Great Good Friday

We had a great Good Friday. The boys and I went for a bide ride on the Shelby Farms Greenline for the first time. We saw lots of trees, rode under the interstate and even had a snack at an overlook spot. Then we headed to the Shelby Farms playground for the rest of the morning. It was a beautiful day and we loved every minute of it!

Easter eggs

With all the crazy schedules we have going on lately, Easter has kind of caught me by surprise. Alex asked to dye Easter eggs yesterday, so I thought why not? We didn't have any egg dye, so I looked up a quick food coloring recipe, and we were in business. They had fun dunking the eggs and making funny patterns. Then they drew with markers on most of them. Not the most beautiful eggs of all time, but we had fun!

And yes, they have on their swim trunks and no shirts because we were on our way to swimming lessons. Although I loved the added benefit of no shirts being stained with dye!

Grandparent's Day

Alex celebrated Grandparent's Day at school on Friday with Grandma, Pops, Moz and Gramps. They were all excited to see what he's been up to in class and hear some nice words from the teacher. They attended mass, watched Alex perform in a program and had donuts. I think everyone loved it!

Snack time

Springtime snack in the backyard with my two favorite boys. Makes me love my afternoon's off!

Beautiful spring weekend

We have a super busy April coming up, so we were excited to see that this weekend was pretty open and was going to have beautiful weather. We took full advantage and did some fun Memphis activities.

On Saturday, Alex's basketball game was cancelled, but we were already in Midtown. So we headed to Overton Park and walked around some of the trails in the old growth forest. I was very surprised by how much they loved it (and once I stopped freaking out about poison ivy, I loved it too)! We will definitely have to do some more exploring there. After our hike, we took the boys to one of mine and Brian's favorite hole-in-the wall restaurants - Payne's BBQ. They were amazed that it used to be a gas station and everyone loved their meal.










































We stopped by church on Saturday night so that we could hit the zoo bright and early on Sunday. We saw the dinosaur exhibit (they were terrified at first!) and got a super up close look at the lions.

After the zoo, we headed to Alex's second basketball game. He made his first two baskets of the season and was so excited! Then they all (plus Pops) helped Gramps change his flat tire.

It was an exhausting and fun weekend - my favorite kind!!

Dancin' in the rain

Reed had a fun afternoon with Grandma - dancin' in the rain at the Dixon!

Sping Break - Day 1

It was a gorgeous start to Spring Break, and I think Alex and Reed had a great day with Grandma at the Botanic Garden!