Better then a....

Weather: Perfect for s'mores

Neighbors: Great fun and entertainment!

Food: ribs, asian salad, guacamole, sheet cake...

A good night was had by all

The weekends activity:

"Maryland Day".

Held at Maryland University, with tons of family/kid activities.

Mark your calenders for next year, its free.

Catch a duck= get a prize!

Wow, my oldest and youngest.

How quickly time has gone.

The boys.

Chars can't get enough of 'Enry

Ah yes, indeed, better then a sand box, our gravel driveway.

A parent must have!

And for desert...doesn't matter. It had chocolate!

(I'm not a fan , but we'll let this speak for charlie.)

Ok Auds close ups.

Henry has been a gem.

Perfect 3'rd musketeer.

Lucy

Dear Lucy

I adore you.

Today, however, you got the brunt of frustration.

You've learned (thanks to the neighbor girl) that when I'm coming for you, to RUN!

This does not help when you've done something horrible, like:

shut Charlies finger in the door

slap charlie

hit charlie on the head with baby Betty

yell "NOOOoooooo" Charlie

charlie, charlie, charlie....

Throw your cup off your tray

Wake up at 6:15 am (really, what were you thinking?)

BUT...all in all, you are a darling daughter, sister and girl.

You've had a bit of moody-ness creep in, lucky for me, you are mostly

complaint still, obedient for the most part, and a super example to your brothers.

Lucy lucy, I love you!

(We have the most BEAUTIFUL tree in bloom in our back yard, and while the boys

caught up on some Zzzz's, Luce and I took some picts.)

Our weekends, I'm not sure if its because we've moved here, or because the

new baby has kept us feeling cooped up, but when the weekend comes, we're ready to party!

This weekend, the Zoo, and a Parade.

This shot was at the Cherry Blossom parade~

I a parade!!

The marching bands here have rhythm, that is not taught or mechanical,

the bagpipers section had more then 10 people, and what better views

could you have at a parade?

Yes, even Elmo made an appearance.

Jeff thinks this is so funny.

Look at Chars face.

This that and the other

Here he is, the midnight creeper.

He's actually been quite the trooper, and more so then my other kids

loves to be held. Seems to be packin' on the lbs.

and gets plenty of kisses from

the kids, and I.

My "MIL" asked how three kids was.

Truly, easier. Honest.

Mind you, there is plenty of cereal on the floor,

dirty clothes piled up, miscellaneous food for dinner, the occasional time out...

but Lucy and Charlie usually play well together, and so many times I think during the day

"is this my life"?

These kids are my best friends, (it helps when you have none. :)),

no really, they bring such joy, and even when I'm about to strangle one of them,

I think of this great blessing.

Ok, ok, enough.

Uncle Zack in town. Grandma and Grandpa also came in town for

his graduation. Look what a classic picture!

Popcorn popping on the....ALL the trees! We've made it our weekend habit

to head down to the mall, and with guests in town, we couldn't help ourselves.

Perfect sunny weather, and its only gotten warmer.

This year, thanks to my darling new neighbor, Kari, we died Easter Eggs!

Lucy LOVED it!

The local easter egg hunt. Lucy didn't really get into the quantity of eggs.

Rather, was just interested in the one she got, and making sure it had candy in it.

When you have 2 kids, and 4 holes in a swing, doesn't this seem natural?

They both loved it, and solved our problem.

Easter Brunch!

Breakfast Paninis, coffee cake, blueberry muffins, fruit with dip...YUM!!

Yes, the easter bunny came by our house and dropped a few eggs.

Our Easter sunday, PERFECT weather. The Cherry Blossom Festival brought lots of

tourists down to the mall, but we couldn't help ourselves!