Hilton Head

If you've been to Hilton Head with my mom and dad...you've eaten ice cream in front of the cow. For better or for worse.....Here we are with faces full of "Superman" ice cream in front of the cow. The sweatshirts give away the cooler temps but we made the most of our time with bike rides, card games, pizza dinners and beach time. It was great fun as always with my folks and the only real drama was when Audra learned that other people stayed at "Mor Mor and Grandpa's beach house". She seemed quite betrayed when she discovered it wasn't "their" actual home away from home!

Cool Weather for Spring Break!

Weather wasn't nice as we'd hope.... can you tell??

NO ACTUALLY we had a great time with my mom and dad. Home safely... more to come

Opening Day!

Baseball season has begun! Now playing "whatever position he's told" GUNNAR CARLSON for the Astros!
Playing "run around the bases as fast as he can" for the Angels...... ANDERS CARLSON!!!!!
If they could just stay little till their uniforms wore out.....

A 70 degree day, parade, floats, pizza and jumpy things. Who could ask for more?

Celebrate GOOD TIMES...... come on!!

Joey playing the part of "Jermaine!" or Tito? or??? He had a solo in his performance and did an awesome job!!
Tyra played in the Jazz 1 ensemble and they sounded like they came right out of New Orleans!

**I just returned from the frozen tundra where I surprised JOey and Tyra and came to their Broadway production. It was a whirlwind weekend with back to back performances and a little family time squeezed in between! They were wonderful!!

So good to see everyone!

Brookwood FUN RUN!!!

Audra came in 6th of all the students that ran (1st-5th grade) and second among 3rd graders in the 5K (3 miles)
She wanted me to sign her up for the 5K and I kept saying are you sure? So I told her at the start "just finish baby, that's all you have to do!! You can do it!!" She ran it in 34 minutes!!
Boston Marathon? or Brookwood Fun Run?
Gunnar ran the 1K with great speed and style!:) HE came in 3rd of among 1st Graders!:)

It was freezing cold and lots of fun!!
LESSON LEARNED? DON'T UNDERESTIMATE YOUR KIDS!!

Mor Mor & G's annual visit!!!

Ugh..... that's a long time to not say a word!!

My parents have just left from a two week visit. It's very sad to watch your parents drive out of your driveway. IT gives way to emotions...like sadness, resolve, regret. It's a strange feeling to know that as they drive away and I have children in my arms and wrapped around my legs and I walk back into our house that I am a grown up. I live miles and miles away from my parents and I am responsible for the care of these four kids (along...thankfully with Chris!!!:) Somehow their visits give me a brief moment of childhood. I get to rely on them for moments of taking care of my kids, my dad helping us stain our deck, my mother cleaning out my refrigerator. And for that brief moment each year I get to be a kid again. Somebody's kid....their kid. And as they drive away I'm met with the reality that although I'll always be their "kid" I am most definitely an adult.

G-Man

G-Man (in it for the cocoa!)

No No.....he really did do a GREAT job of skiing! He was very persevering and excited!! It was a blast to see the kids ski and enjoy every minute of it (including the hot chocolate breaks!)