fun with dad, fun with mom

This last weekend was a little unusual in that we spent it in different places.  Matt and Graham went north to Camp Verde for the father's and son's camp out.  They had a really good time.

While they were gone, I headed east to Mesa for a book signing.  And I loved every minute of it.  : )

splash pad

A few weeks ago we took our play group to a nearby splash pad.  We thought the kids would love it, seeing as it's getting much warmer here now, but alas, they were all too chicken to actually get wet.  If any of them got wet panic ensued.  So the kids played mostly around the water, instead of in the water.  Maybe one day they will get wet.

dirt!

This boy loves dirt.  Nothing makes him more happy than being able to get dirty, play in the dirt, and even eat dirt.  This last weekend we went camping, and Graham was in heaven.  Dirt everywhere, and nowhere to take a bath.  Perfect.

first haircut

Our boy Graham was getting some long hair.  Especially in the back.  It was nearly a mullet, and was a little uneven.  We decided that Saturday was going to be his first haircut day.  

taking pictures in church

Sometimes the only thing that will keep Graham entertained in church is looking at himself in the camera on Matt's phone.  

zoo day

Last Tuesday we had some zoo passes from the library that we didn't want to go to waste, so we invited the Bushmans to join us on a zoo fieldtrip!  It was Jackson's birthday, too, so it was a zoo day birthday.  We had a pretty good time.  It just so happened to be the hottest day of the week -- figures, it's cool all week and the one day we pick to go, it's hot -- but, it was still a lot of fun.  

secondhand swingset

These pictures were taken Easter morning, so if you notice that Matt and Graham are wearing the same shirt as in other posts, its because it's the same day.  : )  Anyway, our next-door neighbors got a new, bigger, swingset, and brought us their old one.  It's great, and small, which is just right for Graham.  Graham loves it.  Especially the slide.  I have to find some new buckles for the swing, as the ones on there right now are broken and Graham falls out, but it was a pretty good pick-up on our part.  Thanks, neighbors!  

busy, busy, weekends

The last few weeks we've been really busy.  Graham and I headed to Idaho Falls for a week and had a great time.  Because I'm super cool, I only took a few pictures on my phone.  : (  But this last weekend Matt's family came, and it was quite the eventful weekend.  With Easter and Lori's birthday, we stayed pretty busy.  : )  So below are quite a few posts of what we did over the last few weekends.  Enjoy.

anthem outlet train

We started our weekend on Good Friday by going to the Anthem Outlet Malls.  Matt had the day off; the office he is working with right now takes Good Friday off, which made for a really good Friday.  The weather was great and we found some good buys.  Graham and I found some shoes we couldn't resist.  But before we left, Graham needed to ride the train with Grandpa.  He loved it.  And check out those shoes.  Sharks.  Yep, sharks.  Shark shoes.  Pretty funny.  They're water shoes, if you were wondering.  : )

egg hunt

Saturday morning we headed up to Matt's school for the annual Easter Egg hunt.  It was pretty cute.  There were lots of activities and things to keep the kids entertained while we waited for the actual hunt to start.

Graham got a balloon dog.  Pretty sweet.

Matt and Graham participated in a cake walk.  Graham wasn't too sure what was going on, he kept trying to get the papers off the grass.

The reward.  Nice, cupcake, Graham.

Then we spun the wheel for a sweet prize...

a superhero!  Cool!

Graham is a little too small to play on the bouncy houses, he'd more than likely get pummeled by the larger kids.  So we kept our distance and played in the grass instead.

Isn't this funny?  We had to wear our Easter basket on our head while we waited for the hunt to start.  You have to keep both of your hands free, you know?  How else are you supposed to pick up all those eggs?

Everyone had the eggs surrounded.  It was going to be an all-out war.

When it started, Graham was a little more interested in all the other kids and a little less interested in the actual eggs.

This is really quite a terrible picture, I know, but you get an idea of how many kids there were.

baseball

After the Easter egg hunt and a quick nap we headed downtown to the baseball game.  We had some great seats in the shade and Graham did great!

Although he was a little camera shy.

easter morning

The Easter bunny brought Graham some very yummy treats this year.

We dyed some eggs to hide, and Graham loved putting throwing the eggs into the dye.  Each time he'd throw an egg in the dye would splash all over.  He thought it was pretty hilarious.  

Plunk!

Then, rather than giving the eggs a chance to be hidden, he squished this one instead.  It was pulverized before too long.   Poor egg never saw it coming.

A few did make it outside to join the plastic eggs for the hunt.

Graham's egg hunt ended with a very special prize from the Serafines the Easter bunny!  He loves it.  He can't get enough of throwing the ball in the basket, although he still is just a hair short.  : )  Thanks so much Grandma and Grandpa Serafine!  We loved having you and we had a GREAT weekend!

On a side note, we took a few of these pictures, all of which Graham and Matt are looking at the neighbor.  Our neighbor is extra diligent in cleaning off his driveway, and was doing so Easter morning.