He Did It!!!

After years of being told 'he could do better' by his teachers,
CJ showed us that indeed he could.
He made honor roll this past quarter and is on his way to doing it again.
The best thing about this is that he wanted it.
Way to go, CJ.

Who Knew?

On the way home from hockey, just as our spring rains were starting, Steve's windshield wipers quit working.

No worries, probably just a fuse.
Let's check the book, ahh #26. Hmmm...no connecters in #26.
What's this, now the car won't start.
Time to check all the fuses.
Did you know that if the fuse for the fuel pump goes your car won't start?
Yep, it is true.
Gotta love that volt meter!
Car starts, windshield wipers work,
The man can fix everything!

April Showers, finally...

Spring rains have finally come to Central Ohio. Perhaps there will be May flowers after all.

The rain has done wonders to bring out the green leaves. CJ's fort is almost hidden again.

Shelves for Stuff

Steve's spring break projects.
Shelves & a new to us car!
Thanks Steve, it is so much easier to get into the garage now.
A passenger can even get into the car while it's in the garage!

Signs that Warm Weather is on the Way

1. Kids playing outside.

2. The large glowing orb in the sky is visible.

3. Buds on the trees.

4. Box of wine in the fridge with the easy turn spigot.

Still Fun!!

Just before spring break I was wandering through Wal-Mart and saw PlayDoh. It brought back memories of hours and hours of playtime with CJ and PlayDoh. So I grabbed a package of 4 colors and brought it home. In the back of my mind I hoped that CJ would be excited, my more practical self figured that he's in 6th grade and too 'old' for PlayDoh.

Happily he's not too old for PlayDoh!

While home on spring break and nursing a nasty cold he created a bunny, roads for the construction vehicles, and battles for Storm Troopers.

All while sprawled out on the couch watching TV!

Easter

This years eggs are for decoration only. I put them in the pot to boil and we sat down to watch Stargate. About an hour later we remembered the eggs. Thankfully I had put way too much water in the pot. These eggs are HARD boiled!



CJ had fun experimenting with the colors. All but one of the eggs has been dipped in more than one color. My favorite is the 3 color striped one in the middle. Nice job CJ.


Easter morning brought nice weather and our first outdoor egg hunt in recent memory.


The kids all had a good time.
Tucker helped clean up any spills.

This year I showed great maturity (thanks mom) and did not eat the ears off of CJ's chocolate bunny!!! Although this meant that CJ had to eat his bunny quickly to ensure its' safety, poor CJ.