Soccer Camp

Braden had his first day of Sports Camp and the first day was focused on soccer. Braden went to a week long soccer camp this spring so he LOVED it. They do a really nice job through parks and rec in Anacortes. They were split into different stations and focused on kicking, footwork and scoring goals. Braden was on the same team as two of his best buddies so he had a great time.

Here he is playing a game where they had to kick all the balls to the other teams half of the field.

Here he is doing some sort of dance move while playing, I believe.

And here he is playing a soccer game at the end. It was a great day. Next week....basketball!

Bubbles

Bubbles are fun......

I-Pod

Braden found my I-Pod today and asked if he could listen to it. He figured out how to work it right away and then continue to bop around the house to the music for about an hour. He seems to really like Matchbox 20, Dave Matthews and Jack Johnson. He did not care for Enya or any other slow music. He even sat and ate dinner while dancing in his chair (surprisingly calmly). It was peaceful (and pretty cute) so I allowed him to do it at the dinner table.

Waterfront Festival

This weekend was the waterfront festival in Anacortes. The best part of this every year is the boat building.

They have wooden boat pieces and the kids get to glue and nail them together and pick out a sail. It is very fun! Mom was proud that she could make the boats without dad, since dad had to be gone at a tennis tournament. A big thank you to Grandma Marge for helping us out on our adventure!

After you finish building your fabulous boat creation, you get to go try it out in the "ocean". Conner's did not float very well this year (luckily we had balloons as a distraction) but Braden's turned out to be very sea worthy.

Conner even ran in to his little girl friend Olivia. They greet each other with a big hug everytime they see each other.

Braden ran into his friend Ryan who made himself a pirate ship this year.

We finished off the day with a trip to Read Me a Story and McDonalds with Grandma. It was a great day!

Sports Helmets

We figured with the poor economy we should look for ways to save money. The kids thought they would help and they found their Easter baskets also doubles as great helmets.

It's Tulip Time!

It's tulip time here in the Skagit Valley. I love the big field of tulips this short time of year and I always think "wouldn't tulip pictures with the boys be so cute". In theory, yes, but each year I try, the boys are somewhat less than cooperative. After a few minutes of begging and a bribe (notice the dollar bill with Conner), I was able to get a few pictures thanks to the fabulous Grandma Marion. We are so lucky to have such a nice grandma!

They are so beautiful and smell so good....

I will only look at the camera for a dollar, mom....

Ok, maybe I will look this time but only because you promised there was a bird on grandma's nose. There is no bird, only that camera again.....

And with the promise of "If you sit and smile one time that will be the last picture, I promise". Then mom finally gets Braden and Conner to sit and smile.
It was a beautiful day and each boy picked out a bundle of tulips. Braden picked yellow with red specks and Conner picked a bundle of red and yellow tulips. And boys being boys, here they are pretending the tulips were swords.

Happy April!

Easter Fun

Braden had a great Easter! He LOVED hunting eggs this year at two different egg hunts but he was not fast and furious like I predicted. He took his time picking out eggs he liked and was very careful not to pick up any pink eggs at all. He is very serious about his anti-pink beliefs. Braden was also very excited about the Easter Bunny this year (which is funny because the Easter Bunny really didn't visit our house before this year). I think the bunny may have only chosen to make a stop this year because Braden kept going on and on about how cool it is when the Easter Bunny leaves you an Easter Basket. I guess it is a good thing he left one for him this year! Conner, unfortunately, was sick all weekend so he did not enjoy the Easter weekend as much. He did one half-hearted hunt but then was out for the count on Easter. So, we do not love Braden more as it may look from these pictures but Conner did not feel up to being photographed. We are ready for this season of sickness to end!