Some Pictures from Easter

The day before Easter the kids colored Easter eggs in the backyard.

 We had to do it when Claire was napping because she would just have had so much fun dying herself for Easter. :)

This year, the Easter Bunny brought Easter Buckets instead of baskets. The kids were so excited to try them out at the beach!! We actually tried them out today and the kids had so much fun.

Bruce was very tired on Easter morning but wrapped himself up in his blanket and enjoyed his candy anyway.

Linda & Jane looking at all of their treats. Linda was the most excited of all the kids this Easter. She kept saying, "I can't believe I got my own Easter basket!".

The girls each got a cute little Easter dress from the Easter Bunny.

Claire had so much fun digging through her basket and opening all the Easter eggs to see what was inside.

Earthquake

There was a 7.2 earthquake in Baja Mexico. Baja is less than an hour away from where we live. We were watching tv with my sister and her boyfriend when my sister said, "Is that an earthquake?" Then it really started rocking back and forth. We grabbed the kids and ran outside, along with all of our neighborhood. It continued while we were outside. It seemed to be minutes. Linda and Bruce got really scared. We were actually all pretty nervous because it just seemed to go on so long. I was nervous that the cement would crack.(This New Mexican girl is not used to earthquakes) Robert has lived in California most all his life and has never felt one that lasted so long. Oceanside usually doesn't feel too many earthquakes. My mom called from Palm Desert, CA which is about 120miles away from us and she felt it as well. Crazy.
All is well though and we are wondering if we'll feel any aftershocks.

The Three Little Pigs

This is Bruce's play. Sorry for the poor video quality. I was using Bruce's camera to record it. Atleast it gives you an idea of how it was. He is the 1st Little Pig. He's the first pig out and has the black hat on and his shirt looks like it has suspenders on it.. He builds his house on the right of the stage.

Look what Bruce lost today!!

This was big news around our house! Bruce lost his first tooth. His second one will probably come out this week too. He was very excited. He's hoping to get something good from the tooth fairy tonight! 

Bruce was also in a play today and did great. We'll get that posted in a day or so.

Report Cards

I got the kids report cards today. They did great. I'm so proud of both of them. Of course it's only E for excellent, G for good and so on. But, it's good to know they've adjusted really well.
Bruce's teacher put a nice little note on his report card:

Bruce is an excellent student. He is on task and usually does a neat and careful job with his assignments. He is particularly good at explaining how he solves math problems. He expresses himself in writing well and has improved his handwriting. He seems very happy at Garrison and gets along well with his classmates. He loves to share his experiences when we are learning about Washington DC.