Bubbles...

Tonight we went out and played with the bubbles after supper. It was finally nice again after days of cold and rain. Before we went out, Bruce starting saying, "whooo, whooo" just like Bret. I got a little of it on video.

Bubbles were Jane's idea and she had a lot of fun with them.

It was her job to blow all of the bubbles. Bruce chased them for a while. Then Jane started catching them on the bubble wand and Bruce popped them for her. This worked well for a while.

Then there was a small disagreement...

Then they went their own way. Jane continued to blow bubbles and Bruce got occupied by the hill. He heard a noise and was convinced it was Daddy. He stood there and kept yelling, "Bret, Bret, Bret..." like I do when I'm looking for Bret.

After a while he decided Daddy wasn't going to answer and took off down the driveway. He is very motivated to leave home.

and then for no particular reason --

Fishin'

Last weekend we went up to Mom and Dad's (Grandma and Grandaddy's) for the weekend. We got to visit with our 'aunts' and 'uncles' Chere and Gary and Kathryn and Jim. We all had a good time and Jane's new favorite place to sleep is on her little bed at Granny's (the couch.)

Jane got a little time to visit her horse, Star, and do a little fishing.

Here she is with her first catch of the season down at the pond:

Bruce had fun. He was the baby of the group so he was the center of attention.

Bret's Birthday

The kids and I cooked an April Fools birthday dinner for Bret because we were going out on the 2nd. They helped a lot. Bruce helped by running around the kitchen and climbing up on the island and dancing over and over again and Jane wanted to be my helper. We had fun and we surprised Bret.

Bruce on the island:

Jane cooking:

and Bruce on the island dancing again:

and then Bret's remote control car:

the kids have had a lot of fun running around chasing this car (and being chased by it.)

New Bike

Jane got a new big bike... we all had a lot of fun watching Bret put it together.

Bruce had a chance to climb up and try out the new bike. Jane wasn't too excited about that. She was afraid Bruce was going to get her new bike. Bruce thought he was going to get it too.

Finally Jane got a chance to sit on the finished product. Then we went outside and gave it a test drive. After a little practice she got comfortable with the bike and started trusting the training wheels. Now she wants to ride her bike everyday. She also got to pick out a new helmet. The new one has unicorns -- so she has a new red bike and a unicorn helmet -- and she couldn't be happier.