Durham Bulls Baseball

Not much beats a warm spring night and minor league baseball. The kids had a ball (although they liked the cotton candy and play areas more than the sports) and the home team (Durham Bulls) won!

Easter 2010

Easter this year was a busy weekend. A total of 3, count 'em...3!, egg hunts, a visit from Granny, dyeing eggs, lots of candy...what else do you need?

In reverse chronological order...

We had a Sunday afternoon egg hunt and block party. It was unusually hot for early April, so that made the beer so much better. Beer on Easter? What would my grandmother say...







New dress for Easter. Lily loved her hat, and everyone who saw her loved it too.



Of course the Easter bunny visited...


And then there was the traditional Bunny cake...

Hunting eggs on the front lawn...




Most of the dye got on the eggs. Most.







And Jack loves to pose for the camera...

Clowns and snow...

So, after the circus, nothing would do except to go to school dressed as a 'girl-clown.'


She still asks 'where's the circus', now going on 2 months later.

Then in March, we visited Cindy's mom in the mountains.


We had a ball!

Circus!

We recently went to the circus in Raleigh! It was a blast. The kids seemed to like the clowns the best, although the 'princesses' (female acrobats and dancers) were a big hit with Lily. Jack was initially very concerned that the tigers might get him, but he got over it. It's really hard not to laugh every time Lily says 'Look at the efalunts!' And you can see that she wasn't a big fan of the noise (it was very loud).

Cornwallis in Hillsborough!

The weather was perfect for the Revolutionary War re-enactors to put on a little demonstration. Apparently, Cornwallis camped in Hillsborough for a few days in February of 1781. So, the Rev. War buffs use that time to do their thing. It wasn't a big deal, but it was interesting. They had typical camp items, guns, food, etc. Then they put on a short exhibition of marching and firing the muskets. You can see what Lily thinks of the muskets! The scream you hear in the video isn't Lily, but she probably agrees with the screamer!

Valentine Parties

Valentine's Day parties at the daycare. We waited to leave for RH so they could go to these parties, and that's why we got into the snow (see below). Wouldn't have missed it! Jack had any especially good time with his buddies. The one in the #5 shirt is Karsten, Jack's main partner in crime. They are usually separated during anytime the teacher's want to get anything done! Ada (short dark hair in the front left) is the only girl in the group, but she prefers it that way! She's just as rambunctious as the boys!

Snow follows us everywhere

So we thought we'd escape some of the snow by going to RH. But it even found us there! The last 30 miles of the trip were in a heavy blizzard. No kidding, it was really snowing!
Jack and Lily love to play with Will and Anna. All of the pictures I have of Jack and Will are ones where Jack is trying to tackle Will!