Fun with water

If is finally warm enough for Jacob and Ben to ask for the water slide. Seeing as we do not have a swimming pool close by, and I'm not willing to sacrifice my entire backyard to build one, this water slide seems to do just fine. The boys will spend hours outside on this and Jacob asks for it almost every day. This was definitely worth buying.

Easter colors

Coloring Easter eggs is one of my favorite activities. I love making all the different colored eggs. The smell of vinegar always brings to mind images a brightly colored eggs sitting in a basket. All the kids like to help out, so we typically end up with around 5 dozen Easter eggs. Most of which get turned into deviled eggs for Easter dinner.



The Easter bunny brought our kids some webkinz animals. They absolutely love these little things and usually get on the computer every day to take care of them.



The girls looked beautiful in their Easter dresses. I sure am proud of these little princesses.

Happy Birthday Emma and Ben

Emma and Ben had their birthday back in March. Emma is now 7 years old and Ben is 5.

Emma - 7 years old

Emma turned 7 years old this month and it was time to update her photo. I found this new outfit for her at Naartjie. She absolutly loves the outfit and I think she is incredibly cute.

Ben - 5 years old

I can't belive that I have another 5 year old. Just a few more months and he'll be going to kindergarten. They sure do grow up fast.

Ben doesn't really like to have his picture taken. I told him that we would go to a really fun place to do pictures this time. He ended up having a lot of fun and we got some really good pictures.

Mardi Gras Murder Mystery

Last Friday, Sarah and I were invited to a murder mystery dinner with some of our friends. We were each assigned a character to dress up as and play their role for the evening. I was Cayenne Pepper, the family chef and aspiring tv star. Sarah played the role of Connika Gothika, an eccentric novelist and next door neighbor. Our host, Nikki, did a wonderful job with this event. The food was great, and we all had a lot of fun as we played the game. For more info on some of the other characters, check out Nikki's blog. If you have never been to one of these murder mysteries, I highly recommend it.

Thanks Nikki for hosting such a wonderful, fun party. It's not everyday you get to see Sarah dressed in gothic clothes.

Softball

Yesterday morning, I got together with some of the guys from church for a softball game. It was a fun time and I am happy that I did not strike out. After the game, we grilled up some hotdogs to eat with our families. It was a nice activity, but I am really sore today.

Here are some pictures of the game.