Easter and Spring Break

I guess they have outgrown me in the last 2 years....

The kids have had a fun few weeks - Spring break, Easter, cousin time and good weather!  I forgot how magical Easter can seem to kids.  We went to Philadelphia to spend Easter with my mom and the cousins. Soogy, my mom and I filled well over 100+ eggs with random things and Nathan made clues for each of the kids to lead them to their Easter basket.  The loved it.  Diego ran in circles with excitement finding the eggs around the yard.  They also got to decorate eggs and t-shirts.

We stayed an extra day and the kids had fun sifting through my mom's wood scrap pile and making a sculpture.  They opted for glue and clamps though I was trying to be open to hammer and nails in hopes of pretending not to be an over zealous parent (http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/03/hey-parents-leave-those-kids-alone/358631/).  It did get me thinking that they should start doing more wood working.

For spring break Charlie did the DC United camp and Diego got to hang out with Sandra's daughter Leslie.  In the afternoon Coach David did a few soccer clinics which Diego got to join and he loved it!  I was so happy to see him playing with the big kids and happy about it.  He has been dragged to so many classes for Charlie that I'm excited for him to finally start playing.  When he saw me, he ran off the field and beamed "I kicked the ball!"  Clearly he wasn't touching the ball much, but it didn't matter.  The coach said he can do soccer camp this summer.

Charlie got to enjoy two more Nationals games this week.  He and Carlos went with Cici to an evening game and then we all went this past weekend.  It was a gorgeous day for a Nats game, but Sofia only lasted through the 4th inning before I had to take her home.  Maybe in a few more years...

Sofia mainly liked the bobblehead...