A Day at the Park

We went to the park near our local Y. The kids were excited as this was the first time this spring that we got to go. It was about 85 degrees! So not used that...wish it had stayed that way:(
The park was pretty busy because of the weather, but we had a great time. The kids went for the slides first and were there for a while. They also rode the dinosaur together, the fire engine and the chicken.
The swings were full and they decided to sit and wait so they wouldn't lose their place in line. After five minutes, they looked pretty unhappy, but soon enough, got the swings to themselves for a bit.
When they were hot and tired, we went back to the car for a nice refreshing juice box!

Easter

This year, we had a very low key Easter. We went to our annual neighborhood Easter egg hunt. For the first time, it wasn't a freezing windy day! As always, tons of excited kids strolled in with their baskets. We took a group shot of all the kids and for some reason, both Colin and Tatum thought it would be better to sit for it. I thought it was funny! There were hundreds of eggs over multiple yards! What a great time for everyone. When the baskets were filled, we all went out back to empty them and recycle the eggs for next year. Colin and Tatum then enjoyed hanging out with the kids. They went on the swings and the slide, did the rock climbing wall and the trampoline. If that wasn't enough, they stayed outside once we got home too! They slept really well that night:)

On Easter, we had my mom over. We had ham with all the fixings:) Tatum just ate ham and some butter off her bread. Colin ate anything I put in front of him. Nana frosted the bunny cake in front of the kids and they were fascinated with the process. She even got them to help with the sprinkles! I think that made it taste even better than usual!

The bunny brought them a Mickey Mouse stuffed animal, a new travel/sports cup and some videos. I tink I can recite Kai-Lan and Learning to Read Factory by heart. I guess "somebunny" picked right! Nana brought them each a golf set with a hole cup and tee. With the weather being so nice, they are alreadu getting some great use!

Little Fishies

Tatum and Colin are now in the same swim class. They are the only 2 in the class, so it works out well. They love the water and love their teacher, Mr. George. Tatum has started swimming on her back independently. Please ignore the fact that in the video she kicks poor Mr. George in the head. He's such a good sport. Colin has started doing part of the class with no bubble and is practicing swimming five feet independently. They both are swimming down to the deep end and "racing". They are too cute!

Horsin' Around!

Colin and Tatum are really loving their horseback riding lessons. Colin has been learning the brushes and how to groom Buttercup. He has been working on his commands and just started doin the poles and the cones. Miss Julie has him throwing bean bags through hoops, grabbing clothespins off of Buttercup's mane for stretches and pointing to parts of his body while Buttercup is walking. Colin rides with reins and just learned the correct way to hold them. Tatum has switched horses and now rides Sparkle. Sparkle is the new pony of the bunch and is very gentle. Tatum is practicing her commands as well. She is doing Simon Says on Sparkle. She must touch her hat, her knees and hold her arms out like an airplane. Tatum rides with a horn on the saddle...it's the cutest little saddle! They are both loving this new experience and I'm loving watching them!

Colin and Buttercup

Colin had his first horse back riding lesson. I was pretty nervous about it even though Colin said he was excited. It took a few tries to get that helmet on him! When we told him that he couldn't ride without it, the helmet went on. He wasn't thrilled about it, but it stayed on. You should have seen the smile when Buttercup was brought in! Colin worked with Julie to brush Buttercup. He did such a good job! He had to use many different brushes and even pick the hooves. Then, we walked into the indoor ring. Julie helped Colin onto Buttercup and got his feet into the stirrups. They walked around the ring, did the cones and walked over the beams. Colin had the count, name colors, sing the alphabet and ride while holding a die. At the end of the lesson, Colin had to brush down Buttercup again. He can't wait to do it again next week!