Picnic & Hike

After meeting this morning we packed a picnic lunch and went to this place near our house, Monson Village, that used to be a town back in the early 1700's. It has some open fields and trails through the woods that used to be the roads for the town. There are a few of the old cellar holes still there and one house that they have preserved. It was fun to eat outside and walk on some of the trails. It was fun to try and imagine and explain to the kids what it might have been like back in those times.

Starting off down the trail

Taking a little break

Being nice to each other for once! :-)

Paxton's School Program

Tonight was Paxton's Spring Music Program at school. The kids did a great job and it is fun to see what they have been working so hard on in school.

The kids coming in for the start of their program

All ready to go up on the stage (Paxton is in the green shirt in the front row on the left

Doing their "Alabama Gal" dance

Paxton got the play the guitar for one of the songs

Paxton with his teacher (right) and the aide that helps out in his class (left)

Paxton and Shaelyn after the program

Kids

The kids have been loving the nice weather recently. Shaelyn loves to go outside whenever she can.

Paxton giving Shaelyn a ride on the tricycle

Reading books in the playroom

Baseball Game

We went to the New Hampshire Fishercats baseball game in Manchester at the end of Paxton's spring break from school. It was a nice evening and there were fireworks after the game. A good ending to a week off from school.

Wind Storm

A few weeks ago we have a very strong wind storm one afternoon. It dislodged the umbrella from its base at our table on the deck and blew it over onto the table, smashing the glass top of the table. It was a fun mess to clean up. Johanna had swept some of it up before I got home from work and then I used the shop vac to suck up the rest of it. We found it was cheaper to buy a new table than to replace the glass in the old one. So now we have an extra frame, maybe I'll cut a piece of plywood out for the old one and use it in the basement for an extra table.

Excited Boy

Paxton got a new four wheeler today, he was very very excited. His mother didn't have the same enthusiasm has he did. :-)

Ready to go!!

Driving home from Brad and Shelley's

Daddy had to take Shaelyn for a ride on it

Grandma and Grandpa Came for a Visit

Johanna's parents came for a couple of weeks. They went home yesterday.

Playing catch with the new ball and glove Grandma and Grandpa got for her

We had Brian and Amy and their kids, Terrill and Lianna and the Berwaldt's after special meeting on Sunday.

This was the little kids table.

Paxton with Grandma

Time to say 'goodbye'

After meeting on Sunday

Paxton got to bring two baby chicks from his class at school home for a night.

Paxton and Shaelyn with Grandma and Grandpa before they had to leave for the airport

Mommy and the kids on the porch

Two children thinking about what kind of trouble they can get into next :-)

Video of Shaelyn playing catch

Shaelyn

A few pictures of Shaelyn

Ready to go outside and play earlier this month

The hat that Auntie Tama made for her
Her hair is finally long enough to braid
Smelling the flowers

Beautiful Sunday

Another gorgeous day. Went to Brad and Shelley's for lunch. The Howes were out for the weekend visiting Brad & Shelley and Mom and Dad came there for lunch as well. The kids had fun looking for eggs out in the yard after lunch.

Shaelyn picking up some eggs

Paxton finding some eggs

Off to look for more

The kids with their eggs

Tonight Shaelyn was ready to go "shopping"

Warm Weather!!!!

Yesterday and today were so nice!! The kids have loved being outside playing on the swing set, sand box, riding bikes, drawing with chaulk on the driveway, playing ball, etc. Shaelyn loves the slide on the swing set. She climbs up the ladder and goes down the slide all by herself. She does it over and over and over and... Ellie and Ava came over after school and the kids played outside till supper. Brad and Shelley brought their supper up to our place and we all ate together. Today we didn't get a lot of work accomplished, but we had fun being outside and enjoying the nice weather.

Sorry for neglecting the blog the last few months, we will try to do better about post a little more frequently.

Ava and Shaelyn on the slide

Here comes Shaelyn

Cruisin' down

That was fun!!

Climbing up to do it again

Paxton trying to tell Ava something

Ellie on the trapeze

Video of Shaelyn on the slide