Yes, I said hurtles. That’s what Hannah inadvertently posted to her Facebook. And I thought it was perfect since I always felt like hurdles were painful! But Hannah’s doing great! She’s not the fastest and her form needs some work but I’m so proud of her for trying something that really made her so nervous. She’s one determined kiddo!

Crayola Window Markers have been a big hit here! The Easter Bunny brought them for my kids and the windows of my house will always be covered in art I’m sure. Hannah is my talented artist. Here she is doodling, trying out all the colors.

As the threat of the rising Red River becomes greater, so does the call for volunteers. I tagged along with Hannah’s class from Discovery Middle School to do a stretch of sandbagging and Sandbag Central. I was so impressed with these kids. We had some fun in between but they really worked their butts off.  We were sore by the end of it all but we know it was doing some good for the people in our city. And it was fun!

My dad is in town visiting so we can celebrate his birthday.  We stayed at the Holiday Inn for a few days [we slept at home though] so the kids could just swim all weekend and we could just hang out. However, catching a shot of Hannah after getting out of the pool, she just wasn’t impressed. She thought I was weird. I probably am.

Penguin slippers, iPod playing, hoodie so she can barely see. I guess she’s in the zone.

At the grocery store today, the boys found a coconut and wanted to try it. James made 3 holes in it to fit the straws through so they could all taste it at once. The sour faces were hilarious! Only once we cracked it open we found that the coconut was rotten on the isnde. Poor kids. Connor thinks it should be called coconut juice though, since it looks nothing like milk. silly boy.