The week before spring break, Trenton's school had a "Fun Run" fundraiser. The kids got pledges to donate money for each lap they ran (the younger kids, k-1st, had a special "smaller course). Trenton ran 12 laps! There was only 1 other kid that ran more laps than him, he ran 13! It was a lot of fun for the kids, there was a DJ (DJ PAT) who was playing upbeat music for the kids to run to, they also made sure that the kids stretched before their big run. On each lap the kids would stop and receive a bracelet, a fun prize- but it was also so the teachers could keep track of how many laps each kid ran.
The first week of break Trenton had splash week, at the Y in Santee, with his friend Kadence. They had so much fun, except on the last day the instructors let the kids free play on the water structure and on their last day it was cold and rainy. Trenton only played for about 5 minutes before realizing that warming up with his towel sounded a lot more fun!
Brelynn had her first "real" Easter, we did our hunt at Grandma Smith's, on Saturday. Brelynn and Maddie (Jessa's Daughter) had a lot of fun hunting for the eggs before the big kids got the chance. Trenton, Nathan and Lizzy got to go on the hunt for over 100 eggs! It was an awesome day, we all had a great time :-)
We also had an impromptu hunt with some moms from my current and previous wards. That was a good practice run before we went to Grandma Smith's.
Brelynn loves sitting in this extra car seat I have around the house and pretending she is driving in the car, so Trenton decided to go grab HIS extra seat and put it in front of her so he could drive. They played like that for a long time, it was really cute.
Brelynn, experimenting with veggies. She would scrape a chunk of celery off and then spit it into her hand...and then hand it to ME!!!
So, I was chatting online with a friend when I heard Brelynn kinda fuss, she has been doing that a lot lately trying to get things she cant have. So, I ignored it for a few minutes, when i finally got up to see what was going on, I found Brelynn in the cubby of the entertainment center ON TOP of her play table, pushing the buttons lol. I pulled it out and then she got to play with it the proper way...
Most of Easter break we just hung out around the house, but on the last Friday I decide I really wanted to do something fun, so I packed up the kids and we drove to Shell Beach to check out the tide pools, its just a little south of La Jolla Cove. We had sooo much fun, Brelynn is a total water baby and had no problem walking right into the super cold water. Trenton was a little more cautious but they both ended up getting wet and having a great time exploring the sea life. we had so much fun that the next day, Saturday, when Richard asked Trenton what he wanted to do for family time, Trenton said he wanted to go back to the beach and play with daddy this time. So, we headed back and this time since daddy was there Trenton was a lot more brave and went with him into this little "lagoon" area and hung out. They even got an up close look at a seal who was exploring in that area!
Trenton is working hard in Kindergarten. He can add 3 numbers at a time (7+5+4=16)! He is also reading like crazy. It is so funny to hear him in the back of the car, everywhere we go, reading obscure signs and billboards and then asking me to explain what they mean!! I am so proud of him.
Oh, we also got 7 more baby chicks, that will make 10 egg laying chickens once they get bigger! I am excited about that, I didn't used to like eggs, I would eat them if they were deviled eggs or hard boiled but I really didn't like them that much. Ever since having eggs of our own I have grown to love eggs and find all sorts of recipes and reasons to eat them!
Trenton went back to school this Monday and next Monday he has his "spring sing", where all the kids in the school have a spring concert for the public. I am really looking forward to it.
Here is some randomness from around the house-enjoy!
Brelynn loves sitting in this extra car seat I have around the house and pretending she is driving in the car, so Trenton decided to go grab HIS extra seat and put it in front of her so he could drive. They played like that for a long time, it was really cute.
Brelynn, experimenting with veggies. She would scrape a chunk of celery off and then spit it into her hand...and then hand it to ME!!!
Brelynn loves helping out around the house, she is really good about picking up toys and putting them away, she also loves to vacuum!
So, I was chatting online with a friend when I heard Brelynn kinda fuss, she has been doing that a lot lately trying to get things she cant have. So, I ignored it for a few minutes, when i finally got up to see what was going on, I found Brelynn in the cubby of the entertainment center ON TOP of her play table, pushing the buttons lol. I pulled it out and then she got to play with it the proper way...
This is Brelynn and Trenton watching a movie together one night, I just couldn't resist capturing how sweet they were with each other.
Grandma Smith with baby McKeltie
This is 9 month old Brelynn showing her cousin Elaine who's boss, you can see the progression in the next 2 pictures!
Coming in for the kill!!
