Painted Lady Butterflys

Matthew got some baby caterpillars for his birthday

and of course with time they became butterfly's.

We let them out the other day, because it was such

a beautiful day and they needed to be free from that

little mesh house that they came out into. They

actually sat on the kids hands and fingers before

taking flight. Of course as soon as they were gone

Matthew wanted to know when we could get some

more!

Spring Break a day at Carowinds!

We headed to Carowinds on one of their days off

with Mrs. Christie, Grace and Joe. The weather was

nice until around 2pm and then it got a little rainy

and gray. That was okay since we had done just

about all we wanted since we got there at 9:30 and

they let us in early. Elizabeth and I got in line for

the new roller coaster, The Intimidator, which I have

to say was more than a little scary, but she loved it!

They all had a great time and in one year Christie and

I will consider doing it again, hahaha!

The balloons are a hit with all of them!

Joe and Matthew were happiest just goofing off!

How funny are Elizabeth and Joe and how obnoxious is

this board!

Grace, Elizabeth and Matthew loved the Rip Roaring Rapids.

Christie rode once with them, but I escaped this one!

Easter Sunday!

Well the Easter Bunny stopped by the DeLanghe's

and of course left some candy and a few toys and

such. The kids were both happy with their things

and enjoyed some candy before heading out to church.

We had never seen Marley & Me, but can't say we

had missed much. It was sad and had a little more

to explain in it than I wanted to explain, Oh well!

Unfortunately David had to work all weekend so we

didn't get to take a family picture. We missed having

him with us and our pictures have an empty spot.

We had our own little Easter egg hunt. It was pretty

hot that day so we only lasted thru a few hides, but we

had a nice day and a great lunch. David enjoyed his

a little later in the afternoon, but it was still good!

Easter Eggs

I am getting behind on picture posting, but

here are our egg dying pics. The kids each

did 10 since we lost a few to cracks and to

my lunch that day. They got pretty creative

with the glitter glue and some dipping to make

stripes. I think they had some really colorful

baskets!

I think this is supposed to be her Dad, it looks like

Him!

So serious!

Elizabeth's

Matthew's

Elizabeth went to our church's Easter egg hunt.

Matthew of course wasn't interested, even with

candy he opted out!

Matthew's Birthday Weekend Celebration

Well we spent Saturday at the Zoo for Matthews

Birthday. That was our gift to him and we all got

to enjoy that. We had perfect weather and all the

animals were out and about so we got to see all that

the Zoo had to offer. We also went to the Botanical

Gardens in Columbia since it connects to the Zoo.

The kids were getting tired by then and it was quite

a hike up to it, but it was beautiful with all the flowers

and things starting to bloom. Sunday Matthew got

family B-day gifts and from my parents he got a new

motorized scooter. Needless to say he loves it!

It started to rain right after he got the scooter so

it was almost night before he got to ride again.

This was funny since Matthew seems more like the size

of a dinosaur than this little statue did!

The flowers in the Zoo were beautiful all blooming

brilliant colors.

These are some huge smelly creatures!

This was also another amazing site once he got up and

moving he was pretty swift.

No Matthew is not in this picture. HA HA

Anybody know what this is? It is beautiful, but I

have no idea what type of plant it is.

Matthew is 8!

Well Matthew turned 8 yesterday! We had a

little birthday celebration when he got up and

opened his gifts. He had been begging for that

giant catfish pillow since right after Christmas.

He was so excited to get it (I don't know why it

is so ugly) and slept with it last night. He's other

gift is a trip to the Columbia, SC Zoo. We are

headed there tomorrow morning for the day or

ever how long it takes to enjoy the whole place.

I can't believe my baby is 8!

The big catfish pillow!

He also got some new professional speed cups!

Art Show

Well aren't we glad Spring is finally here!

The kids had art work that was chosen for display at the

High School along with all the other schools in our local area.

Elizabeth has participated in this every year, but this was

the first year for Matthew. We were very proud of them

both, especially since only a small number out of each

class gets chosen to have their art displayed. We also

enjoyed seeing some of their friends art work and the

excitement over the displays. I was really impressed

with some of the High school and Middle School art work

for such a young age there was a lot of talent.

Elizabeth's is the bird house at the top right just

above her head!

Matthew's is the top swirls, you may remember it

from his artist of the week pictures!