Boys vs. Girls

We're officially in 4-H now!! Claire got her first steer for the fair yesterday and couldn't be happier. She was able to get in with him (Oreo) and love on him a lot. However, he didn't want to walk much since it was the first time he had a halter on. He's going to be staying at Grandma & Papa Schuh's for now, which means lots of trips to their house. Claire's friends, Megan and Kelsie, also have starter steers at Grandma and Papa's so it should be a fun adventure for the three of them.

Another funny story of boys vs. girls today. Brock and Hope wanted to go outside to play this morning, so I got them all ready. They were down playing at the play set when I looked out to check on them. I saw them standing side by side with their pants down. Brock was trying to teach Hope the fine art of going potty outside. Needless to say it didn't work quite as well for Hope, and some clean up and explanations were in order.

Easter Fun!

We had a great Easter weekend! It's so much fun when the weather starts to show signs of spring and the kids are able to run free again.

We were able to get outside on Saturday afternoon and do some much needed yard work. Claire decided at some point to go in and make supper all by herself without telling us. She came out to say supper was ready, which was a surprise to us. She had made an original recipe which included hard boiled eggs (Easter eggs) cut into small pieces, small pieces of sugar snap peas, lettuce, and sour cream all rolled into tortilla wraps. Not bad with a little ranch to dip it in!

Easter Sunday was a long, fun, sugar filled day. Breakfast at church followed by a great Easter Drama!! Lunch was at Shelly's uncle and aunt's house complete with lots of kids, playing, and egg hunting. The evening meal was at Mark's parents with another group of great people, food, and more egg hunting. By the time we got home, the kids were so wound up from lack of naps and extreme amounts of sugar and activities, that bedtime was anything but normal. Hope was still up at 10:30 not ready to settle down. However, this morning Claire said to me "thanks for such a fun Easter, Mom." Makes it all worth while!!