Easter - The Sequel

 The day after Easter (also known as yesterday), Sade had her pre-school Easter party at the park. The little bunny herself:

Not only did she get her face painted, but she also dyed some eggs:

Plus she had lunch, played on the playground, and had another Easter egg hunt. It was so warm the chocolate melted almost instantly.

She showed her usual lackadaisical approach to finding eggs:

And that's it. The end of the Easter posts.

We Are Totally Good Now!

We sort of have a new family obsession. GEOCACHING! You may remember that we have attempted to geocache a number of times and had only been successful once. But I am happy to report that things have changed. We are now EXCELLENT geocachers. I believe our turn around can partly be attributed to a PBS documentary about geocaching that re-lit the fire within our bellies, and also a determination not to let the geocache win. Out of the last 7 (SEVEN!) geocaches we have hunted for, we have found all 7!

1. Our first success was found at the Decatur DMV.

Hid behind one of the "D"'s.

What a rush!

2. Our second took us a while but was finally discovered by Eric under here:

Very tricky!

Sade put it back:

3. Jackson found the third one. Underneath another water grate. Apparently this is a popular place to hide cache.

We left behind butterfly stickers:

4. Our fourth one was just maybe our favorite of the day. It took us a bit of time, but Eric finally spotted it hanging in a tree.

5. Number five was found under a rock, behind a wall.

6. One trick of geocaching is to look for something out of place. As Megan was searching for number six, she said, "I don't see anything except for this toy frog." Ding, Ding, Ding! Geocache!

7. Number seven was found by yours truly. It was particularly gratifying because just the day before another fellow geocacher (ZZ Bob) has attempted to find it and had been unsuccessful.

I dare say that geocaching might even be more thrilling than Old Maid. I kind of want to go every day.

Everyday Life - Old Maid

We play a lot of card games. Uno, war, go-fish, and of course, MY FAVORITE, Old Maid! We usually start off not really knowing who has the Old Maid. The feeling of danger each time you draw is intoxicating.

Will Megan draw the Old Maid from Eric?





Yes she did!



Sadie's reaction after getting rid of the Old Maid:




Every time Sade draws she turns away from us to see if she has a match. She also says to us (jokingly): "Don't look at me. I'm too gorgeous."



Eric, Megan and Jackson's reaction after Megan drew the Old Maid (again!):





Although Eric tricked Megan into drawing the Old Maid a few times, he wasn't immune to the Old Maids powers:



It really never gets old.

Great Harvest Field Trip

Last week Sade's pre-school class took a field trip to Great Harvest. They learned all about bread making, but I couldn't tell you exactly what since I wasn't really paying attention.

Learning:





Playing with some dough:





Before leaving she received a loaf of bread to bring home. I am not exaggerating when I say I ate more bread last week than an average person eats in 6 months. It's a sickness.




We had a little sample before heading home:




See the pre-school St. Patrick's Day post below.......