Memorial Day at Living History Farms

This weekend we hung out at home, Brad is on call this coming week so we instead of going somewhere we camped in the backyard, played kickball, went swimming, and did a little yardwork.  We tried out our hot pocket campfire contraptions and made dinner outside too, they worked pretty sweet.

  I don't know what the thumbs up was all about but they kept doing it for every picture.

Then yesterday for Memorial Day we went to Living History Farms, I wish we would have put a little sundress on Selah, her "friends are forever, boys are whatever" t-shirt didn't look as cute as a sundress would have with the 1875 surroundings.

They had a parade and a mock funeral for a fallen soldier and a memorial service at the cemetary for all of the United States soldiers we have lost, it was really good.

Tucker did pretty good in the backpack for his first time.

They also had an old time baseball game with 1875 rules, no gloves! Jack can tell you all of the other differences.

Selah lost interest in the game and came to sit in the shade with me and Tuck to pick flowers.

This lady actually shot the Luke with milk all the way to where they were watching!  He didn't know if he thought it was funny at first or not.

Love the farm.

In the schoolhouse Jack did some spelling words and lessons on the slateboard.

I love this time in United Stated history.  I would have most likely died in childbirth and been miserable with no allergy medication.... but other than that I think I would have loved living during this time!  Hope everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend!

Mr. Activity

This year Luke has gone from not wanting to do ANY activites always saying "No thank you!"  whenever we asked him if he wanted to play something to now wanting to try everything.  He just finished his first year trying out soccer, he loved it and did great.

It was such a perfect night for his last practice/game, finally no wind!

Every Iowa Boy's Dream

Just look at the smile on his face, I don't know if he will ever hand this chore over to the boys.

Spring at our house

There are lots of signs of spring at our house, right now we are watching for our butterflies to come out....

and watching for legs to sprout on our tadpoles.

We can smell lilacs all over the yard.

And we are looking forward to a salsa garden soon!  The big one will have to wait until next year, Brad has plenty of projects right now.

Gymnastics

Last weekend Selah and Luke had a gymnastics meet to show off what they've learned this year.

Medals for both! 

The Pirates

Luke's first game was last week, it was fun to see him so excited.  Every year Jack has played ball we asked Luke if he wanted to play and he always said "No thank you!" until this year.  He layed his uniform out before the game, and even slept with it one night!

His big moment, first at bat.

We are now busy with games and practices for two.  I think when we have three boys in baseball, (and possibly a girl in softball) during the season we may just camp out in the parking lot.

The Rockies

Baseball has started and Jack had his first game last week, he is on the Rockies this year.  All day he kept checking the clock to see how close the game was, he wanted to leave 45 minutes early!

This child loves baseball.

It looks like Tucker is starting early. 

Luke has a game this week too so soon we will have some Pirates pictures, he is almost as excited as Jack.

Easter Pictures

Ready for the hunt.

Tucker and Daddy supervising.

Tucker fell asleep in his bouncer during dinner, every once in awhile he would wake up and start bouncing again!

Then after dinner we sat by the fire Brad and Dad had started around 1:00 that was still going, Tuck's first fire!

He is Risen!

My sister gave me the idea last year to make a tomb for Jesus to be buried in and then on Easter morning have the stone rolled away and the tomb empty.  We made it this year and so this is what my kids will be waking up to Easter morning!

I also got a cute idea this year to decorate for spring, clay buds on the ends of our branches, and we have plenty of branches so Selah and I had fun making buds.  Happy Easter, He is risen!