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a little catch up from earlier in May...

Later I'll post some pictures from the O's game we went to this past weekend!

got the camera back!

I've got the camera back and the pictures are on the computer!

I'll try to post a few "catch up" ones this week - here are a few from the Mother's Day secret project!

making the vase

vase is done!

Ice Cream!

These pictures brought to you by Aunt Michelle's phone... since the camera is still ... well, the pictures haven't been taken off and I can't do it until after Sunday ;)

eating his gelato

taking a lick of Mom's ice cream cone!

This is what we've been waiting for - being able to lick an ice cream cone! 

He got the hang of it right away! ;)

held hostage

The camera is being held hostage by Bill.

He and Connor are working on  Mother's Day present, which may or may not include photos... 

I'm not allowed to touch it until the pictures he has on there are taken care of.

See you for a fourth of July post. ;)  haha... just kidding...

Maybe next week?

swimming...

this is the most recent picture I have of Connor boy - from swimming on Wednesday... he loves to go to community swim night at the local middle school and isn't afraid to go under, hold onto the side of the pool... or lose his kind-of-too-big swim trunks (I'm talking, down to his ankles) when dad was spinning him around in the water - ha! 

bare bum or not, he loves the pool! :)



Track Meat

keep your eyes open silly!

that's better. :)  (but still right in front of the paper shredder in the office.... oh...

Easter Weekend

 We spent Friday at the Children's Museum with the Hoffman side of the family - here are some pictures from our time there:

Connor getting help from Aunt Christine, while Uncle John, Lindsey, and Selah work hard too!

Painting with Avery and Kylie

Clay table with Avery

"Ant Hill" - he loved it!!

in the trolley with Mom in the "Garage Room"

in the wind tunnel... he wasn't wild about the goggles, but Bill was having a blast!

Connor and Macey on the see-saw - with Aunt Chris taking pictures. :)

Friday evening we went to Good Friday service at Gospel Fellowship and then headed back to Grandma and Pop-pop's to sleep.

 Saturday morning we went to hunt for Eggs at Pap and Mawna's house...

finding eggs - five in all!

it was cold enough for a fire...burrrr.....

Chloe on the hunt!

"Look Mawna!  I found all the eggs!"

A warm welcome for Mom-mom, Uncle Paul and Aunt Sandy

trying to get a cousin picture in the dress clothes...

I know this one is blurry ... but it cracks me up!

after a while... some folks headed back outside... April just wanted to keep hunting for eggs!

 Easter morning had finally arrived - along with a few things from the Easter Bunny!

finding eggs in the couch

found his basket!  (with a little coaxing)

Easter Bunny brought socks, and a puzzle - and Connor loved it!

Easter lunch at Mom-mom B's

"kids table" they are so old...

the boy cousins - stick together!

Connor was having the time of his life at the big kid table - he was LOVING it!

 Before heading home on Monday, we stopped to play at the Sanders' house.

Connor loves the toys there!  (And the people!)

bean table with fancy-haired April

basketball hoop with Chloe

Easter baskets from Mawna and Pap, and Aunt Michelle.

Goggles in the basket!  How fun!

As you can tell, we had a busy busy weekend - but it was fun!

Easter

Happy Easter!

He Is Risen!

Snow Day!

We had a snow day here - hard to believe since it's after the first day of Spring, and it's almost Easter,

but... it was perfect snowman making snow.

Connor and Bill had a great time playing outside!

making cookies with Mama :)

I Love this Boy!

And he loves cookies... especially when he gets to help make them!

teaching

Connor's imaginative play has expanded past trains these days...

he's started playing "story-time" and "music class" with his stuffed animals.

Everyone sits on washcloth 'carpet squares' and he either reads stories to them,

or wants to be the teacher for music class and sings them songs.

:)

It's cute, fun, and not messy!

Surgery = Success!

on the way to the hospital this morning

after he had the gown and socks on

Reading with Dad,
very serious about the book from the library - Going to the Hospital

Connor and Mom,
ready to go to the operating room!

We only had about a 20 minute wait between when I came back to the room and when Connor returned - he did really well and came out of the anesthesia quickly.

opening presents - the bunny is from friends at church,
and a new puzzle from Mom and Dad.

He cried when we had to take the gown off and put his normal clothes on.
We compromised by letting him wear his socks home... :)

Snow Day!

our GQ model...

Tomorrow's a big day for our family, especially Connor - we'll be taking pictures to record this adventure and I'll post them as soon as I can so you can get the update!

We're expected to be at the hospital for the procedure pretty early, so hopefully we'll be home by lunchtime and be able to lay low and recoup the rest of the day.

Today is a snow day from school - so we're busy with puzzles, laundry, dance parties, and playing pizza party (Thanks Gallos!!).