RJ's Spring Break - Golf Outing

Instead of paying $60 on child-care, Dad took the day off and spent $25 on golfing. We practiced driving at the range and then did some putting on the mini-golf course. After the warm up we went to Sherwood Forest so RJ could try playing on a 'real' golf course.

RJ tees off at hole 6. Club choice was always a bit of a mystery. Sometimes RJ used a 5 iron from the tee and a driver from the fairway.

RJ got better as he went along. He got a couple 5's and 6's towards the end.

Putting on hole 9. No, he is not in a sand trap ... the 'greens' at Sherwood are actually sand. And this early in the year, the sand wasn't very well groomed, so there were lots of 3 putts.

White House Egg Roll

Mom took 3 kids (RJ, Julia, and Julia's friend Noelle) on the metro train to get to the White House Egg Roll. Luckily Noelle was only "4" at the time so she and Julia rode for free.

Treat, treats, and more treats. Kids both returned with a huge bag of candy because they had the last time slot of the day.

There was plenty of activities ... including the egg roll.

 

Easter 2019

RJ and Julia dyed eggs, but RJ wasn't completely happy with the results.

We went to Granddad's and got to see Aunt Debbie and Walter.

Next we went to see Aunt Rita and the gang at Blakehurst. The egg hunt was super-challenging this year because the grass was super long.

 

Granddad's Garden Prep

The Saturday before Easter we helped Granddad get his garden ready by pulling weeds, tilling, and laying down black fabric.

The first time RJ used the tiller it dragged him across the garden like a runaway mule ... but he had the hang of it by the time we got to Granddad's house.

Julia's big day on Spring Break

Nothing better than a day off when it is 70 degrees and sunny ...

Trip to the Zoo

The pandas put on quite a show.

Visit to the old neighborhood

Julia throws cherry tree petals ... a trick Dad taught her last weekend.

Slip and Slide

Probably not warm enough ... but it is spring break!

Courageous RJ

RJ won the Virtue of the Month certificate at school. The monthly virtue was courage - which RJ exhibited by coming to a new school in the middle of the year and by raising his hand more often in class.

Photo by Cherry Tree

After a long discussion, a trip to the store to get donuts, and some coaxing, we lined up for a family picture in front of the cherry tree.

Stomach Bug

First RJ ...
Then Julia ...
Now Doug.

One or two days of stomach hurting, 1-2 days for diarrhea or puking, and 1-2 days of recovery. Dad came down with it while travelling in Russia. The plane ride back sitting in a middle seat was super-fun.

Hauling Lumber - Boys BBQ

On a nice weekend in May we maximized our outdoor time. Julia and Granddad were hauling some wood that Mr. Bernstein got for our tree-house at Home Depot.

After that the boys came over (ladies were in Lancaster, PA) for grilling, whiffle-ball, and tree-house fun.