Excruciating Minutiae: March 2015

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Weekend warriors

After the egg hunt on Saturday, the boys worked off the sugar high by doing some "cliff climbing" on the bluff in Aunt Sandy's yard. Fear not, grandparents, they never made it much higher than what you see here before tumbling and rolling back down into the dirt, which was the whole point of course. After that we went on a nature hike through the woods along Confederate Ridge. Good times.

Sunday, March 29, 2015

Easter egg hunt

We had a big time at the ERDC Castle Club Easter Egg Hunt yesterday. Mary Claire found a few eggs over in the 2-and-under section, and it was sweet of Granddaddy to drive over so that she would have someone to walk with her while her brothers ran wild in the big kids' section. Mary Claire also enjoyed catching up with her good friend, Sophie, who was visiting all the way from California! In other news, John was thrilled with his candy haul and with the face painting, courtesy of Ms. Patty. But it was David who won the day by finding the golden sparkly egg and thereby besting numerous 6-year-olds and quite a few helicopter parents who just couldn't resist running out in front and pointing their little darlings to all the eggs (note: Ned stayed on the sidelines). For his heroics, David was rewarded with an ERDC Commander's coin. His dad has managed exactly one of these in 8+ years on the job; David got one after about 5 minutes of effort.

Saturday, March 28, 2015

Go Irish!

Little girl is about to collapse from her long day of being in charge, but she's wearing the lucky shirt and if we're lucky will still be awake at tipoff.

Worm races

Thursday, March 26, 2015

He's ready for Easter!

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

John is a snorer

Monday, March 23, 2015

Out-of-season ghost train

Spring is here, but don't tell David. He's having too much fun with the warmer weather and his "Halloween train," which is his latest fixation thanks to a YouTube video he watched recently. Here is today's creation, which will all have to be moved back inside here shortly. That's sure to go over well.