Easter

The boys did a great job decorating eggs. It was a fun little project. The only problem is that I'm left to eat them all myself!

You're never too old to enjoy an Easter basket. They got chips, chocolate drizzled popcorn and cashews in addition to the more standard Easter candies.

We had a lovely dinner at Darrell & Kay's house. The kids ate at the bar because the two tables were already crowded with adults. They certainly don't mind being relegated there.

After the meal, the dads hid eggs for the kids to find. They had fun racing around trying to spy the bits of color that would give away a hiding place.

Spring

Spring has come! Everything is budded out beautifully. These are trees in our yard.

Lacrosse

Derrik plays midi, which to my understanding is short for middleman. He can cross the middle line and has to play both offense & defense. He is in the #15 jersey.
Grandpa & Grandma got the boys a rebounder for practicing lacrosse in the backyard. It gets used every day. Sometimes they even get their Dad to play and wear him out.

They are required to play two sports at their school. Each year Derrik tries new ones, trying to find something he could enjoy rather than just tolerate. The boys are both LOVING playing lacrosse.

Devin is in the #2 jersey kneeling in preparation for going on the field. He plays on the middle school team and is on the second string. He also plays midi.

Spelling Bee Results

There were 13 spellers in the regional competition. The winner would go to Nationals in D.C. and receive a $1500 cash prize.
Devin spelled correctly for 24 rounds. His words were:

1. chronic
2. canasta
3. magnolia
4. Olympian
5. autopsy
6. begonia
7. adamant
8. amnesia
9. tachometer
10. egalitarian
11. gregarious
12. rupee
13. malaria
14. femininity
15. coyote
16. luau
17. verboten
18. parapet
19. cilantro
20. belay
21. tsunami
22. wagnerian
23. diablo
24. indigenous
25. poignant

He got the "n" and "g" switched around on poignant.

This girl, Maria, won first place. Dad says I need to home school Devin!

Ryan & Devin then had a spell off for second place. Devin went out on the word aggregate, as he left out the second "g".

The awards presenter gave Devin the nickname of "cool hand Luke".

Rocky

Rocky loves his John Deere tractor that Grandpa & Grandma Holladay bought him as a surprise. They set the bag down on the floor and seemed to know it was for him and stuck his nose right in it pulling out the tractor. He proudly totes it around everywhere.