NDMOTC Consignment Sale Success!

33 pairs of shoes...

Clothes, clothes, clothes...

The van loaded to the brim with all the gear to transport to the Civic Center...

428 items entered in the sale... tons of hangers... hundreds and hundreds of safety pins... ziploc bags... tons of practice organizing... several trips up to the attic... zip ties... recycling of items to others... making room for new baby boy... priceless. :)

Circus time!

We took the kids to their first circus-- well, 1st circus out of the house-- and they had fun! It was a simple, 1 ring show right under a big tent. We went with our friends, The Merkins, and the kiddos sat so well on the bleachers watching the 2.5 hr show.

Lunch time antics...

Asher used his cheese blocks to build "Daddy's work."

This is what happens when Mommy takes off the booster seat ti clean it and doesn't reattach it to the chair...

Baby snapper

At the park this morning, the boys and I came across a baby snapping turtle! He had crawled up from the creek and looked a little exhausted. I reached for camera-- which amazingly, I had in my bag-- but alas, the battery was dead. So I am "borrowing" this shot of the little guy...

Quick Sunday Lunch

After church, we had a quick and easy lunch at the Arboretum. We timed it right and caught some beautiful blooms-- cherry blossoms, tulips, and azaelas.

Asher cleaned up the patio...

... by his own definition.

Panda Bear, Panda Bear what do you see?

A spring break trip to the Arboretum! Wow! It was gray and overcast, but still made for some great photos, esp with our friends, the Merkins... what a great combo... the Merk-isons...

Avery got his face painted for the first time! Originally he wanted to be a tiger, but then he saw the panda bear and changed his mind. Asher is still not interested in adding extras to his appearance. Claire went with her ol' stand by, the purple tiger, which last an hour until she wanted to wipe it off. :)

Start of Spring Break!

We're staying here for Spring Break and enjoying some activities on the homefront with friends. This morning started off with "Water Beads" exploration-- pretty cool things!

Daddy-o in CA!

Here is a shot of the CA Trio in San Francisco.

Trip to Aquarium

What a fun morning we had at the Children's Aquarium at Fair Park! The sting ray tank was a huge hit as were all the sharks! Ashie (post-pneumonia) really enjoyed his new buddy through the glass. None of the kidlets would feed the sting rays directly or feel the animals in the touch-tank. .. Next time perhaps!

Spring is here!

What a beautiful morning! We went to an early church service (the twins did great in their "Sunday School"), enjoyed a gorgeous morning at the Arboretum, followed by lunch @ Arby's-- my preggo craving cave-in! I'm officially calling it a great day!