So much going on lately, I've been taking LOTS of pictures! We had another great week. Pretty low key during the week but fun and busy for the Easter holiday weekend. Let's see what we did...
Monday, Eli discovered a calculator. He was trying all sorts of calculations and surprised when it matched what he knew to be true. Then he started adding/multiplying big numbers and getting a kick out of that. Just in case you're wondering 7,859 x 256 = 2,011,904.
Thursday was a busy day. The boys each had Spring celebrations at school. Cole's involved an egg hunt and Spring party. Eli's was a little more low key (with no parents). They both had fun and were super happy to have the school week end a day early and have Friday off! Thursday night we had swim lessons. Since I had gotten off work early for Cole's party, I was able to take them and give Tim a little break. It's been a while since I've been able to go and this one was super fun. We were told that Eli is moving up to Level 7 swim lessons!! He started off at Level 4 (where Cole is now) and has done great. He can freestyle, had a beautiful backstroke and has started getting his feet right for the breaststroke. That was what was holding him back from moving up. So excited for him! Next time we go, they'll have his certificate of achievement ready for him so I'll definitely post a picture of that. Cole did awesome in his swim class and I got to see him using his arms and swimming a bit. Love my water boys!! It probably won't be long and they'll swim better than me. =) Saw that Michael Phelps will be swimming in a meet in Charlotte this May and looked at going but logistically it just won't work. Kinda bummed. Would be amazing to see him swim!
My little Cole-bunny ready for school
Beautiful flowers for Cole and Eli's teachers. They made our house smell so amazing! I hated to give them away.
Cole worked really hard on Easter cards for his teachers.
He wrote on the inside and the outside.
Running for eggs on the playground at school.
He had so much fun.
Cole and his buddy Wyatt.
Each child was to find 11 eggs. Cole got two that had egg shaped sidewalk chalk in them. What a great idea!!
hi Mommy!
His party plate - the class made their own cupcakes earlier as a science experiment. Cole chose to make blue. Notice the major food groups on here - chocolate, cheese puffs, cupcake and sugar.
I think this might have been Cole's first Peep ever.
Icing his cupcake.
Love my sweet Cole-man! And so happy I was able to go to his party.
I had to take a picture of the finger marks in the dirt/pollen on my truck. Someone at work mentioned to me that it reminded them of their daughter and they thought it was so cute of my boys. That definitely made me stop for a moment and look at their handiwork differently. It does make me smile to see "evidence" of our crazy boys.
Friday morning we packed it up and headed out early to the zoo. I did a separate post on that but had to include two pictures here. Eli loves to read and we picked up an "I Survived" book for him last week at Barnes & Noble. Since we're going to Pennsylvania this summer for vacation, he chose the Battle of Gettysburg. That morning he was reading while Tim & I got stuff ready for the zoo. And, of course, it was Pop-Tart Friday!
Our reader. So proud of how far his reading has come this week.
Probably my favorite picture of the boys with their cousins from our zoo trip. Silly boys!
Saturday was a pretty rainy uneventful day. We stayed close to home and Cole happily got his fill of tv. =)
Today is Easter. We've had a good day. It definitely feels different than being close to our extended families but we're learning to celebrate holidays as our little family. The Easter bunny decided to stop by last night. The boys were pretty psyched about that. We didn't play it up or make a big deal out of it - it was just fun that EB came. The boys got some candy, a Lego kit (of course!!), a movie each and a note from the Easter Bunny that told them six colored eggs and one golden egg were hidden in their rooms. As soon as Eli read the note to Cole, they took off upstairs to search their rooms! That was pretty fun. We're not all into dying eggs and major egg hunts but this was a fun way to give the boys a little bit. I loved the golden egg because I remember my Dad hiding eggs at my Grandma's house and the golden egg always had money in it! And this one was no different. The boys found their golden egg under their pillow and were rewarded with a dollar bill!
This morning we went to 9:15am service at church as a family. I normally teach Cole's class 1st and 3rd Sundays but switched it up so a) Tim & I could go to Easter service together and b) they needed more helpers at 11am service. So after the 1st service, Tim brought the boys home and I was a teacher in the 2 (not yet 3) year old room. Oh my, what a difference! You forget what the younger ages are like when you are out of them. It was a great experience and so awesome to see all the visitors at church this morning.
Treats from the Easter Bunny
Checking out their goodies
Eli read the note to Cole and his face was so funny. Time for some serious egg hunting!
Funny bunny.....put an egg in Cole's dump truck.
Searching his room
Golden egg - and a dollar!
Cole found his golden egg too!
Time to put together their Lego race cars.
An Eli bunny
Of course, I had to dress them up alike for Easter.
Oh my lands.....the cuteness.
Daddy & his boys
Easter family photo
I am so blessed.
This afternoon, we took the boys to Umstead for a hike (mainly to burn off that chocolate energy!!). We gave them the choice of a bike ride or hike and they chose hike. Cole wanted to do the trail where he could be the hike leader. And he was! We were back in order....Cole, Eli, Mommy, Daddy. It's so fun to watch them grow into little hikers (or trail runners) and watch their endurance grow. We told them today that one day we'll be doing super long hikes together. Can't wait to take them up to the top of Mount Mitchell! Maybe next year....
Eli found a great hiking stick at the start of the hike - and we kept it!
Dude and Lil Dude
Love my Dudes!
Serious business
Pondering....how much longer will I go before my legs give out and I sit down on the trail. Let Mommy answer that, not far! He would say his legs hurt, sit down and then take off running and stick his tongue out at me. Little faker!!
My best adventure partner!
Made it!
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