Easter Weekend And More

Happy Resurrection Sunday! A student asked me why Easter was called Easter and I told her to stop asking me questions I had to google up. Christians actually called Easter Resurrection Sunday, but somehow the pagans changed it to Easter and came up with bunnies. Bunnies were a sign of fertility or something something. I probably butchered half the info up. Anyway, pictures galore!

 Dinner with friends at Chik-Fil-A

 Fun with Snapchat

Okay, I'm officially old an uncool. What in the world is Snapchat?! I only downloaded it so I can play with the facial feature stuff. 

 Our "it's Spring Break tomorrow!" faces

 Snacking at big bro's tee ball practice

 How Char feels about her brother's tee ball practices

 Sweet Tomatoes with one of her BFFs

 Sandwiched between her brother and his BFF

 Mommy and kiddos HH day

 Char's first time on this ride

Both kids have clearly grown. The last time we were here, Charlotte could not ride on this ride and Lucas could not ride on the carousel on his own. Done and done! Now, if only I can convince them to ride the roller coaster with Mommy...

 For Mommy. My heart!!!

 Crafting at Bass Pro Shop

 Sneaking in some of Daddy's super unhealthy snacks

 Hot air balloon egg drop in the blazing hot 10:30 California sun

 Happy Easter!

 I guess this is our Easter family pic

Family Easter dinner

And now, it's Spring Break! This week should be exhausting yet fun!

The Weekend Before Easter Weekend

Spirit week is exhausting as a mother AND teacher. As the week went on, both kids got really into Spirit week. By Friday, I was pretty toast and was so happy that Spirit week was nearly over. As a teacher, I was pretty done by Friday and did not participate in crazy hair day.

 Monday - Pajama Day

 Tuesday - Superhero/Princess day

 Wednesday - Wacky Tacky Fashion Disaster Day

Getting an outfit together for this day took a lot of thought and revision. Who woulda thunk?!

 Thursday - Green Day

 Friday - Crazy Hair Day

Lucas wanted to spray his hair green. I said no.  Since we had to run errands at Costco and Trader Joe's, Lucas suggested dinner at Blaze. Why does Lucas always get what he wants?!

 You know your kids are getting big when they can share and nearly devour that pizza

 Saturday morning letters time

From now till June, there is a game nearly every single Saturday. Lucas is really looking forward to watching SJ Giants games this summer since he's more familiar with the rules and how to play the game. I'm looking forward to the garlic fries!

 My cute little Yankee

 While Lucas was playing baseball...

 Char and her BFF participated in an Easter Egg Hunt on the same field

The rest of the weekend was very laid back and pretty boring, just the way I like it! 

 This is a weekly task I don't enjoy doing, but two loads for the week isn't bad

 Family sleepover

 The kids wanted to take a pic with Daddy during dinner

 Char wanted a pic with Daddy during lunch

 Big boy little bike

 Four more days till Spring Break! I can't wait! This mother needs a break! I already have a little Spring Break "project" in mind.

A Sportified Weekend

This weekend marked the first of many, many baseball games. I was never a fan of baseball, but watching my son play is a whole different ball game (no pun intended). I wonder how long he'll want to do baseball. I heard that once he hits elementary school age, the practices and games are insane in the membrane!

 Waiting for Lucas's tee ball practice to end 

 My favorite Yankee (#2)

 I've never been a Yankee fan till now...

 My favorite Yankee on third

 Younger sibs watching their big bros play

 I had to leave early to go to work. A part of me was relieved I had to go to work due to the events that happened after I left. Char puked out everything in her system pretty much right after I left. We had no wet wipes, no towels, no bathroom, no water, nothing! Boy am I glad I wasn't the one in that situation! Then she puked again in the garage. Thank goodness it wasn't in my car!

 Poor little lady

She puked again after her nap. It was a puke-fest for her. Unfortunately, we had to cancel our dinner plans and just decided to take it easy at home. 

 Taking it easy at home

Thankfully, after taking it easy at home and having some good old macaroni and chicken broth for dinner, she felt much better and was back to her old self. I guess it was just a 24 hour bug (actually, maybe 12 hour). Phew!

Today we had "Star Wars Game" day. It's actually just Star Wars Hockey Night, but I thought it would be much cooler to call it Star Wars Game. The kids went along with it! This was my first (and the kids first) hockey game ever! This sport is a bit too violent for my liking. I'll stick with watching basketball and football.

Lu and a bounty hunter (I think?!)

 Family pic with the bad guys

 These were some pretty good $12 seats

Look who's on big screen!

... and that was our weekend! A tee ball game, a Warriors game at home, and a hockey game! Also, I learned that when kids are no longer toddlers, DST doesn't really affect them much. Score! 

Weekend Shinnanigans

Opening Day of baseball was a bust thanks to the rain. I was quite relieved when I received that cancellation e-mail. When I signed Lucas up for tee ball, I did not expect it to take up so much time. Thanks to the rain, we had one more weekend of "relaxation" (nothing on our agenda). Since Opening Day was cancelled, we were able to go to Home Depot's Kid's Workshop day. Building these wagons may be one of the better projects they've done. They're having a great time pulling their little stuffed animals in these bad boys!

 Painting a pink and a yellow/red wagon

After our cruise, the kids decided that they wanted to sleep in a bunk bed. This works for me since it'll save more space. While Char took her nap, the three of us assembled the bed.

 Assembling the ladder

 Final product

I cleaned their entire room and realized they have a bunch of crap/toys/everything. Spoiled much?!

 Three amigos resting while Mommy cooks dinner (or plays on her phone)

 Still in the process of finding a new church

 After church meal at Mickey D's

Took these quickie portraits for a wedding website that should be debuting soon

7:20 am - case of the Mondays