Easter Egg Decorating Attempt #2 - March 2016

Dyeing real eggs was a success! Now I have learned that real eggs are the only way to go. Notice in the second picture, the bubbles on the top of the egg are in the shape of a cross. Very cool.

Bill's 39th Birthday - March 27, 2016

For the first time in 3 years, Bill was able to have his birthday at home with his family! The boys were so sweet to spend their money to buy him baseball cards and Hershey's chocolate bars - two of his favorite things! We celebrated with some family time and a baseball game at the Montgomery Biscuits (Montgomery's minor league team). We sure do love our daddy! Happy birthday!

Easter Egg Decorating: Attempt #1 - March 2016

When I went to the store to buy supplies needed for Easter Egg decorating, I found fake eggs. I thought these would be great because the boys could decorate them and then we could keep them for years to come! What I didn't know was that you couldn't dye these eggs. Then we tried coloring them with markers, and that didn't work so well either. So after the twice failed attempt to decorate, I went back to the store and purchased real eggs. Now for Easter Egg decoration attempt #2.

Brotherly Love...And Sleeping - February and March 2016

One thing the boys love about Spring Break is that they all get to sleep in the same room (something we don't allow during the school week because they stay up too late :) ). When I went to check on them one night, this is what I found; all 3 of them asleep in Eli's twin sized bed. I love how much they love each other!

We also filled out our family brackets for March Madness. As usual, Bill won.

Brady taking a picture of Major and me.

Major is so proud of the crown he made in Bible class. King Josiah - the boy king.

This is Major at ACA completing his testing to enter pre-kindergarten.

Major and Brady love playing together!

The end of February marked the beginning of baseball season. Here are all 3 boys ready for their first day of practice. Eli is in player-pitch, Brady in coach-pitch, and Major in T-ball.

Spring Break means zoo trip with dad! Feeding giraffes and trains are great fun!

Here are the boys with their filled-in brackets.

A bee keeper came to the boys' school and Brady got to be bee keeper! He thought it was so fun!

Valentine's Day - February 14, 2016

Valentine's Day traditions: heart-shaped pizza, heart-shaped cake, and present scavenger hunt for the boys! I love, love, love all my special boys and family!

Pre-Valentine's Day Activities - February 2016

A few days before Valentine's Day, the boys and I decided to make our own decorations for the house. So we all headed out to Hobby Lobby to purchase some hearts we could decorate. The boys colored them and wrote sweet messages, then taped them up around the house. It was really sweet and genuinely filled the house with love! My favorite was a heart that Brady made that said "Huge Me" (he meant "Hug Me"). Precious!

Silly boys found the St. Patrick's Day aisle at Hobby Lobby.

January 2016

January started off very restful and relaxing while we continued to be at home together for the rest of Christmas Break. The month of January is a good month for our family since the boys haven't started baseball yet and Bill hasn't started track yet. We had lots of good family time; family dinners, games, movies, and just hanging out together. Bill and I both teach semester classes, so we started off the new year with new classes as well. Bill teaches Health and Personal Finance, as well as being the Head Football Coach and the Head Track Coach. I (Rachel) teach technology to everyone from 6th-10th grade at ACA. Here is a picture of the boys in their Houston Texans shirts they received for Christmas.