Hero Day at School

This post is for my Father in Law who understands that the love of/admiration to/desire to watch professional football is completely lost on us.

For Hero Day at school, Saadiya's uncle, Ben Patrick came and visited Hattie's class. They read books together, made a cheer together and he talked about why it is important to have character.

Reverent Easter

Ryan, Ben, Gunnar, McKay and David may or may not have spent Easter evening launching cans of pop into South Mountain Preserve. I'm sure many people (including forrest rangers) would not approve.

And Jasey and I may or may not have been giggling witnesses.

Ben to Ryan: I don't think your bike helmet is going to offer you a lot of protection.
Ryan to Ben: Neither will your Lacrosse helmet with the face mask dangling!

How Folding Laundry Ends at Our House

Horseback riding!

Forgive me while I still try to catch up on my blogging. I think I'm about a month behind.

While in California, we always go horseback riding with mom. Hattie is a natural and has been doing it since she was itty bitty. In the past, Neeley has always been a little hesitant. However, this time she was the first one on and the first one combing Topaz. I was so proud of her!

Kyle's idea of "babysitting".

Westy didn't even blink an eye when we put him on. In fact, he was more interested in the horse's carrot than the horse himself.

Why you don't leave your cell phone where your 1 year old can reach it

Mom and Dad-I'm really really really sorry.....

Beach

For spring break, I took off with the kids on a last minute getaway to Cali. It was a quick trip but we sure packed a lot in! Neeley has been begging to go to the beach and we were super bummed when we had rain after Tenille's wedding a few weeks back.
Mother Nature sure cooperated this time! What a GREAT day! We had a great time collecting shells, running through waves, flying kites, playing with bubbles, and just enjoying the sunshine.

Westy's favorite friend

We all know about Westy's fascination with wheels. When he was just itty bitty, we could get his attention by spinning a toy car wheel. Family gatherings are no different. Westy caught on that Casey comes with wheels and now he's obsessed. From the time he could just barely crawl, Westy has always managed to seek out Casey. Casey has been super patient with Westy and always scoops him up and takes him for a ride.

My favorite memory of these two was when we were out at the sand piles for the Hunt boys birthday party and Casey scooped up Westy and really took him for a fast spin. Westy (probably about 10 months at the time) just rode around with his hands straight up in the air like he was on his favorite roller coaster ride. Oh how I wish I had it on camera.

This picture really doesn't capture the true spirit of this little friendship, but I have to giggle at Westy holding onto Casey's tie for dear life.