BJM’s Photos

Nicholas decided to play tennis this spring instead of baseball. He went to a tennis camp last summer in Cleveland and really liked it so he thought he’d give it a try for school! He really likes it so far. Tonight he had a make-up match since 4 out of the last 5 matches have been canceled due to rain. The weather was beautiful! Super sunny and in the mid to low 70’s! He played really well from what we could tell. . to be honest, neither Bryan or I know anything about tennis. I mean nothing. Nicholas is trying to teach us as we go but we still find ourselves standing at the sidelines not knowing what to yell. . .”Yay Nicholas! Great shot. . or hit. . or . . . .whatever. .” We’ll learn I’m sure. .hopefully we won’t embarrass him too much in the process. . .LOL!
Ally had a ball watching Nicholas through the fence. She’d yell “Go Nickwis!” every once in a while. Nicholas said that it was a bit distracting but I think he liked having his own tiny cheerleader 😉

Ally had a great time hunting for her pink and purple Easter eggs and even a better time opening them all up to discover what the Easter Bunny hid in them. We tricked Nicholas into going out to the car to get Ally’s main Easter surprise only to find that we sent him out there to find HIS big Easter surprise. .the new cell phone he’s been wanting!

During the past few Easter family vacations, my sister Anne has put on a tea party for the little girls in the family. They dress up in fancy dresses including white gloves and have little snacks and tea (apple juice). This year Ally was big enough to participate and loved it. Her manners were impeccable . . .for the most part. . .but at 3 feet tall, I can’t blame her for having to stand up on the chair to get more juice. LOL! She looked beautiful in her fancy lavender dress that her great grandma picked out for her!

This year my family chose a new location for our Easter trip. I found a huge 3 story, 6 bedroom house in Huron, Ohio that backs up to Lake Erie. It easily held all 22 of us and had a ping pong table and pool table which the kids loved of course. The view was beautiful. There was even a little park just a block or two away. Our only complaint was that they weather was a bit chillier than we would have preferred. Either way, we had a wonderful time is this gorgeous old house. More pictures to come soon of the Easter egg hunt and other fun stuff.

back of the house standing near the retaining wall of the lake
street view of the front of the house
dining room with 9 foot tressle table
part of living room with pool table, staircase and fireplace
view from our bedroom window
two huge enclosed porches
evening view from the park near the house

Ally got to color Easter eggs for the first time this year. She loved dropping them in the color (a little too much at times) and obviously didn’t bother with the little dipper thingy after the first egg. She preferred using her hands. .esp. in the BLUE!

Funny story while coloring eggs. . . Ally was really into coloring with the Q-tip things and accidentally squeezed her thumb into the egg too hard. . . (see the green one in the middle?) The egg cracked, Ally let out a dramatic gasp and exclaimed “oh! It hatched!”
LOL!