Springs First Catch

One of our favorite parts of spring as a family has to be fishing. We have enjoyed being able to walk into our backyard, toss out a couple of lines and catch fish. The kids love seeing the fish and each of them has had a chance to reel one in. The last couple of weeks we have been fishing a couple of times as a family. It is a cheap form of entertainment around here and with the weather so nice pretty enjoyable. I am almost to the point that I would feel comfortable taking the kids myself, if it weren't for having to touch the fish we catch and placing them back into the pond...I'm not there yet. But I can bait the hook (with hot dog) and I have caught a couple of fish. Good times!

We let Jeff do the dirty work!

Trey likes to touch the fish!

Bayley had last Friday off from school, so we ran over to Georgia to spend time with Grandma and Grandpa "G" and Spencer and Leigh, while Jeff went camping with the boy scouts. The kids had a great time playing with little Spence and hanging out in Georgia. While there, we went to the park where the kids had a great time swinging and playing.

Kendal pushing Baby Spence on the swing

Bayley climbing high!

Finally, here is a cute picture of the kids from Sunday! They are such fun kids!

Hoopin' it Up & Other Stuff

Saturday was the last day of basketball games for the kids. In my opinion it has been a very successful basketball season. We have learned some very important lessons including, Trey does much better playing if he hasn't woken up from a nap 20 minutes prior to a game, Kendal is enthusiastic about just about anything new and wants to be right in the middle of the action whatever that might be, and Bayley has some natural athletic ability if she chooses to use it! The league was perfect for the age of our kids...non-competitive, no practices, no pressure, fun, and they bribed the kids with free drinks after the games and ended the season handing out trophies. I have to say for the Thornton Family it was $20 well invested (the $20 paid for all three to play, including t-shirts and trophies...I dare you to find another league ANYWHERE that provides that much for so little, a TRUE Bargain in my opinion and you know how much I love a good bargain) Here are a few highlights from Saturday's games:

We had a great weekend. The weather was beautiful, so Jeff snuck in 18 holes of golf while the kids and I enjoyed the great weather outside. It was days like yesterday that definitely get US very excited about the upcoming spring and summer months!!! We can't wait. However, we do know that there is bound to be a couple of more colds days in the forecast before we can officially celebrate the nice weather.

The other HUGE highlight of last week had to be getting our new washer and dryer. I have been very pleased thus far...I was able to do an entire weeks worth of laundry in 2 loads...it used to take me at least 3 usually 4 loads to get a weeks worth done! I am very excited! You know your a MOM when a cool appliance makes your blog highlights!

Snow Day

March has begun with a bang... or shall we say a downpour. This morning we woke up to freezing rain that turned to snow (not a big deal, unless you live in a place like Alabama). It was a rainy, yucky weekend that ended with a snow day. Because of the bad weather, church was called off today. It was nice to have Jeff around and to spend that day at home, but by the end of the day you could tell that the kids were a little restless. We did crafts, played games, read books, took naps, watched church videos....it was nice, but let's just say that I am glad that everyday is not a snow day.

Fortunately the snow has already melted and the waters that surged over the weekend have begun to receed, but before the snow was gone the kids did spend 10 frigid minutes playing in the cold stuff. They had a good time...that is everyone except Trey who decided to take off his gloves and came in with very cold hands.

Other than the weather being yucky, we did have a pretty good weekend. The kids ended up skipping out on basketball to attend a birthday party. I thought that they would all be excited to be skipping basketball, but when I asked them which they would rather do, I was somewhat surprised when Bayley replied,"My team really needs me, I think I want to go to basketball." She did score last week and has been very excited to "shoot some more" now that she has figured it out! In fact, she shocked Jeff and I both when she said, "You know, you could get me a basketball goal for my birthday and I wouldn't mind." I'm so glad that she has had a good experience this time around...even if she doesn't decide basketball is her thing later on. Kendal started T-ball last week. She is so excited! Let me just say that they take their T-ball pretty seriously around here...she will be practicing twice a week until games start, they will be wearing fitted hats, and their names will be on their uniforms. Pretty "over the top" for T-ball if you ask me, but as long as Kendal enjoys it that is really all that matters, right?