Camping season begins

This last weekend we pulled our camper out to the state lakes for the first time this year. The nights were cold so we were thankful for our furnace. Saturday we had the privilege of waking up and enjoying the pelican migration. They were not on the lake we were camping on but on the one right next to it. The kids got a particularly big kick out of seeing these out of the ordinary birds. We spent the rest of the day playing soccer, walking the dogs and fishing. We actually had success fishing this time we limited out on bullheads. When we started fishing Christopher was sitting next to me when I was baiting my hook and he had a fit because we were hurting the worms. He cried and cried and tried to grab my hands because we hurt the worms. So we took one special worm and put it in a cup just for him and told him we would not hurt his worm. This helped but he was still not happy about the situation. Our little sweetheart.

Soap paint

Lately my son has been trying to express his artistic self I guess. First at dad's he squeezed out a cup of chocolate pudding onto the coffee table and proceeded to make designs in it with his fingers. Now all weekend he has been sneaking into the bathroom and grabbing whatever he can get a hold of, shampoo, lotion pouring it out onto the floor, tub, sink and making designs in it. He loves his creations and cannot understand why Mommy does not love them as much as he. Today he disappeared into the bathroom and I heard the tell tail squirt of the shampoo bottle and rushed in there he had already emptied about 3/4 of a brand new bottle of their suave 2 in 1 shampoo conditioner into the tub and all over him. I think he was a little disappointed with the results though because this particular shampoo had no color. I guess at least it smelled good.

Kindergarten

Today we went to Alissa's kindergarten registration. Alissa had a great time. They took the kids to do other activities while the adults filled out all the forms. She told me about the nurse and how she checked her teeth. Then they had a motor skills test in the gym which involved kicking soccer balls through cones. She said some of the time she got them in and some times the ball just ran away from her. She drew a picture and then the kids came back for a snack. The school was nice enough to let Christopher have one also which I appreciated since it saved me a tantrum. So the only thing we have left to do is get her physical done and hope her transfer goes through. I can't believe she's already old enough to be starting school. I know all parents feel that way. I'm going to quit before I start to cry.

Music's in the Air

Last night was the Spring Concert at the Middle school. Kristen played the her violin in the orchestra and for a one time special performance the base clarinet in the band. She was very excited about the base clarinet. I think because it looks kind of like a saxophone and that's what she's hoping to move to next year. She did a great job. She did have a struggle picking out her clothes before but she just ended up wearing her Easter dress what can I say she's becoming a woman. This was the first time we took Alissa and Christopher to this kind of event. We could not keep them still for more than a minute but at least they stayed relatively quiet. As you can see in the picture Christpher spent a lot of time sliding on the floor. He and Alissa also danced and well kind of put on a show of their own. The concert was a little more than an hour but we were there about an hour 45 because Kristen had to be there early. The little two were ready to go by the end. We stopped at DQ and picked up some ice cream to celebrate Kristen's job well done before we went home.

A+

Kristen's report card just came in. She has all A's for the second time in a row. She will remain on the Honor Roll at school. We are so proud of her. She put out a lot of effort. To celebrate we took the whole family out to dinner, Kristen's choice. She chose USA Steak Buffet. Then as an extra special surprise we went to Alltel and got her a cell phone again. She is so excited. She had had one earlier in the year but when Eric changed jobs and had to turn in his work cell phone he used hers. It was supposed to be temporary but it didn't turn out that way so now she has a new one. Fingers crossed she's responsible with its use again.

Here we go

We are starting a blog. We have enjoyed having a window into our family's lives through their blogs so we're giving it a try. I am not sure what to say or what to talk about but hopefully we'll get the hang of it. I guess Easter would be a good way to start since that just happened. We went to church in the morning and Alissa went up front during children's time she was her true self and talked and talked, the pastor could hardly get a word in. The Easter bunny visited while we were gone and left the kids all kinds of goodies. Christopher got a fishing pole which we just had to take and show Grandpa Phil. Alissa got and Ariel toy and declared she loves the Easter bunny and had that wonder only a child can have about how the bunny knew just what to get her. Kristen being a little old for the Easter bunny now liked the movie she got, Nancy Drew, but was more subdued about it. They all enjoyed hunting for eggs, well Christopher was a little preoccupied with the candy. We had lunch at Dad's, where they got more candy, and Christoper got to show Grandpa his fishing pole. Then we spent a quiet evening at home.