Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Another Cousin :)

Amy and Walter got the family together for a meal at Stephanie's house a few days ago, which turned out to be a "gender reveal" get-together :)
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The both of them had already found out the gender, and the reveal was basically for the rest of us.
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This would make it 9 little boys in 6+ years for the family/ies. :)
I love to watch the 2 oldest boys get along, whether it is rambunctious play, 
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or sitting side by side, quietly drawing.
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and the little ones are precious too :)
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Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Easter 2015

At least I am still in the same month!

This year, we went to several - this is starting to rival the Halloween festivities!

Egg Hunt #1
Action Zone, organized by City of Abilene


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Egg Hunt #2
New Hope Church

This one was down by the mall, with a bunch of activities outside.  The egg hunt was held indoors, after a short program on Easter for the kiddos.
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There were hordes of people, waiting for the start of the egg hunt, which was held in the auditorium.
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So much so, that they had to call people in by batches, based on the colors ( and numbers written ) on wrist bands they put on you at "registration".  We arrived a little late and so, very thick-skinnedly, went in with the first batch they called, without er, registering.
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After handing off the eggs to Daddy, who dutifully brought the basket back to the car, we were off to the next phase of fun. BOUNCY CASTLES and OTHER MASSIVE INFLATABLES!
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The little boy took a little train ride around the parking lot
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and saw some animals at a make-shift petting zoo.
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Egg Hunt #3
Southern Hill Church of Christ

We were lucky enough to have Allan and Anastasia with us when we went last year, and this year it was just the little boy and us.

We had to take a photo with the Easter Bunny, of course.  I do NOT like clowns, and for some reason, this costume was up there in the creepiness factor for me.
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Once again, other than the hunt, the main draw was the different inflatables.
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It looked like it isn't long before the little boy wouldn't be able to be on one. *BLEH*
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The egg hunt was divided into groups by age/grade and the little boy got to run about several times because they rotated through the groups about 3 or 4 times, and then a free-for-all at the end.
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I even got in on the action by jumping into one of the train cars with the little boy :)
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Egg Hunt#4
Hillcrest Church @ Abilene Christian Schools aka Grandad's Playground

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The egg hunt was in conjunction with a church-wide picnic, which for that day, had to be indoors because of rainy weather.
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The little boy is always excited when there are activities which involve people HIS size - though, according to his latest doctor's visit, even though he just turned 6, he's the size of an average 8 year old.
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It wasn't exactly craziness galore, but it was a fun change from the other egg hunts where the eggs were just scattered on the ground in plain view.
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This time, there were some in trees, up in the playground equipment and whatnot.
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He doesn't usually ask for candy, but he wanted to dig into some of that loot right away too :)
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Egg Hunt #5 ( last but not least )
HOME

I scattered some eggs around the yard, up in trees, in nooks and crannies, in flower beds and flower pots, just so the boy could actually HUNT for some eggs.
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Even the Wuss wanted to get in on the action
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Afterwards, we made and decorated some Easter motif cookies.  The little boy and I decorated Easter Eggs, but that can be found over at the boy's blog :)
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Saturday, April 11, 2015

A Birthday Fair

Hendrick celebrated its 90th birthday and we were all invited!
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They threw a big bash, complete with a fair and food and entertainment.
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The little boy dove headlong into all the different games and whatnot at the different booths.
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There were balloon animals,
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steer roping,
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snow cones,
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hula hoops,
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a Teddy Clinic,
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a paleontological expedition,
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showing off feats of machismo,
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getting to hang out in ambulances, fire trucks and bomb squad vans,
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and tucking in to some deeeeliciouso turkey legs and corn on the cob.
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