"Rainbow" the Irrigation Gun

A few weeks ago, Gigi and Papa watched the kids for me.  While the kids were there, they got to go to the corn field and help turn on and play with the irrigaiton gun.  They must have had a good time, because I have heard about "Rainbow" (that's what they named the gun) ever since.  They have been asking me and asking me to go out to the farm so that Papa could turn on Rainbow and they could play in the water.  Well, they got their chance this weekend.  It turned out to be a win-win-win situation- Gigi and Papa needed to dig potatoes, I wanted the kids to start doing some work on the farm, and they wanted to get under the gun.   After digging the potatoes, Papa cranked up the gun, and the kids had a blast playing under it.  I got so tickeled because they would run across the field chasing the water.  At one point, Olivia even ran around the entire field trying to keep up with it.  They were very dirty when we left, but they had a great time.  I remember playing with the irrigation gun when I was young, and I'm glad that my kids get to experience this, too.

 

 

 

Spring Has Sprung

Spring has definitely sprung here in Southeast Georgia, and the flowers are in full bloom.  Here are a few of our annual pictures taken from the field at the end of our street.

 

Midnight Run

This weekend was the 3rd annual Ready, Set, Glow, Midnight Run.  This 5K is one of my favorites because it is unique.  I love that it is dark and that everyone is decked out in their "glow gear".  Also, this is the one race a year that my brother runs, and he goes all out.  This year he won the "best costume" award with his Daisy Mae (from Lil' Abner) get-up.  Terrible.  There were lots of familiar faces at this race- including Krystial, Karina, Quincy, Maura, and Hunter.  We had lots of fun, and we all ran a good race.  My cousin Hunter got a new PR.  And with a time of 24:38, I was the first female to finish.  This is the second race this month that I have won.  That's never happened before.  Anyway, below are some pictures from our fun time at the run.

Here's a First (and Probably a Last)

There were three local races that took place this Saturday. Because of this, all of the local runners split up and went to different ones. I ran in the Southeast Christian Academy 5K. I won the overall female award. Now I've won my age group a few times in the past, but this is the first time that I've ever been the first female (of any age group) to cross the finish line and win the overall female award. I do realize that this is a total fluke. Had this been the only race in town, then this probably wouldn't have happened. Still, it's neat to have an "overall" award under my belt. My time was a decent 24:38- which I'm happy with. I received a trophy, which Olivia was quick to point out is not as big as the overall trophy that she won last year.

Okefenokee Field Trip

Last week Olivia's pre-k class went to the Okefenokee Swamp Park for their last field trip of the year. Olivia was excited to have Gigi as her chaperone. The kids (and chaperones) had a great time at the park. They took a train ride, saw the exhibits, and got to touch a snake and a gator. When I picked Olivia up later in the day, she was super excited about the fun day that she had had. She was also excited about the alligator stuffed animal that Gigi had bought for her at the park. Not only has my child touched a gator more times than I can count, but she now sleeps with a stuffed alligator in her bed. I hope she's not on the way to being a "swamp person".

Easter Morning

The kids awoke on Easter morning to discover that they had had a visit from the Easter Bunny. The bunny had filled their baskets with candy, DVDs, a puzzle, and bubbles. The kids were thrilled. After checking out the loot, they each took their baskets to their rooms to search for the eggs that the Easter Bunny had hidden for them. After finding all of the eggs, the kids began getting ready for Sunday school and church. As expected, their was a large crowd in attendance. The kids were excited to have a "guest" (Granny Mel) in their Sunday school class. Gigi is one of the Pre-K Sunday school teachers, so both Grandmothers ended up being in the kids' class. After church we went to the front to get our picture made by the cross, which is always decorated so nicely on Easter. Not to call any names, but some people (cough cough- Daddy, Sam, Quincy- cough cough) left instead of coming to the front after the service, and so not everyone appears in this year's Easter pictures.

Easter Eggs

The kids had a lot of fun dyeing and hunting for Easter eggs this year. We colored some eggs for the Easter Bunny to hide, and then there were two egg hunts with plastic eggs at Granny Buie's house. There were plenty of prize eggs, so all of the kids were able to find one. Here are some eggcellent pictures (sorry- had to do it).