Blue Bell Fun Run

A couple of weeks ago we participated in our second annual Blue Bell Fun Run. The race was fun, but the all you can eat bluebell coupled with the exquisite company made it all worth the trip. Here are a few pics of our outing.

Before pic - Mostly smiley faces

BFF

Jack taught everyone how to properly pose for the camera.

Sweet siblings.

"Run with me Dylan and we'll win the race and get a trophy!" - Jackson

Ready to get started.

Moments before the race.

5 minutes in.

Half way through. It was an early morning for this one.

Jeremy was a rock star, he finished in 27minutes!

Jo and I took a more leisurely approach to the race. Jeremy informed me we finished in the last 5%. Bet we had more fun than he did. 

See ya next year, Brenham!

Oh and the guys were kind enough to watch the kids that night while Jo and I went out for dinner. What great guys we've got. I see a new tradition in the making. :)

Jesus death and resurrection is without a doubt the most important occurrence in history. So it seems a little strange that we have an egg-laying bunny as the mascot of this holiday. Nevertheless, it definitely gives kids something to associate with Jesus' death and resurrection. We didn't waste any time getting started with the festivities. We had our first Easter egg hunt 2 weeks early, and had many more since then. I hope you enjoy some of our pics from these hunts!

MOPS Easter Egg Hunt.

Sunday School Egg Hunt.

Gran's Easter Egg Hunt.

Hunt at Hunny's. (The after party.)

We also made some Easter Egg Cupcakes. Weird? Yes, but the kids enjoyed them. These were fun, but such a mess to make. Mine overflowed and caught fire in the oven. Apparently you're not supposed to overfill the eggs…the instructions say that if you read them. I got the recipe here.

Dylan pre-ginormous mess.

A close up. I'm showing you the pretty side.

Easter morning, look at these faces!

And Easter's just not Easter without a photo shoot in the backyard.

Happy Easter, Y'all!

Snow Candles

The other day we made snow candles! This is the easiest craft to do with kids and it didn't take long, which is great for short attention spans. Dylan did his all by himself, Hens still required some guidance, but not much.

About to get started.

Painting glue on her mason jar.

Rolling it around in the fake snow/glitter combo mix.

This kid was a natural.

Proud of the finished product. :)

All lit up. So pretty.

Today we made Christmas cookies. The kids loved it. At first anyway, then they lost interest and I finished them alone. But it was fun memory making while it lasted. Here are a few pics.

See, they were gung ho to start.

Notice the coordinating prints. Nice.

My favorite, melted snowmen! Oh, pinterest, i love you.

Finished product. Dylan came back as a taste tester here. :)

Sunday night we had our first annual Hampton family Halloween party. The kids loved it! We decorated the windows with all the fall crafts we made earlier in the week. We had a menu of Monster Munch, Scarecrow Crunch, spider cookies and mini apple pies. It was every kid's sugar rush DREAM! While I wouldn't recommend junk food for supper on a regular basis, splurging once a year definitely gives us something to look forward to. :) We followed it up with a spooooky under-the-covers reading of some library books Dylan liked to call spooky Halloween books. Appropriate. Then it was hide-n-seek in the dark. Such a fun night!

Jeremy informed me that these were just insects because spiders have 8 legs. Pshhh. Smarty pants.

A game of spooooky shadows on the wall.

More library goodies. We decided on A.H. classics once the kids went down.

The other day we had a backyard photo shoot. Dylan wanted to be a pirate, a knight, luigi, a super hero, a dinosaur. Basically it changed daily…sometimes hourly. Once we bought the pirate outfit, he no longer had the right to choose. Hensley was easier, we didn't have to buy anything for her. She already had tutu's, fairy wings, bows, frillies, all things pink. I love girls. Here are a few pics of the outing.

No, we're not above bribing children with cookies.

First time trick or treating.

Daisy the prom queen. Just look at that fancy dress.