We surprised Brandon by having his birthday a month early when all the cousins are here. We had his favorite food, lobster, and ice-cream cake.
The Loot.
The Yummy lobsters we got from our lobsterman friend at a great price! We cooked 30 and they were gone by the end of the meal. The rain actually held off so we could eat outside and the kids used the pool. A great night!
Lucy and her cousins spent the day with Papa. Lucy managed to catch a 5 1/2 pound bass and she was not afraid to hold it for a picture. They had a great time fishing, tubing, mini golfing, eating smores, and going out to lunch. Papa spoiled them awful!
Yes, we are heading to piano recital. Glen never wastes any time. Not leaving for 5 minutes? Plenty of time to shoot hoops. This is where I find him throughout the day, shooting hoops, in a suite? Not a problem for him! Oh yes, he did do a great job at the recital too!
Brittany and her group of friends. They went to eat a nice meal at Ashley's house. The girls got out of school early, spent the day at the salon and then to Ashely's for make-up and finishing touches. The boys? Well, lets say they did not need nearly the time. I asked them how long it took them to get ready and most said about 15 minutes and that is with a shower. I do think the fun of the whole night was the getting ready part and dinner. Thanks to Nancy for such a lovely meal.
Lucy was pitcher this year for the first time and when she wasn't pitching, she was catcher. She did really well, for not having any instruction for pitching. She managed to pitch us to a win in a playoff game. We were tied and went into extra innings. It was a tough game. Lucy also did well in hitting. She got many hits to help her team score.
The cutest softball player on the field. That's the important thing right? It was a rough start to the season, but after a few games the team got into their groove and ended up doing pretty well. Brittany greatly improved in hitting and fielding and was able to catch some important fly balls and got a few good hits to help out her team. Not Brittany's favorite sport, but she tried her best and stuck with it to the end.
We drove down to Virginia to attend Melinda's wedding. We came a few days early to get some beach time. It was only May, but the water was way warmer then we are used to, and the sand was nice and hot. We spent the day laying out in the sun, playing in the sand and walking along the boardwalk. We only brought Brandon and Brittany with us and they had fun hanging with their cousins in the evenings and just relaxing.
Here they are in their Sunday best. We are having Easter dinner today at Nana's and Papa's and will do a little Easter egg hunt over there. Here they are with their loot!
One of her birthday presents was getting her hair permed. She loves it! I really think it looks good, not like the perms of the past. She also got a new skirt, a new iHome, gift cards and her favorite, money. We had chocolate cake, of course. She was all smiles. One of the best things about her birthday is it came one day before Youth Conference which you have to be 14 to attend. She had a total blast hanging out with the Gardiner Branch and meeting new guys.
She had a rough time blowing out all those candles! Too much giggling!
Glennie is doing so well at basketball this year. He is definitely the most improved player since last year. He loves, loves, loves Saturday morning. Glen has gained an understanding of defense and offense. He scores at least one basket every game, steals the ball and is getting much better at dribbling with each hand.
She's down and fighting for it!
Brittany is trying her best this year. Her team is very inexperienced and loses every game, badly. They try to keep their spirits up. They are getting a better understanding of the game and hopefully with some extra practice this summer, next year will be a little better for them.
Her new Wii game. It is so fun!
It took like three tries to get her to blow out the candles! She couldn't stop laughing!
Lucy has been admiring this purse of Aunt Melanies for a long time. It is a fake Coach of course, but she was so excited! Thanks, Aunt Mel!
I really cannot believe she is 11!
