Park and Swimming

So this is one of many posts to update our pictures. Weeks go by too quickly and I run out of time to put them online. So, here is a rundown of what has happened here lately. First, Clinton and I worked very hard on our yardwork and we are finished with the landscaping part. Now, we have to figure out how to make more grass grow in the clay on a very small budget. Then we had my Spring Break, which was wonderful. It makes me really want summer to get here faster. We all went to the cabin for Easter, leaving on Friday afternoon and Daphne and I came back on Monday afternoon. Clinton had to go back with Brian on Sunday because he had to work. We enjoyed our time with Mimi. Then, we did a lot of playing throughout the week, and Clinton and I did spring cleaning while Daphne was asleep/Clinton was home from work. We went to Raleigh on Saturday, and Emerald Isle on Saturday, then came back on Sunday. Clinton and I this past weekend got to go see FLEETWOOD MAC in concert on April 25th. It was absolutely amazing. We also got to spend the whole night away from Daphne. We survived. Clinton and I went out with a couple of girls and their husbands from school. Oh so much fun :) I have blackmail pictures now hehe!
Daphne is getting really good at swimming.

Holding the wall herself after swimming part of the pool.

Coming up for air.

Swimming around with mommy and Aunt Shannon.

Sliding down the slide at the park in Raleigh with Aunt Tiff.

Loving the bouncy thing.

We love riding on daddy's shoulders.

I love this picture!

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Obviously from these next few, we love the swing.

We celebrated my birthday in Raleigh while we were there. My cake was ladybugs because of our infestation in school :)

Off to Emerald Isle...

On Saturday, we went to Raleigh to visit Aunt Tiff and Uncle Joe. It was so pretty that when we got there, we decided to pack up the car and all go to Emerald Isle for the afternoon. It was Daphne's first trip to the beach. The water was FREEZING, so she didn't like it all that much, but she LOVED the sand. We played there for like two hours in a hole that was dug for her to play in.
Chapstick!

Clinton and I got in the water...oh it was cold until you were numb, then it wasn't so bad.

Tiff and Joe.

Clinton and I in the water.

We love the sand!

Sand, sand, sand.

This is my hole.

The pier.

See my pretty new bathing suit.

My first sea shell.

Crawling into the water.

The girls.

Jumping into the waves. It was so cold!

Our little family at the beach.

Board playing

Daddy and Daphne writing on the board. It was easy to use daddy as a step stool.Mac watching this nonsense.

I want to color more. Alison is such an intelligent person to put this on her wall. Yippie!

Look Aunt Emilee, I have chalk. I'm a big girl.

Spring Break Week

The week after Easter I had the whole week off, and so Daphne and I did a lot of playing around in the dirt, running around the house, and just having a good time. Here are some of the highlights of the week. Daphne got her first ride on the tractor mowing the grass with daddy. We were watching him mow on the back porch and she kept waving at him every time he would come near, so we let her ride with him. She seemed to enjoy it.

Paw and Daphne playing with her toys. (well, paw's new toy)

Hey Paw, that's my toy!

Standing up on our own outside trying to get some of the dirt on the other side of the wall.

Lots of playing time.

Look, a rock!

Look at me, I'm so good.

What a smile!

We like grass and dirt!

Trying to get daddy's trees.

Mommy and Daphne

Mommy's new kitchen gadget.

We did a lot of drawing on the chalk board. Daphne did this herself. Except for the square and the ABC and the scribble on the very left. We did that together. She couldn't get enough of the board.

Mommy I want some juice!