My Easter Peeps

 

There's something satisfying about dying Easter eggs.  Apparently, the only other person in the house that enjoys Easter egg dying at this point is my darling daughter.  We got the wild hair to dye some eggs a few weeks ago.  I've found shaving cream and food coloring to be the cheapest and easiest route.  Karson and I got super crafty and decided to try the silk tie method.  We found some cheap ties at Good Will and got to work.  This method DID NOT work for us, maybe it does for others?  Each tie we unwrapped was a big, fat, Easter disappointment.  Think we'll stick with the shaving cream (or tablets) in the future.

I'm not a shopper, and when I am, I'm a bargain shopper.  I don't know what it is about shopping, particularly for clothes, that makes me think of a million other things I'd rather be doing.  I love wearing new things and getting new things for the kids - it's simply the chore of going out, looking around, finding things you like, trying stuff on, the whole process - just typing this out makes me sigh =).  I don't think it's as hard finding things for the boys.  There's not much variety - shorts, shirts, pants, shoes.  It's fairly easy to add/take away from their wardrobe.  Because we have two boys close in age/size, they can usually recycle and wear each other's things.  I like to sort of coordinate clothes on Easter Sunday.  I'd found a cute pale purple top at TJ Maxx weeks ago.  It's been a bit too chilly to wear it, so I saved it.  Karson and I found her a cute outfit with some purple accents from Hollister, and BONUS, it's was all 40% off.  I pulled some colors out to "match" the boys, and we looked decent for a family pic.

 

 We made a visit to our former church, Community.  It was a treat getting to see and reconnect with everyone.  Afterwards, we ate lunch at my mom's and the kids did a money egg hunt.  When you're a teenager, all you really want/need is money anyway.  We also did a candy hunt, but Miles was the only participant - he's still a "kid" at heart. 







It has been a BIG week for our eldest baby!  I'm trying not to freak out, but Karson got her Intermediate license on Monday.  The whole license thing is no-joke!  It wasn't like when I was 16 - you drove for a SOLID thirty days before taking your road test.  We've been logging Karson's daytime hours and her nighttime hours.  She practiced the road test route multiple times.  I feel confident in her abilities.  One of the funny things she asked me (and all you seasoned drivers will laugh at this one) is "I get confused about who has the right away."  Great question.  It's also one that apparently most people don't know the answer to =).  He appointment was at 1 PM on Monday and lasted about seven minutes.  Matt said he was a little worried when the proctor and Karson pulled back in.  She said he was in the car talking with her for a couple of minutes before he looked up and gave Matt the thumbs up.

 She got two marks but not a grade.  Matt and I felt like we both got grades when it was over - 92% is sticking in my head for some reason.  She was marked off for turning into the wrong lane on a double one-way street.  You're supposed to turn into the inner lane (which one of my friends had told me about already).  Karson didn't and crossed over into outer lane (she was probably scared she'd hit the curb by cutting it too close).  It's weird but apparently is a rule.  She also received marks on her parallel parking.  Who are we kidding?  She will rarely use that maneuver anyway.  It's been a treat for she and Isaac to sleep in a little later and leave for school at 7 AM compared to the early train with dad.  She's done a little driving - going to Pelican's Snoballs with a friend and taking Isaac to lacrosse practice at Preston Miller - nothing too major.  However, it is the weekend so we'll see!

Karson received another honor this week receiving a certificate from KHSAA called the Triple Threat award.  This is given to students who participate in three Varsity sports. 

 
 It truly is an achievement for all of these athletes.  (I feel like parents should get an award as well -just saying).  I'm proud that Karson has three supportive coaches that encourage her to be a multi-sport athlete, work with her schedule and understand there is conflict.  It's grueling and a major sacrifice - nights, weekends, summer break, holidays - to participate and represent your school.  I'm most proud of the fact that she does ALL of this and manages to maintain a 4.08 GPA (with AP classes) and got a 28 on her spring ACT.  I'm a little intimidated by her =).