Rest for the Weary

Holly missed her nap today, and much to my surprise, she fell asleep later in the afternoon right here on the floor.  She had  few toys by her to begin with, but her brothers were more then happy to surround her with a few extras.

Easter



We started the day with an early morning egg hunt at Johnson Springview Park sponsored by the city of Rocklin fire department.  The kids were divided by age group and were released at the sound of the firetruck siren to begin the great search.



 Carson did a great job finding a few eggs and quickly put them in his new airplane egg basket that Grandpa had gotten for his this year.

Tate found the covetid "golden egg" and therefore won this very cool basket full of fun things!  Holly also came upon a golden egg, but put it back on the grass because she would only pick up PINK eggs....if only we could have convinced her that it would have earned her a fun gift basket too! Oh well!

After the park we came home to see if the Easter Bunny had been to our house as well.  He had been to our backyard and left more eggs and treats to find.

 Carson used his sharp eyesight to spot a few more eggs hidden eggs on the embankment in our backyard.

 Holly loved finding eggs too and did a great job keeping up with her speedy brothers.

Holly had a great Easter this year which was made especially great because Grandpa gave her this new honey bee basket and matching balloon.....how cool!



Easter is on it's Way!



Once again this year, just a few days before Easter, we spent the day doing all the usual pre-holiday activities.  Now that Holly is 2 1/2, she really likes to be a part of the fun and do all of the things that her brother do.  She had a great time coloring eggs and all of hers were pink!!!

The boys were very careful to do a great job coloring their eggs and really took their time with each egg.

Tate and Carson had their chance to make their eggs into their favorite colors too!

Carson decided that he actually liked to eat the hardboiled eggs. He begged to eat one after another once they were all colored.  He refuses to ever eat scrambled eggs, so this was a big step forward for Carson to try (and like) something new!

Mimi came over to help us this year again with our annual "bunny cake".  Mimi has made this cake for many years, even when I was a kid.  Now, we make it each year at our house too.



Shamrock'n 1/2 Marathon

This morning I was up bright and early and off Sacramento to run my first official half marathon (13.1 miles). The race begins and ends at Raley Field. The course travels over the Tower Bridge, through Discovery park and Old Sac, and past the Capitol building. Along the way, runners are entertained by local musicians and bands. Who has time to think about being tired when there are so many distractions to see and hear??

The kids and Eric came to watch me finish the race. The boys greeted me with a congratulatory hug .

My Shamrock'n finishers medal!

Driving Miss Holly

Holly can now cruise our neighborhood in style while in her new jeep! This is probably not something that we would have ordinarily splurged on, but a friend was selling it very inexpensively because her older daughter had outgrown it. Holly loves to be the passenger while Tate or Carson test their driving skills. It even has a working radio!!

Rocklin Jr. Thunder Basketball

Tate is doing 6 weeks of basketball practice and games as a part of Rocklin Jr. Thunder. Along with 9 other teams of 5-6 year olds at Rocklin High School each weekend, he will be learning all the basics of basketball.

He had a great day playing ball with the other kids and is already looking forward to next week. (Tate is 3rd from the right with the blue t-shirt under his jersey).

Lady in Red

Holly somehow found my dark burgundy lipstick and decided it might just be a good look for her. She added it not only to her face, but also her kitty "Meow" who is in the photo, and also to our couch. Holly learned that dark burgundy isn't her best color, and I now have learned that rubbing alcohol is a pretty good way to get lipstick out of fabrics and furniture! :)