Fishing

 This past summer we went fishing at the park with the Boy Scout troop.  However, we spent most of our time fixing line that broke.  And we certainly did not get any fish.

 Then in the fall we were invited to go to a cabin that is owned by a family in the scouting troop that we are involved with.  They were going to go fishing there.  We could not go due to our schedule.

 So on March 31, we decided to go fishing on our own.  A family friend of ours has a creek running in his backyard and he told us that we could go fishing.

 It was very cold so the fish were not very active.  But we got a lot of practice casting our lines into the creek.  And we had a great time doing it.

 I am so glad that we are able to go out and have these adventures.

Grace Got Glasses

 Grace had been complaining about not seeing the board very well for a while now.  So I took her to the eye doctor.  Yes, she needed glasses.  Her vision is not bad, but did need a bit of help to see distances.  So I took her to America's Best and we got two pairs of glasses.

She is so happy that she had glasses and that she can see.

Auction/Skating

 Today was a busy day.  It started early with the Highland Retreat Benefit Auction.  Since I am on the board of Highland Retreat I was there early.  Matt brought the kids later and stayed to see what was for sale and also if I needed help with the auction.  I did not, but Grace was pulled into service to show off the items that were being auctioned off in the live auction.

 She loved her job as Vanna White.  She did such a good job showing off the items and getting so excited when they sold.

 Then we had a church skating night.  Glen refused to use the skating walker.  So she was all on his own.  But I think that he did a pretty good job.

 He only fell a few times, and he went slow, but he went and he was proud of himself.

 I am proud of him too.

 Grace is a skating wiz.  She loves it when we get a chance to go to the rink.

And she loved going for church night.

 A bit tired, I got the kids a slushie as they rested up.

 They shared very nicely.  Sometimes they do get along :)

Winter

Qwirkle has been a favorite game in this house this winter (thank you Steve and Sue).  But this picture identifies our winter this year.  Lots of games (Uno and Qwirkle), lots of snacks (this time a big bowl of carrots), and lots of fun times together.

Glen's Birthday Continued

Amy and Carol have been very good at giving my kids experiences that they might not otherwise have, for their birthday present.  I enjoy this because they come back with memories and not extra plastic to get left around the house.

 This year for Glen.  They decided to take Glen and Grace out to Turner Ashby High School to watch their musical James and the Giant Peach.  I made sure to have read them the whole book before we went to the play.

 Carol, Amy, Grace, Glen, Matt, Mamaw, and I all went to the play.  It was wonderful.  The kids needed a bit of time to get their sillies out during intermission though.

They were happy that they could identify parts of the play that they remembered from the book.  They also talked about the play long after they saw it.  I think that this was a winner.