Happy Easter

Family Easter Picture 2011

The boys are finishing up their last day of spring break. Yippee, back to school tomorrow. We did, however, have a wonderful week. We spent time with wonderful friends and had great pool & beach days.
We found a great water slide on Dauphin Island beach. The boys had been there a couple times, but this time we invited the Mills boys (Kaden, Talus & Bryson) & their mom, Jennifer. We had a wonderful time. We got to the beach by 11:00 AM & stayed until 3:30 PM & the only breaks they took were to have lunch, play a little wiffle ball & a few bathroom breaks. The rest of the time was continuously going down the slide. They were effectively worn out!
This week, DJ also had the joy of going to his first orthodontist appointment. He and Jack loved it. The office was set up with video games & kid movies. DJ got to see lots of pictures of his teeth. I was worried that Dr. Oliver was going to want to start him soon, but as it turns out it was just a consultation & we won’t be going back until next year.
It was hard to go another holiday without seeing our family, but we are thankful to have great friends, many within our neighborhood. The boys were invited to do an egg hunt at Miss Darlene’s church on Saturday & they had a blast. There was a huge bouncey slide & tables set-up around the room with different activities (ie. tatoos, cupcake & egg decorating). The boys did hunt for eggs & DJ did find a golden egg & came home with about 40 eggs.
The boys made out well this year. The Easter bunny was very good to them. Jack finally got his own scooter, so he no longer needs to bug DJ for his. He and DJ both got watches since they seem fascinated with time. Jack can tell you what time it is as long as the big hand is on the 12 & DJ will tell you what time it is to the minute. Thank God DJ took the watch off for a little while today.
They also got soccer goals & a new soccer & basketball. The only thing they didn’t get a lot of was candy! I will probably soon confiscate the little they did get. Going to the dentist with DJ to get his fillings proved to be very expensive.