Family Movie Night

One of our favorite family traditions is Family Movie Night!  I look forward to it all week long because it's the one night we all wind down together.  It's not so much the movie itself, or the popcorn, but snuggling together on the couch.  This is my family time every Friday, with sounds of giggles and laughter as the music.

Family Visit from Colorado

This weekend we welcomed family from Colorado!  They had a daughter & son close to our children's ages, so it was a lot of fun.  We enjoyed showing them around our area with the beautiful weather here in the south.












Although their 10 yr old had never played airsoft before, my son had him suited up in camouflage, a helmet, and a pellet gun within the hour.  By that evening, the boys were indoor nerf shooting, pillow fighting, and wrestling just like brothers!  The older girls were troopers and just ignored the boys.









The little one showed off her talents on the piano and I think even found a new BFF.

On Sunday, we took them to downtown Greenville and our beautiful Reedy River bridge.  

 

After a short walk down to the river's edge, the kids enjoyed playing on the rocks and chasing the pigeons.       

It was a wonderful visit, and we hope to see them again soon.  

We're going to plan for the Summer of 2013 at their place in Colorado!  

Discovery Place - Charlotte, NC

I had the privilege of being a chaperone on my son's school field trip.  We went to a wonderful science museum in Charlotte, NC called Discovery Place.












I was in charge of 5 boys, although the average adult-student ratio was 1-3.  Not sure how I got so lucky.  













They were actually fun to be around, but they kept me on my toes.  As I finally reigned in the wanderers, another one would get away.  












After 4 trips to the gift shop (because they all couldn't decide what they wanted the first 3 times), we finally loaded the bus for home.  I then counted my 5 heads and fell fast asleep on the 2 hr ride back.

Church

Maybe it's the restriction on TV, or the fact that we don't have video games in the house, but our kids love to use their imagination.  Their latest pretend game was "church".  Within about 10 minutes, our home was transformed from normal living quarters into a beautiful Catholic church.

Our little one was the creator of this idea because she wanted to practice being an alter server, and it didn't take much to convince her brother to be the priest.  Our oldest daughter was lector, while Daddy & Mommy brought up the gifts of cheese nips & grape juice.  

Daylight Savings Time

I love daylight savings time, and I wish we could keep it all year long!  The gorgeous spring day was spent outside playing, weeding, and mowing.  It didn't even seem like work because we enjoyed being outside so much.

While the little ones played in the water hose, the guys practiced a little baseball.

Good thing the little one took a short nap!  She was able to play until late evening with her friends!

As the pictures show, evening still came too soon.  So, we decided to light the fire and extend the day just a little more.

Now that winter is over, only one more thing stands in their way -- school.  Just 11 more weeks until summer break!