Easter.....

This year Easter was super low key.  I'm finding that the older my kids get, the lower key holidays are. Presley had an Easter egg hunt at her preschool.  It's always fun to watch 3 and 4 year olds discover that there is candy in the plastic eggs.  They would probably be thrilled just finding empty plastic eggs.

I did dye hard boiled eggs with my kids.  This is one holiday activity I would like to ban for the rest of eternity.  It's messy.  And nobody in this family will eat hard boiled eggs except me.  And I'm not a huge fan.  So it becomes wasteful.  But I did it anyway.  And I'll probably do it every year until my kids leave the house.  Because that's just what mom's do.

The perk of being the youngest child?  The only one to get new Easter clothes.  Which she picked out herself.

Easter Sunday the kids did get baskets full of copious amounts of chocolate.  And I did hide 10 plastic candy filled eggs for each kid in the basement.  No pictures for proof.  But it happened.  My kids aren't as deprived as it might appear.

Pinewood Derby....

Jack took home grand champion at the pinewood derby this year.  Second year running.

Trouble might occur next year.  Landon will also be competing.  This could get interesting.

Honor Society....

Ethan was offered the opportunity to join the Junior Honor Society this year.  Good grades, service, and positive nature all required.  I imagine this is only the first of many of these types of events I'll be attending for this particular child of mine.

I feel the need to mention that he was also offered the chance to attend Joseph Baldwin Academy this summer.  It's a 3 week class at Truman State University in Kirksville (our old stomping grounds).  He'll be taking a computer class.  The students live in the dorms and attend class daily.  In order to complete admission for this opportunity, he was required to take the ACT.  As a 7th grader.  Scores came back.  He got a 25.  Yep.  25.  This kid is crazy smart.  Shawn and I are making big plans for him to achieve a full ride college scholarship.  He totally has all the makings.

Ombre.....

Kennedy told me a few months ago that she wanted an Ombre.  (I was hoping she didn't mean a Spanish male.  She didn't.)  It's actually a hairstyle.  Or a specific way to dye ones hair.  Where it goes from dark to light.  The pictures I saw made it look like someone had lightened their hair and let their roots grow out.  To each his own, right?  My friend Nikki happens to be a hairstylist.  She agreed to take on this task.  

This is Kennedy's before shot:

 During the process:

After:

Nikki did such a great job!  She blended it well.  It didn't look like the horrid pictures I had seen online. I loved it.  And decided I wanted it myself.  Only.  Kennedy and I having the same hairstyle?  Not.  Cool.  So.  I'll wait.  Probably until it's completely out of style.  I have to say that Kennedy looks way too grown up in these pictures.  She's growing up so fast.