Update & Easter

OK I know we are horrible bloggers! I have not been in a bloggy mood lately. Plus, by the time I get a chance to sit down at the computer, I am too tired, or have too many things to do. I hate long posts, so I really am sorry!

March went by way too fast. We had a good month with lots of family birthdays, our anniversary, and a few days of warm weather. The kids are anxious to get outside so I hope it warms up for good soon. Nathan asks me everyday if he can wear shorts yet. It hasn't been that warm yet, but we did get a semi-nice day last week and decided to go hike the Sugarloaf. Ava had loads of fun laying in the dirt, she LOVES the dirt.

(Nathan requested that Tyler match with him)

Soccer started 3 weeks ago, and it has been really fun to see Nathan on the field. He loves getting out there, and we are so glad he is having fun and learning to be a good sport. He is looking forward to getting registered for Kindergarten too.

(first game- hottest day of the year so far)

I had seriously considered homeschool, and it is still not completely out of the question. We couldn't find the kind of preschool program we wanted while in Henderson(they were all either just daycare, or cost and arm and a leg), so I just got some books and started doing lessons with him and then put him in community center classes to get some social activities in. He reads and writes really well, and knows some math too. I am a little worried he will be bored at school since he already knows so much, but I think he will really enjoy being with the other children because he is so outgoing. I still plan on supplementing the educational stuff at home too. I guess the plan is to try out Kindergarten and then we will go from there.

Oh, last weekend while at his cousin's birthday party he got a little roughed up. He and Tyler were walking back to the house. Some neighbor girls were riding around outside near them, the boys turned around to come back and the one girl ran right into Nathan. The way Tyler described it, it sounded like the girl would have run them over from behind (possibly knocking Tyler on top of Nathan) if they hadn't turned around. He still isn't sure why she was riding so dang close to them. Aggravating. Anyway Nathan took the hit in his knee and cheek- he had a huge welt on his face, only about an inch from his eye, and still has a HUGE bruise on his knee. It could have been way worse, but I was still upset. Luckily there were just bruises, not cuts.

On to Easter...The kids were so excited for Easter. Yesterday we had the annual Easter Egg Hunt here in my parent's community. I didn't know if Ava would know what to do. I helped her put the first few eggs in her basket, and then she knew exactly what to do. She got way more eggs then the other kids in her age group. Nathan got lots of loot too. It was over within minutes, but that was ok because I needed to finish my conference time cinnamon rolls before it started. We dyed eggs between sessions, and Nathan loved the camouflage kit I got for them to use. He couldn't wait to go to bed last night so that he could see if the Easter Bunny hid eggs...I think he knew that Mommy and Daddy bought the goodies for his basket. The kids woke up early and we hunted for eggs before having our usual Sunday breakfast of pancakes and eggs. Having conference on Easter kept the weekend pretty low key. We had lots of fun and LOTS of yummy food. I think I had the best turkey I have ever eaten tonight...Mmmmm!

We mostly took video of the kids today with their Eater goodies so you can see the cinnamon rolls I made instead...


(these were SOO GOOD!)

I will try and update more often to avoid such long posts, but no promises. I am pretty sure I will be posting pics of the kids in their new Easter dressy clothes next week.