Last Day of Vacation

Today was the last day of my vacation at home with the kids before I go back to work tomorrow. We went to the commissary at New London Naval base and then to the Mystic Aquarium. The kids were great and we enjoyed seeing some new exhibits at the aquarium.

Fun Kids

I love my kids! We have been enjoying the time together and although there are challenges at times, it has been a great experience. They both have such unique and interesting personalities. Ammon is so smart and creative. Maddie is such a bubbly little girl with a love for life. It is going to be so fun watching them grow up and see what they do with their lives.

Maddie has been very intrigued by Ammon's underwear recently. When I put down the pile of laundry out of the dryer, she immediately grabs a pair of his underwear and attempts to put it on. I helped her out a little bit, but this was her idea.

Ammon has been a good helper, so today he was rewarded with a Bakugan toy that connects seven different Bakugans to form a giant dragon Bakugan. He loves it! When I went to take his picture, he smile and squinted his eyes. I told him not to squint his eyes, but he told me, "But it is cute when I scrunch my eyes." Touche, Ammon, touche.

What a cutie! Who could resist that smile!

Maddie has been dragging this backpack around the house. Not sure if she is wanting to go with Ammon to school or just likes the pink, but she definitely knows how to wear it.

Fun with Daddy

Lona had to take care of some business in AZ, so I am lucky enough to take a couple days off work to spend some "Daddy Time" with the kiddos. We miss mommy a lot, but we are making the most of our time together. We went to the zoo and the children's museum yesterday. Today we went to a national guard family day. They had a lot of great activities and Ammon loved. building and watching his rocket take off.

He got to launch his rocket twice with impressive results. It easily surpassed 100 ft both times.

He also tried to launch Mike from Monsters, Inc.

Maddie was in constant amazement at the zoo.

Chillin' on a wood frog at the zoo.

Ammon in front of the flamingos. He says that he really loves flamingos.

It's Melman!

This was a cute moment where Ammon actually agreed to hold his sister's hand. He looks thrilled, doesn't he?

Ammon is sporting the new pajamas he got from a Disney giveaway at our activity today.

A New England Easter

The weather was absolutely beautiful this weekend. I love sunshine!

There has been a lot rain and flooding in our area and many people had water in the basements and even on the main floor of their homes. The entire Warwick Mall was under water. All Nathan could see on his way home were the tops of the vehicles, the rest of it was completely covered by the flooding. There were several road delays too while Nathan travelled home due to roads being closed. We're grateful that we weren't personally effected by the floods and our thoughts and prayers go out to those that were.

Maddie Sue was not too fond of the Easter Bunny
Daddy & Miss Maddie Sue
Ammon & Ethan Adams after the egg hunt
Maddie Sue & Mommy

The kids helped me bake & decorate a "bunny" cake. They weren't too excited to eat the cake, but enjoyed the candy that we put on top of it.

Happy Easter from our homes to yours.