Playground Fun

 We spent  a little time one evening at Lapping Park playing on the playground.

 We played a little tag on the play set.

It was a wild and crazy game!  And so fun!

McGrew Twins

 We spent the first really warm Saturday with Crystal and her twin girls, Erin and Carter.  My kiddos are crazy about these precious girls.

 Our original plan was to go to the zoo.  When we got there, we drove around the parking lot for 30 minutes and could NOT find a parking spot.  We headed back to the Sunny Side of the river and went to Gaskell Park.  Grandma brought the kids some chalk so they could color on the sidewalk at the park.

 After bath time, Grace took a turn holding Miss Erin.

Then Grace and I thought we would teach Erin how to take self-portraits.  It's never to early to learn such life skills.  Ha!

Feeding Ducks

 One of my favorite things to do in the Spring is to go to the Clarksville Town Hall and feed the ducks.  If you'll notice the sign, it clearly says NOT to feed the ducks.  I tell the kids that we are there to feed the geese, and we can't help it if the ducks get some too.  Ha!  I know . . . Mom of the Year . . . I'm setting such a great example!

 We are clearly NOT the only ones to feed the geese at the town hall though.  These guys are friendly and greedy little eaters.

Grace was flapping her wings and pretending to be a goose.  She is so silly!

Randoms

 Grace has a style all her own!  Grandma gave her these shorts for Easter.  She loves her boots --- all of them.  This was the outfit she put together for school the day after Easter.  I rarely argue with her about what she wears to school. It's just not worth it.  This particular outfit was so unique I needed to get a picture!

 Grace wanted to find bugs to put in her bug catcher.  You know, as soon as you go looking for bugs, you can never find any.  We started with some snails. The we found this cool little salamander.  We brought him inside and looked at him for a while. Then we let him go.

 I love watching Grace's reading and writing develop.  She made me a card at school.  This is the front of the card.  I love that she wrote the words all by herself.  "For you from Grace."

 This is the inside of the card.  She drew a picture of our family on the inside.  The order of people is as follows:  Daddy, Grace, Mommy, Gabe.

Mrs. Dawn is teaching her PreK class to tie their shoes.  This is Grace's first attempt at home.  She did this all by herself, and she was so proud of herself.  Love it!

Walking in the Woods

 Grace loves to explore the woods around our house.  Aunt Erin gave Grace this Girl Scout vest for Easter.  It was Erin's when she was a kid, and she thought Grace might enjoy wearing it.  Grace put on the Girl Scout vest and wanted to play "Girl Scout" in the woods.

 Daddy and I went for a short little walk through the woods.

Grace is such a fun little girl.  I love that she is totally a girly-girl, but also loves to walk in the woods and dig in the dirt.

Easter Morning

 The Easter bunny brought lots of fun treats for the kids.  Grace was the first one awake and the first to check out her Easter loot.  She modeled sunglasses from her Easter basket.

 Grace's basket had jewelry, candy, stickers, and art supplies.

 When Gabe heard Grace's excitement, he came upstairs to check out his Easter loot.

 I love the expression on his face here.  The Easter bunny brought Gabe candy, a DS game, and a bug catcher.

After a quick breakfast, we headed to church.  I always love how pretty the sanctuary looks on Easter morning.