And the last soccer game...

I meant to bring my camera to BabyP's last soccer game.  Unfortunately, all I brought was my lens.  That was awesome.  You know, in a way that is not awesome.

But... I did manage to bring my camera to Peanut's game.

Special Delivery!

We had a bunch of mulch and soil delivered to our house!  The kids had a blast with it.

We used the soil and mulch to build a bed out in the back and for general maintenance of the yard.

This is what I saw after I asked her to water the plants.  I will be more specific next time.  She cracks me up.

Trip to KC for Spring Break

I traveled to Dallas for Fourth of July and Kansas City for spring break.  What is wrong with me?

My college room mate lives in Kansas City, and I have not visited her in KC for at least 10 years.  I figured over spring break would be a perfect time.

And it was...My friend has smaller children than me, so we did something in the morning, and the kids and I played in the afternoon.  It was really nice because we stayed for 5 days, and I was worried about overstaying our welcome.  I think we got out enough that we were not under their toes too much.

The kids had a blast!  Their favorite part was Max the dog.  The kids talk about the trip like Max the dog was the sole reason we went to KC.  They even refer to my friend's house as Max's house.

I love the Kansas City Art Museum.  We go to a lot of museums and I have always thought it was the one of the nicest I have been to.  They had a display on Japanese Art.  I don't remember what they were are called, but they are long scrolls that tell a story.  The kids were able to create their own art!

And of course, my two monkeys were goofing off and mimicking the statues.  

We also went to a display about the science of music.  We made videos and learned about how all of the equipment works.  They had instruments for the kids to play with and little tutorials on how to work the instruments.  

The whole trip was a blast, and it was GREAT to see my friend again.  She is one of those people who I do not speak with for years, but when we get together, it is like old times. 

but with a lot less drinking....

BabyP's last soccer Game

This was the most action I captured on the soccer field.  But I did manage to get some team shots.

Coach Joe leaving the picture.  

These kids were all so great.  It is essentially the same group as last time with 3 extra kids.

I enjoy them and their families so much.  I feel very lucky to be with such a great group.

Random cute shots

At field day, peanut made a bow from her lei.

I was going to complement him on how still he was sitting....

This was him ignoring me and not getting dressed.  I told him the Mother's Day goblin would steal him if he did not behave on Mother's Day.  It is true, you can not bullshit a bullshitter.

So excited at funland!  They laughed the whole time.  Sadly, they are now too big for funland.

I just love her so much.

They took my Phone!!

Umbrella fighting... With style!

Not playing soccer.

Draft report

I hit a big milestone at work.  I published the draft final report.  (Yes, the name annoys me too.)

Lovely!  And since I was feeling in a good mood, I decided to go to Playtime pizza and eat possibly the worst food in the world!  But, it is also an arcade with lots of fun things to do.

We also played mini golf and laser tag!  It is too weird to shoot my kids with a gun in a room like that.  It just feels unnatural. But they LOVE IT!

Mother's Day

My Mother's Day was the best!  The kids woke up super early because they were so excited to give me my presents.  BabyP was especially excited.  He made this beautiful scarf at school.  ("Not the silk.  I did not make that.  But the coloring, I did that.")

Peanut planned out a breakfast for Mr. T to make for me.  The kids and I cuddled on the couch while we waited.  Then we all sat around for a while!  

Later in the day I went cycling with my mom.  

We had a blast.  Later that evening I made some ribs and tons of veggies for dinner!  

Writing it all down, it doesn't seem to be that exciting, but it was exactly what I wanted.  I don't need excitement.

April

Did April happen?  Because I don't remember it.

Soccer Again!

The first soccer day was the coldest day of the year.  Luckily, we only had one kid that participated in the first game.