Time to Find Some Eggs!

Does this little Cougar Fan look ready to find some eggs?

Tyler still loves to get in on the family egg hunt. There is one egg they are all out to find. The golden egg. Inside the golden egg lies a $5. You can see his little eyes looking while I am taking this picture. Rain, rain go away. It was a rainy day today. But we were able to steal about 30 minutes without rain for our egg hunt. Yeah!

Love these pictures...Drew in focus...

Rachel and Tyler in focus. Both Rachel and Drew ADORE Tyler. He is so funny. Prior to the egg hunt, he made up a contract with Rachel. It said if Rachel found the golden egg, she would immediately give it to Tyler. Rachel even signed on the line! Tyler told her he would give her $2 for the golden egg! He had it all worked out. Ha ha.

Good Friday

Good Friday was really good to my kids! They all had a great day. In the morning Rachel and Drew had an Easter egg hunt with friends. The weather was beautiful! Look how close Rachel and Drew are in height! I love the picture of them looking for eggs together. They really are good friends.

Tie Died Eggs! We Did It!

Ok. So, thanks Ryann for inspiring me to make these eggs this year. I was so unmotivated to buy PAZ and die eggs for the 30ith PLUS time. So, we made these. It was a little hard, but well worth the effort. The kids were so amazed and so was I! So here is what you do:

1. Cut the fabric off an all silk tie.
2. Wrap the egg in silk and tie very tight at the top with the color (shiny) side of the tie tightly against the egg.
3. Cute white fabric and wrap the egg again. Tie again at the top.
4. Cover the eggs in water and 1/4 cup vinegar. Bring to boil...then let simmer for 20 minutes.
5. Take out of pot and place in a strainer with tongs. Let them cool off.
6. Remove material.
7. If you want them to look shiny, rub a little oil on them! So Pretty! Too pretty to eat!

I purchased a bunch of ties at Goodwill for this project. But, I noticed the kids today all noticed Ricky's tie...for the first time. "Dad, that is a nice tie. Where did you get it? That tie would make a nice egg!" We will never look at neck ties the same way!

I Love My New Toy! A Remote Control!

I had so much much fun playing with my new remote control for my camera! The second picture shows Rachel and my amazement. Drew even got in on the action.

Concentration and the Tongue!

Tyler had a soccer tournament in Conway, Arkansas (30 minutes West of Little Rock) this weekend. He did a great job in the tournament and is really starting to understand the true fundamentals...even his old mom finally knows what "off sides" means! Notice in all the pictures his little tongue is hanging out. It is so funny. He has done this since he was a little boy. When he is deep in concentration, his tongue is usually also there! These pictures took me back to when he was little, coloring pictures, with his little tongue hanging out! Tyler will continue playing year round soccer...but I believe there are only a few tournaments left this season. We have now started the joyful game of baseball! Drew and Tyler will be playing! I better start getting excited. Tyler is hoping to pitch and catch this season. We shall see. I will keep ya posted.