Great Mom and Son Day!!!

Being a Mom of several children can get quite chaotic, and as much as I try to give each child the amount of attention they deserve, sometimes it is hard to get some alone time with just one child. But, this weekend was just that for Tucker and myself. I had planned a trip to Redding, Ca. where I could take Tucker to the Turtle Bay Museum, and the sundial bridge. I loved having the day where it was all about Tucker, and the moments were not rushed by. We took our time exploring the museum, throwing rocks in the river, crossing the sundial bridge, and taking a long walk on some hidden paths.

 The bridge was a beautiful way to cross the Sacramento river. Many bikers

and runners enjoyed crossing the bridge to get to many trails on the other side.

 Oh!!My baby boy, you are getting so big.

Tucker loved playing with the water; trying to create a dam of sort

and manipulate the water to go in different directions.

 Found an old train that was built in the 1830's. Tucker had to stop and take

a picture for Kemper, because Kemper loves trains.

 Digging some gravel. Trust me it takes some coordination to work

those diggers; I tried.

After the museum, we explored all the different trails that were on the

opposite side of the river. This was by far Tucker's favorite part of the day.

This was a great day to spend with just Tucker and not have to worry about anyone

but him. To all those mother's out there that have a crew, don't forget to set a special

time to spend with just one child. Time flies by so fast, and soon they will be on to

other things, and our kid's need to know that they are the most important people

in our lives.

 

 

 

 

 

Rainy Easter

I love celebrating Easter; it gives a feeling of a new beginning, a reconnecting with God, and the excitement of summer on it's way. Due to the fact that both Rob's and my family live in town, on most holiday's we spend a little time at each household, so nobody has to do without our wonderful presence. I know it sounds horrible, not only to be working on a Sunday, but especially on Easter Sunday, but that was the case for both Rob and myself. For the past six months I have been cleaning my Dad's office on the weekends for a little extra pay, and Rob is always working when he has jobs (those of you that have a self employed business know what I am talking about). Waking up at around 5:30 I went to complete my job and got home just in time for the someone to leave surprises on the front porch. I am not big on encouraging the Easter bunny. Does that make me a bad parent?

I love to watch the reaction the kid's have when the are surprised!!!

Rob headed off to work for a few hours before we went to my parent's for lunch. This year we invited some of our friend's over to eat and look for some eggs.

Look at those handsome boys and beautiful girl!!

I love when they dress up, sometimes it makes them look a lot older.

 

  

Scarlet (our friend's 21/2 yr old) and Sammy

 

The hunt begins. Like I said earlier, I am not one to encourage

the Easter bunny, so instead of the bunny hiding the

eggs, my kid's always know that Poppa and Daddy hide them.

I do think they thoroughly enjoy it themselves.

Of course my father, being the mathematical mind that he is

remembers exactly where each egg is. He always saves

the hard ones for Tucker.

 

 Has soon as she figured our what to do, she was

on the hunt.

 Tucker is getting older and faster now, so we had

to make him wait in the house for a few mins, while

the little ones got a head start.

The face of concentration!!

After a good Egg hunt at my parent's we headed out to the ranch (or Rob's families) for

round two of Easter. It was a long day for everyone, but extremely enjoyable just be to around

our families. I am always thankful that we live near both side of the fam, so these moments are

even more special.