we settled on a mid-length short hair cut & went to Julie to have her work her magic. It is definitely shorter than it was. I can't believe how grown up she looks! She is such a pretty little girl.

Easter

We had a good Easter this year.... had Easter baskets, went to church, you know, the usual stuff. The girls looked gorgeous in their new Easter dresses and Kaleb looked pretty handsome with his new Easter tie. We had the Hatch's over for dinner and an Easter egg hunt and everyone had fun. Lots of food and goodies, what else can you ask for!

Oxford Dances

The kid's school has a mother/son dance and a father/daughter dance for the kids. Kaleb and I went and had so much fun together. Larry took Mayson to the other, and she cam home beaming with flowers that dad had bought her. I think both were a great success!! It's fun to have one on one time with the kids where you don't have to worry about other things and can just have fun.

What am I going to do about my big sisters....

Mayson got ahold of Asher this morning and prettied him up. He's smiling on the outside, but on the inside you know he's thinking "Why did I have to be born last!? If I was bigger than you I'd never have to endure such treatment!"

Pine Wood Derby

Kaleb had his pine wood derby yesterday, and he did awesome. He got second and we were really proud of him. The car that won was neck and neck with Kaleb the whole time. They raced a few times, and Kaleb's won a few times and the other boy's won a few times. The other boys just happened to win the last one, which was the tie breaker. He was really excited though and had a lot of fun! Notice the cool paint job that Kaleb did all by himself.

Spring Break Fun

Besides our trip to Kentucky, we also went to the Children's Museum and Playground World this week. It was fun to have the kids home to play with, and to not have to worry about a schedule. I think they are sad to have to go back tomorrow!

Mammoth Cave, KY

So for spring break this year we were trying to come up with something fun to do with the kids, and we got the suggestion to go to the mammoth caves in Kentucky. So Larry took a couple fo days off work and we were off. We stayed in a cabin at Jelly stone Park, and let me tell you, I have decided that this is my kind of camping! We had a bathroom with a shower, always a bonus, a full kitchen, there was a set of bunk beds for the kids, a futon for one of them and a separate room for Larry and I. We had a front porch with rocking chairs and of course, you have to have a fire pit for marshmallows. It was cheaper than a hotel, and way more fun. Plus, with the kitchen we got to cook all of our meals so it saved a lot there too. It was a great vacation, and we loved the cave tours we got to do.




Here you see some of Rhyan's personality coming out. We have decided she is going to be the joker in the family. The really creepy looking picture above is her fish face. She does it quite often and thinks she is really funny.



Here you see Asher in heaven! This is his first experience with Trix, and as you can tell by the look on his face - he is impressed!

Mammoth Cave - New Entrance: This was one of the tours we did at Mammoth Cave National Park. The Mammoth Cave system is the longest cave system in the world. There are 367 known miles of rooms and passageways in this cave, and they say that every year they discover more. It is amazing! There is a year round constant temperature of 54º so it was comfortable inside with a jacket on. This tour takes you through a manmade entrance to the cave, and you have over 500 steps to get down and out at the other opening. You go down through all these narrow passageways and go into different rooms. This is one of the only parts of the mammoth cave system that is wet, so there are stalactite and stalagmites and other formations in this part of the cave. One of the most famous is the frozen Niagara. It looks like a waterfall in the rock - very cool! This tour was mine and Larry's favorite of the four tours we did. It was really fun and Rhyan held my hand and walked the whole way. Thats a lost of stairs for her little legs, we were impressed!