Three Superkids Go to Maryland

A few weekends ago, we spent a beautiful spring day on Solomon's Island, MD. The weather was glorious and we had a great time.

We started at the Calvert Marine Museum, which is great for little kids. It has a sting ray and skate display, a little hands-on discovery room, a mini-aquarium, boat rides in the summer, a lighthouse you can climb, etc. The kids loved it.

We then headed down to the great boardwalk area where there are little restaurants and beautiful views.

We ate lunch at a seafood restaurant on the water, which was nice although as a New Englander, it certainly wasn't the best seafood that I've ever had.

We finished the day with a trp to the playground on the boardwalk. 

And then some ice cream.

We couldn't have asked for a better family day.

My Favorite Things: Cherry Blossoms

As the title on this post says, cherry blossoms are among my most favorite things in the world. Every year, I force the family to wake up early to go down to the Tidal Basin to see those beautiful trees.

This year was no different. We woke up bright and early to hit the cherry blossoms around 7:30am last Saturday. Here's the photos of our trip (with limited photos because the camera battery died so we only had our phones).

Overall, it was an awesome day, although VERY, VERY crowded. The peak blossoms happened over a weekend so the tourists were out in full force. On top of that, the Epilepsy Walk was happening at the same time with it's route going directly around the Tidal Basin. I feel bad because it's a very good cause but man, that walk was awful because we got stuck in a sea of people, going in the opposite direction. Next year, when I'm sure we'll do this again, remind me to check the calendar. Until then, I'll just look at these photos to remember the blossoms and how beautiful they and my family are.

Easter 2015

We had a fantastic Easter weekend. I'm starting to think that I might like Easter better than Christmas. It's got better weather, better candy, less build-up, yummy ham, less stress, etc. The only thing it's missing is the music--maybe I need to write some Easter carols.

Anyway, back to our weekend. We started out on Saturday. Eric had school, so Deke had a sleepover at Eric's parents' house. While he was there, Fletch, Piper and I ran errands on Saturday morning and then went to the neighborhood Easter egg hunt. It was really fun, and P&F even got to see the Easter bunny.

Only bad part of the day was when Fletch announced that the Easter bunny was just a man in a costume. He said that he knew this because he saw the Easter bunny's sneakers and the Easter bunny talked. Something tells me that I only have another year or two before they stop believing. These kids are too smart for their own good.

On Sunday, the day everone was up and at it early wake-ups. Even though Fletch declared the Easter bunny just "a man" the day before, we got the kids to think the Easter bunny actually came and delivered Easter baskets. Piper and Fletch both declared the toothbrushes, undies, and legos to be "AMAZING!" so practical gifts for the win. Deacon was happy just to have an Elmo basket and didn't care about the contents.

After baskets, the kids put on their Easter clothes. Despite not really coordinating, they still looked really cute playing outside in the beautiful weather.

We then moved to the backyard for the egg hunt. P&F just loved it. Deacon wasn't really sure what to do but he wants to be like the big kids, so he just followed their lead. 

The rest of the day was spent relaxing, playing outside, eating delicious food that Eric's parents brought, and stuffing ourselves full of chocolate. Another great Easter in the books.