Easter

This year was a bit crazy, so we didn't color eggs or even do an Easter hunt.  They got their basket and then they decided amongst themselves who got what prizes that would have been in the hunt.  It's lame, but what are you going to do?  Our family sang during Easter services, and it was lovely, so I guess I can't complain too much.

We had Easter dinner with Grandma and Grandpa Thompson, and then we celebrated Lucas' birthday.  

Yum!

Once a month Melissa and I travel around Kansas City trying a new restaurant.  This week we headed to Shawnee to try Buenos Aires.  We had a sampler meal of all things Argentinian foods, and it was amazing!  I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to eat again for a while.  Everything was so good, and the best part was the women running the restaurant.  They were absolutely lovely.

Math Love

 BB loves all things math.  He gets excited about math competitions.  This week he came in 3rd place and his school took home the school trophy at the Math NHS competition.  He was so excited! 

Easter Table Runner

I'm feeling proud of myself that I completed my Easter table runner BEFORE Easter.  It's the little things in life.

Playground Accident

 I got a call Monday morning from the school.  Little Guy was in an accident during recess.  All they said is it looks bad, so you should probably come get him.  He was playing tag and jumped off just as his friend ran in front of him.  His face landed on the back of his friend's head, and Little Guy split open the inside of his lip.  

I called the dentist and they said we needed to go to urgent care.  I called urgent care and they said they don't have the right equipment to do stitches inside of the mouth, so we should go to the emergency room.  Joel took him to the emergency room.  He got really lucky on 2 fronts: One, the lip barely hung together and didn't split clean through.  You could see the shadow of the split, so it was close.  Also, the split was 1 1/2 centimeters, and it has to be 2 centimeters for stitches.  Little Guy was so relieved.  It's been 2 days and it is still really painful, because of all the bruising.  He's living on ibuprofen right now and he's just supposed to avoid acidic foods for a week.  He's more than happy to not eat tomatoes.  

She's 14!

We've been celebrating Little Lady this past week.  She went with two friends to Creative Culture.  They painted and sate ridiculous milkshakes.  

She wanted waffles and buttermilk syrup for her birthday breakfast, and Chicken Cord en Bleu Casserole for dinner with a butterfinger dessert.

It's hard to believe she'll be starting high school in the Fall.

Wide-Spread Destruction

 My youngest two boys pretty much destroy all that is in their path.  They don't take care of their things, and have no issue with making things fall apart.  Their bunk bed has been terrorized over the years until parts were falling off, and we weren't sure it wouldn't collapse.   Joel finally took it apart over the weekend, but I couldn't bring myself to buy beds for them again when I knew they would just destroy them, so we opted for mattresses on the floor.  The funny thing is the boys love it this way.  They think they're camping in their room.  

Do.Good Stitches

 March and April blocks were simple but striking.  She asked for Black, Gray, and White lines.  She's going to put in the middle pop of color herself.  I'm excited to see how this one turns out.