Rescue Run

The whole family did last week's Rescue Run for Homeless Pets. It was very fun as Eleanor got to see hundreds of dogs and even a rabbit! Here she and Mookie are meeting Lou Seal, the mascot for the Columbus Clippers.

And here we let EK on the agility course only to be shooed off with some nonsense about insurance and liabilities. blah, blah, it was keeping her happy.

Geoff and Mookie, who slept the better part of the day after the event got his excitement up.

Mookie-Daddy-Baby girl

And here is how we managed the event....a new to us double stroller which both kids love to ride in. Its old and doesn't fold down, but it enables us to walk with both kids and Mookie too, so it is very handy. Should help out at the zoo and Highbanks and other family outings.

House update: We have replaced light fixtures, repaired the porch (Thanks Scott!), installed a glass block window, had the house professionally cleaned, rehung a door, spackled away cracks, painted the entry, upstairs hallway and bathroom, laid down a ton of mulch and are just waiting for the roof replacement and outdoor painting & porch staining, which should happen in the next week or so.

Easter Part Two

We spent our Easter afternoon at "Nana" Kathy's house with her family for dinner and an Easter egg hunt. Eleanor was a bit shy at first, but soon warmed up and had a good time playing with everyone.


She didn't get the concept of the Easter egg hunt at first. She looked at us like we were crazy for making her pick up colored eggs. Then she saw the M&Ms in the eggs and the light went on for her. After she finished her eggs she grabbed her bucket and went back out in the yard to look for more, unfortunately there were no eggs left as the other kids did a good job finding them.



In other news, I guess you could say we have begun potty training. Eleanor likes her potty and gets the idea you need to sit on it, however she feels the need to get completely naked while sitting. Although she has not done anything on the potty she picked up the idea that reading material is a required aspect.

Happy Easter!

Yup that's right Happy Easter. Our queue has gotten so full of pictures and updates we are running a month or so behind schedule. So the kids look much older than they do in these pictures. For example, Jackson is currently sporting a moustache. Here is a picture of the kids posing in their Easter clothes before going out to eat. They might be a little young for forced posing . . .





The rest of the Easter festivities went better than posing together. EKG loved dying eggs and the only problem came we we ran out of eggs to color.

She got a cool Easter basket that was light on candy and heavy on toys and distractions (thanks dollar store!). Eleanor loved her new hair ties and tried them out with Mama. We have some more Easter pictures that we will try and have posted by Memorial Day.