Cardinals and Lady Bugs!

So every year I've taken a picture of Shawn with the kids for Cardinals opening day - you know a big deal to Shawn!  The kids were all excited because they know it's a big deal for daddy!  For me, it's just 80+ nights of baseball on the TV - oy vay!  This year's opening day was on Monday, April 12 and the Cards won 5-0.

Don't they look adorable?

That Friday night Shawn and I also went to the Cards game (sorry no pictures) and sat in the Champions Club.  I got him tickets for his birthday and it was a nice night out without the kiddos.  The kids had an awesome time because Aunt Alisa came over to watch them.  She even went to day care with me to pick them up.  Needless to say they weren't nearly as excited to see mommy as they were to see Aunt "Eesa" (as Aidan calls her)!

The next morning, April 17, we all went to Lauren's soccer game.  Team Lady Bugs (as they are now called) is getting quite good.  Can you believe that Lauren had 4 goals???  My little super star soccer player!

Lauren and Scarlet

But most of the entertainment that afternoon came from Mr. Aidan. 

Who would have known that a Target dollar bin butterfly net would create so much entertainment???

Found a bug!

Trying to catch the bug!

 No luck - but I'm sure I can find mischief somewhere else!

Bug catching is hard work - time for a snack and a little lounging in the sun

Now let's see what Papa is up to

Alright - enough of this soccer business!

 I'm bored - is it time to go???? 

(and yes, those are his shoes that he threw off during his tantrum!)

So that night Shawn and I had a wedding to go to (again, no pictures - sorry, who wants to see us???) - yes, can you believe it...two nights...in a row...out without kids...crazy!  We are lucky enough to have a babysitter we like from Aidan's day care, Ms. Kim, so the kids again had a great night.

The next day was Maddy' Baptism - did I mention that this weekend was just a tad jam-packed???? 

After the Baptism we went back to Joe and Kelly's for lunch.  The kids had so much fun playing in their backyard (they have a great backyard!).  We had yummy bar-be-que and spent good time with the family.  It was a beautiful day and we had a great time!

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Hey, need a ride?
The boys had a great time playing together! 

Lauren in her cute spring outfit.

She had fun playing soccer with Eric and Ella.

Hope you enjoyed the update!

Love,

Jen

Easter 2010

Easter morning was fun for all - the Easter bunny came and hid lots of eggs inside and brought baskets filled with goodies!

 Aidan actually tried a hard boiled egg - he even ate a few bites...and Lauren wouldn't even look at them let alone eat one!

After church we went to Mama Judy and Papa Renny's for brunch.  My sister and her boyfriend were there as well.  It was a very nice morning - the weather was absolutely beautiful.  They loved their rolling backpacks from Aunt Alisa and the Easter Bunny hid eggs in the backyard.

Happy Easter - look what I found!

Next we were off to Papa Ken and Mama Jane's for Papa's annual Golden Egg Hunt.  Each egg has money in it - some with change, dollars, $20, $50 and even $100!  So needless to say, the adults get more competitive than the kids!  This year the older cousins were paired up with the younger cousins.  Lauren and Cody were a team, Aidan and Brandi a team and Ashley and Hayden were a team.  The rules were that the older cousins couldn't actually touch the eggs, but could show the younger ones where the eggs were hidden.  Lauren brought along her "fast shoes" (tennis shoes), so that she could run fast!

Lauren's "fast shoes"

Aidan and Brandi found one!

After hunting for about 20 minutes, no one had found the $100 egg.  So Papa decided the adults could go down to hunt for the eggs.  You should have seen all of us - I'm surprised we didn't ruin Jane's garden!  In the end Joe found the golden egg and Hayden and Ashley ended up the big winners!  It was a lot of fun for everyone!

Counting up their findings!

 

The Blues and Pre-Easter Fun!

The Blues

Now that the Blues season has come to an end, we've had a lot of fun lately, .  We were able to take the kids to the Blues game on Sunday, March 28th.  We sat in the Club Seats and they had a ton of fun drinking soda and eating hot dogs and popcorn!  Aidan tried cotton candy for the first time which he of course loved!  Aidan loved yelling "let's go Blues" and we won the game!

 Boy that cotton candy is sweet!

Easter 2010

We had lots of activities for Easter this year.  Lauren's school Easter party was on April 1.  I was in charge of the craft and we make hand print Easter lilies.  I think the kids had fun and they turned out really cute!

On Friday, April 2, Lauren went to work with me, while Aidan went to Mama Judy's.  I didn't get much work done, but she was really good and had a great time!  That night we dyed eggs which the kids loved!

On Saturday, April 3, we had a busy, busy day planned.  Aidan got his hair cut in the morning and yes, I finally tried a short hair cut.  I think he looks adorable, but I think it might take awhile for Shawn to get used to it!  After his haircut we went to the Child of God Easter Egg Hunt at Lauren's school.  This was our second year doing the hunt and the kids love it.  They each got a bag fun of candy and they each found a special egg so they both got to pick out a stuffed animal.  They played some games and we ate lunch and then we headed home for naps.

 Aidan kept stopping his hunting to play with the toys!  

They did have some good toys!  

(Did you check out the new do?)

Next post - Easter!