Easter Egg Hunt Extravaganza!

We went up to Rockport again for the annual Easter Egg Hunt at the Fulton Mansion!  The boys and visiting Cousin Brooke were dressed in their Easter best and ready to fight to the death for some plastic eggs filled with candy and small prizes! What could be better?  When the whistle blew, kids of all ages punched and kicked and threw each other to the ground, scrambling for eggs, and seeing who could fill their basket to the fullest.  It was a great time had by all!  Here they were before it all went down:

The handsome devil...

The Easter Ham.

Oh... my...

Brookie B looking B-eautiful.

Watch out! He's swinging the bucket!

Let's get some eggs!!

Ohhh... I can't wait any longer...

Getting his game face on!

What?!?! I will not be sharing my eggs!

The "Too Cool for This" look...

The "Try to Look Sad and Not Smile" look...

The "Normal Paul" look... wah, wah, wah...

Got some eggs with Granny G!

We beat the crowd and beat the rain!

Silly rabbits...

Enough candy to last at least a day! Hooray for Easter!

Just a Walk in the Park

We found a new park to check out the other day, up in Port Aransas over the ferry.  It was supposed to have alligators in the water, but we unfortunately did not find any (or maybe fortunately, depending on how you look at it).  There was a long wooden walkway that took us on quite a hike to get to this observation tower, but when we got to the end it was flooded over, so we never made it.  Oh well... it was a nice day, and other than a little whining from the youngest two, we had a good time.

Even Farrah came along, because it was a perfect trail for dog walking... only all the signs read, "No Pets." Oh well, wait in the car, Farrah.

Nice, Nolan.  Real nice.

Group hug! Group hug! No... group choke!

A Triumphant Return to the Capitol

We left the east coast and our nation's capitol in the fall of 2011, but it's hard to believe it's been that long ago.  Back then, Paul was only 4 year old, so as much as he enjoyed us hauling him around to all of the museums and sites, he probably doesn't remember a whole lot about it.  So for Spring Break, Becky wanted to take him with her to visit Uncle Ted, Aunt Rachel, and new cousin Nick for the first time.  They hit up the usual sites down at the National Mall, checked out some old dinosaur bones, and otherwise had a great time.

 

 

Standing proud beneath the Washington Monument. 

 

How lucky can one kid get?  In town for a few days and just in time to see an exhibit about the greatest dinosaur that ever lived (according to Paul).

Here they are with the Spinosaurus (not actual size, as Paul pointed out).

 

Hanging out with Cousin Nick for the first time!

Hopefully we'll get to go back and visit again soon!

Spring into Spring

I think it's officially spring here in Texas!  We've had a couple of sunny days, but quite a bit of rain as well.  Either way, the cold weather seems to have left and we're well on our way back to the heat of summer.  Hopefully, we can stay in these nice 70's and 80's days for a while though.  Spring baseball is starting, spring break is now, and it's time to spring out the door and enjoy the world!  Here's what the boys have been up to...

Sunshine? Gotta wear shades... 

Hit the park!

The slugger.

Moving on up in Cub Scouts.

Went to see Elmo and the other Sesame Street friends when they came to town.

Entered the Science Fair!

Rocked out on sunglasses day at school... or maybe 80's Rock Star day.

Got second place in the Science Fair! Moving on to district!

Watched some dogs... sort of.

Partied with friends.

Rode around the neighborhood like a maniac!