School Easter Egg Hunt

One of the many benefits in working so close to where Gavin goes to school, is being able to pop over there during the day when he has little things like this.  Honestly, I thought I would be gone from work at least twice as long as I was, but obviously I had overestimated the number of hiding places for eggs in the playground and the attention span of 15 2-3 year olds. 

I had this great idea of having Gavin wear something cute and spring like since I knew I would be taking pictures, but as soon as I tried to put it on him, he freaked out.  And surprising as this may be, he has not been picky over what he wears, up until this morning..... So after deciding it wasn't worth him screaming the whole way to school, I took the shortalls off of him and tried to put on a pair of shorts that looked decent with the t-shirt he had on.  Well that went ok, but then he pulled these huge UGA shorts out of his drawer and proceeded to put them on over the other shorts.  I was tempted just to let him go to school like that hoping he would get tired of the UGA shorts eventually, but I was a chicken, not wanting his teachers to think I had lost my mind.  So then I take the others off and he then finds the matching shirt which is also really big and puts that on.  I tried to explain to him that they were too big, but for some reason he just didn't get it..... or was it that he just didn't care, hmmmm?  So anyway, that is why my son is the only one in a huge basketball uniform while everyone else is in springtime or Easter appropriate clothing.  

His teacher, Ms. Chris told me not to send an Easter basket with him because she had a big basket and all the kids just put their eggs in it.  I don't know about you but the purple and hot pink basket that Gavin is carrying around, doesn't seem to fit any of those descriptors she used, does it??  Apparently no one else paid attention to her instructions and sent their children with their own baskets.  So only Gavin has the low rent, girly, shopping basket.  If he wasn't 10000% boy already, it might actually bother me instead of just being really funny.  But there is nothing girly about my son.....except his basket, LOL!!

This is one of Gavin's favorite friends.  He talks about this little boy and one other NON-STOP.  So sweet!!

This was my feeble attempt at a picture of the friends together.  Notice only Gavin's friend is listening when I tell them to say "Cheese" but even he isn't looking at me...

After the 3 minutes it took them to get all the eggs.  The teachers gathered them again for round #2.

I thought this was hilarious how Gavin got so excited that he bounced all of his eggs out of his basket

And this was round #3, they wasted no time getting off the starting line!

I think Gavin was kind of disappointed it was over!

Spring time

I am a few weeks behind with posts and pictures so if you have just come inside and are sweating like a beast, you don't need to wonder where we have moved to while you weren't paying attention since Gavin has on pants :-).

Every tax season after the first major deadline of March 15th, we get a tiny respite from our Saturday hours and get to take 1 Saturday off.  Usually I try and hold out for at least a week or two so the amount of time between my Saturday off and the end of tax season is as short as possible, to give me that much needed mental and physical energy to see it through those last weeks.  But this year, I could barely put two words together by the time March 15th rolled around, in fact I was so brain dead, I had completely forgotten that we got a Saturday off (I have been working here for almost 9 years.......).  So I obviously needed to take my Saturday immediately!!

Of course Gavin has no idea that Mommy needs to sleep late, all he knows is that I am home and he wants to take full advantage.  Luckily Clay keeps him at bay until 7, which honestly is the latest I have slept in MONTHS! so I was very happy.  Then we rushed down to Clay's parents to get a visit in before they headed off to dialysis.  Clay has been going down there several times a week to help his Mom exercise in the hopes that it will strengthen her heart enough so that she will be a candidate for the valve replacement she so desperately needs.  Anyway, Gavin gets sick of being in side so we all travel out to the porch.  Clay gets the bright idea to clean out a garden wagon and see if Gavin wants to ride around.  Silly Daddy, don't you know that once you start, you will never be allowed to stop???

Finally Clay gets to rest and Gavin pulls it around himself, I think he should have offered to pull his worn out Daddy around the yard a few times :-).

 Needless to say, he was dead asleep seconds after we got in the car.....There goes the afternoon nap for Mommy......

A couple of weeks later, we decided to head out to Kappa Delta's Shamrock Flag Football tournament at VSU.  This is a huge event they hold each year to raise money for Prevent Child Abuse and the Children's Advocacy Center of Lowndes County.  Clay used to play every year when we were in college and since I am a Kappa Delta, we both have very fond memories.  It is a two day event but Saturday it rained like crazy so we waited to head out there until Sunday after church.  It was a beautiful day perfect for being outside.

To say Gavin had a good time would be a serious understatement.  He screamed "FEETBALL, FEETBALL"  the entire time and kept trying to run out on the field to help the players out, or steal the ball, not sure which.  I was so excited to see Gavin so excited about a sport Clay and I both love.  I'm sure this will be an event that we can enjoy as a family for many, many years. Maybe one day we will even get to come and watch Gavin play!