Grandpas Galore!

Last Friday, Ryan went on a field trip with Maverick's class to the downtown library.  Maverick loved having his daddy along for the visit!

We'd planned on getting Maverick a MUCH needed haircut over the long weekend but when I asked him if I could cut his hair Friday night and he said "YES!" I didn't hesitate.  It's no glamorous do, but it will certainly help keep him cooler as summer approaches!  

Our baby is growing up WAY too fast.

Papa came to town for the Indy 500.  He even stopped at Long's and got donuts!  AND he was up with the kiddos before 7:00 Saturday morning to eat them, too!

I firmly believe one of Phoebe's love languages is simply donuts.  Preferably chocolate, unfilled Long Johns.

After breakfast, Papa headed back upstairs to catch some more shut eye so we tried to play quietly downstairs.

Still one of his favorite things to do is knock over towers of any sort.

After a quick lunch we headed downtown for the parade.  Without a doubt, it was the most enjoyed parade our family has ever been to.  

After the parade we headed back north to grab a present and then were off to a birthday party for one of Phoebe's friends from school.  She had a blast!  After it was over, she promptly asked if we could have her birthday party there in two weeks.  I think we failed her by not having a "friend" party this year.

While Phoebe was at the party, Ryan took Maverick to a nearby park to burn off some energy.

Sunday after church we headed to meet Granddaddy who was visiting from Virginia. Phoebe takes her sun protection VERY seriously - sometimes it requires 3 hats! 

After hearing all about our experience at Conner Prairie and the Civil War Days, Granddaddy wanted to check it out himself as he did a lot of the reenactments when he was younger.

Phoebe tried her hand at dipping candles.

And their splash pad is officially open for the summer and I have a feeling next time the kids will want to bring their swimsuits!

This type of bowling was MUCH more successful than at the actual bowling alley!

Obviously someone was tuckered out after the fun day!

Monday morning, Papa left bright and early to head back to Georgia.  We headed to a park to have a picnic and take a hike on one of its trails.

Of course we had to stop and throw a rock (or thirty) into the water!

And then cool off a bit, too!

The neighborhood pool opened this weekend as well but since it was so very full, we played in the sprinkler instead!  

Tuesday, however, we headed to the pool!  I think swim lessons need to happen asap for our two little fish!  They desperately want to swim but we need to work on our skills a bit first!  For now, we're thankful that our Puddle Jumpers still fit!

Party with Papou and Field Day!

Last weekend I had an early morning doctor's appointment so Ryan got up with the kids, let them dress themselves and headed out to get some donuts!  Shortly after I got home, we headed out for some real food and then to Conner Prairie for Civil War Days.  It was packed but we managed to sneak in a picture with Abraham Lincoln!

The Confederate Army getting ready to head to the battlefield.  We stayed a bit back because the cannons were quite loud for our littles' ears!  

Phoebe was more anxious to go visit her baby goat anyhow - and luckily for her, most everyone was still at the battleground so we even got to feed them again!

And we got to see the baby pigs that were just a day old when we visited about a month ago.

Sunday after church we headed to YiaYia and Papou's to celebrate someone's 64th birthday.  We had to get creative with the candles but managed to get the point across!  

Uncle Steve and Bevin came down and were promptly wore out by our children!  Maverick found an old-fashioned football he'd gotten from Santa this past Christmas and took it with him everywhere!  They played a mean game of "Fumble!"

Phoebe sang a new song she learned in church with YiaYia over and over and over again!  It warms my heart to hear her sing songs about God and her faith.

Maverick was MUCH more interested in picking up sticks to put in their new fire pit.

Kali thought the sticks were for her but Maverick fought hard and won!

I took Monday off to surprise Phoebe at school for lunch.

She loved hanging out with her girls at the special table and so did Maverick!

After lunch and a quick 30 minutes spent copying in the teachers' lounge for Miss Gorby, we headed outside for Kindergarten Field Day.  Phoebe's got moves like her mama!  Here's her take on limbo.

How low can she go!?

See that red dot in the middle of the picture?  That's Maverick.  He did NOT want to stand still and watch his big sis play!  We are STILL working on listening AND obeying...

They did a potato sack race.

The classic over/under game.  This was by far the trickiest station - mostly because the kids got so distracted and couldn't figure out where to get/give the ball next.

Maverick finally stood still because he found DIRT!

Tiki torch race.

Chicken run!

Sharks and Minnows!

Maverick loved checking out all the school buses!

No better way to celebrate a successful field day than with a popsicle!

I signed her out early and we headed to a nearby park to go visit Chumley.  I wouldn't be surprised if Phoebe became a veterinarian the way she loves animals!

Then we did a little nature trail before I was reminded of the TICKS that live in the forest and promptly headed to the playground where it would be safe!