Alex was so excited to give me a call about 9 am this morning from school. Evidently there was a plumbing issue at the high school that couldn’t be fixed and they were forced to dismiss the kids at 9:15 for the day. Alex really hated having an unexpected day at home. We even went out to lunch. (He offered to treat me.)
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Even Teague was intrigued with the new skateboard.
Kaitlyn still loves to stand on the heating vent every morning to warm herself up while I cook breakfast.
These guys have run into quite a few challenges getting the case painted, but they think they have a plan. Warm paint, thin coats, and lots of hopes.
Just a little nightly screen cleaning.
The Burch family acquired a skateboard today.
The Burch family acquired a skateboard today.
Alex decided to get in on the outside play.
Churros for snack today!
These two had some extra time before we left for swim lessons and decided to play outside for a while.
Happy Easter.
Easter Sundays are always really busy (at least for the first half of the day). We agreed as a family to get up at 6:30 and see what the Easter bunny had brought. Then some people could start getting ready and the ones who needed a quick nap could take one. This year we all remembered to put Pepper in the kennel the night before so that she wouldn’t get into the chocolate. The kids were excited for their baskets and it was fun to watch them dig into them.
Then we got dressed up, attended church, and took the Sunday picture. I needed to get a few of our lunch things underway and then we went outside for the kids to hunt eggs. The kids all found their special eggs pretty quickly, but the chicken egg was a little tricky this year. Alex finally found it with quite a bit of “hot-cold” help from Wade.
What a glorious day!
What a glorious day!
The big decisions these days – which color to paint the various parts of his new computer case.
Wade attempted to fix the dishwasher (by replacing the drain pump) but it still wouldn’t work. He finally called a repairman, but sadly they can’t come till Monday. That means we actually have to clean out the dishwasher and not just wash the new dishes.
Bonding over Minecraft.
The chaos of an evening at the Burch house – made even more so because our dishwasher is currently broken. Alex is washing dishes. Teague is telling Wade about his day. Kaitlyn is running around. Ben is trying to finish dinner.
Alex decided to use his sourdough starter to make cinnamon rolls. Yum!
Everybody wanted to play games this afternoon. Rattlesnake Jake was Ben’s pick.
Alex has been having fun creating these little figures lately.
I walked in from running errands to find Teague napping on the couch.
Kaitlyn has to do 20 minutes of reading and 20 minutes of math practice after school everyday. Today she is working on multiplication.
I was recently introduced to Solmate Socks. I immediately fell in love and ordered quite a few for myself and Ben (my son loving boy).
Alex’s cake was evidently quite a success. This was all he brought home from the birthday celebration.
Teague came home from school on Friday with another pair of broken glasses. I’m a little embarrassed to call our neighbor (also our optician) and tell him we need another pair of frames for Teague in less than a month.
Kaitlyn always takes her lunch to school but lately she has been bringing home a mostly full lunchbox at the end of the day. Then she eats her lunch as she does her reading and math. I think she is spending most of her lunchtime talking with her friends.
Waffles for breakfast!
Sunday lineup (minus Ben who stayed home sick).
Ben woke up not feeling well this morning. After an hour he seemed to bounce back and be fine until late afternoon when I looked over to see that he was taking a nap beside me.
Alex is still working hard on painting his computer case.
Easter Breakfast and egg hunt at church.
Easter Breakfast and egg hunt at church.
Easter Breakfast and egg hunt at church.
Alex was determined to show Kaitlyn that he too could have a ponytail.
Teague has become quite attached to his phone after school these days.
These two couldn’t wait to play Minecraft together after school. (It was pajama day for Ben today.)
Kaitlyn and her teacher showed up to school in matching shirts today. I was glad they sent me a picture.
It’s Spirit Week at Ben’s school and today was crazy hair day.
I finally measured the boys’ for the growth chart – only a month late, not too bad.
Alex came home from hanging out with his friends with a warm 2 liter of Diet Coke – that was half gone. He pointed out how much cheaper it was to buy than a cold smaller amount of Coke. I laughed at him and he continued to drink his Diet Coke (warm).
I am taking dinner to a family tomorrow night and Teague agreed to make the dessert – Chocolate Chip Pie.
Kaitlyn was intrigued with Ben’s library book and even offered to read it to him.
Kaitlyn added a little extra spice to setting the table tonight.
Getting out the wiggles before bedtime.
Teague is still leaving a trail of socks throughout the house.
The assignment to each child – make a funny face.
The assignment to each child – make a funny face.
The assignment to each child – make a funny face.
The assignment to each child – make a funny face.