My budding little photographer.

Evan loves it when I give him my little camera and let him take pictures.  I get lots of signs and the ground but every once in awhile we get some good ones.  That's the great thing about digital photography, you can let them take as many shots as they want and get to see the world as they see it.

Lake Accotink Park

We wanted to go and rent a canoe so that Ian could practice with one before going to Boy Scout camp this summer because he signed up to work on the Canoeing Merit Badge.  We went over to Lake Accotink Park and the lifeguards said that it was too windy to let anyone take out the canoes.  ((Funniest part was as we were walking away I swear I heard him say that he would let us know about tomorrow and I'm thinking, you don't know me how are you going to let me know -- just start randomly calling people in the area??))

Well since we were there and I had my camera out to take pictures of my canoeing men, I snapped some shots of the pretty day and goofy boys.  Besides being windy (which I'm feeling on my face right now, my lips are super chapped) the sky was so clear and blue!

And yes they are trying to show me their best superhero poses there!!  :)

I'm the only one who reads my blog.

Kind of makes you a little sad when you realize that you are the only one who reads your blog.  I guess it is okay since I also talk to myself randomly throughout the day and I can make myself laugh like no one else.

Evan's 2nd grade class participated in a Living Rosary after mass on May 22nd, with their 8th grade sacramental partners.  It was really nice (even if the inside of the church was roasting and I thought we were going to lose kids from heat stroke).  Evan did a great job saying his Hail Marys and taking flowers up to the statue of Mary.  I took some pictures while we were there and a couple of them actually turned out.  Turns out someone had decided to try to look inside my camera through the lens because there was a big greasy nose print on my lens which make most of my photos blurry on one side.

Evan outside before the ceremony.  He was happy I remembered to bring his flowers.

Saying his Hail Marys.

Processing back out of the church.

Evan and his 8th grade partner.

Evan and his 2nd grade teacher.

Evan, his teacher and the aide that works in their room too.

They had cake afterwards and that makes it all worthwhile!!

One Month Later

Man it has been a month since we went away on Spring Break and since I have blogged.  Why is it when I say things to myself like "I'm going to be better about blogging starting today", then I end up going a whole month without posting anything.  Well part of it is because we are a pretty boring little crew.  I do a lot of volunteering at school and just general housing keeping stuff.  Darren works and works and complains about work.  The boys go to school, come home do homework, play for a bit, go to sleep and then do it all again the next day with a mix of running club and scout stuff thrown in just to keep us on our toes.

The last two weekends have been busy for us because we have had visitors both weekends.  That is a bad thing, they were two great weekends but I really am ready for a weekend where we don't do anything!!  Last weekend in April, Ian went on his first Boy Scout campout BY HIMSELF while Darren took Evan to a Cub Scout campout.  While the menfolk were gone my good friend Kim came into town and we toured around downtown DC.  My favorite thing was taking a SEGWAY tour of the National Mall.  OMG if I ever win the lottery I am totally buying myself a Segway because they are so much fun!!

This past weekend on May 5th, Evan made his First Communion and my sister Sally and my niece Evelyn came into town for the weekend to help us celebrate.  We took them downtown too and took a ride on the pedal boats in the Tidal Basin.  We saw baby ducks and geese and they were so cute!

Evan did a great job at his First Communion and I felt so bad for him because he was so excited about the whole thing but once it came to processing down the aisle with the priest he got freaked out and had what I would a assume was a eight year old panic attack and cried through most of the mass because he was nervous.  But he got the job done and now he can go up for a "snack" as he used to call it with the rest of us each Sunday.

He wore the same tie Ian did when he made his First Communion and the same little pin from Grandma and Grandpa.

In other news, I'm still taking piano lessons and I'm getting pretty good at the Mexican Hand Clapping song.  I really enjoy piano but wish my hands were better at playing together.  I feel really clumsy at it most of the time.  My family is still enjoying watching Doctor Who together.  The boys have finally gotten to the 11th doctor and aren't sure if they like him or not, but they definitely like saying "I wear ____ now, ____ is cool!"  Ian wants a fez and a bow tie.  Maybe I'll get him one for his birthday.

Well I am off now, hopefully I'll be better about posting and won't wait until June to do it again.  If anyone has found the magic bullet for losing weight, I'm still looking, please post in the comments if you can make me lose weight with magic!