Celebrating Earth Day...Sort of

It's been a rough two weeks around our house.  Everyone has been hit hard with colds, congestion and coughs! (with the exception of mommy who only had a sore throat)  It was passed around like Kool-Aid on a hot sunny day.  When one person got over it, someone else got it and seemed to get worse as each person got it.  Lexi had her first fever and mommy and daddy did NOT like it.  Luckily no one else had a fever but Devin had (and still has) chest congestion and a terrible deep cough.  We've been stuck in the house for the last two weeks and haven't been doing anything fun.  We miss the beach and play dates so much and kids beg us to take them but we didn't think that would be appropriate with fevers and coughs and all.  We originally had big plans for last weekend with Earth Day and Easter festivities but they had to be altered a bit due to illness. 

Saturday morning Lexi and mommy met Grandma Diane at The Equestrian Challenge 5K race in Pine Ridge.  Grandma pushed Lexi in the stroller and mommy got to run with her dear friend Jen (who beat me by the way...that's hard for me to admit!).  After the race, the three of us enjoyed a nice breakfast at one of our favorite spots.  Originally we had planned to go to Koreshan State Park for an Earth Day celebration after the race with the whole family.  They had entertainment, food, vendors, face painting, activities for kids, etc.  But we decided everyone needed to lay low and take long naps instead.  Well after naps all four of us felt like climbing out of our skin!  We could not stand to be home any longer, sick or not.  So we decided to pick up Grandma Diane and head to Koreshan State Park to see if we could at least make it to the drum circle they had planned.  When we drove up to pay to park they gave us half off because the festivities were over. :(  But we did get to run around a little and dance to the drums.  It was worth getting out of the house but after 30 minutes the kids were TERRIBLE and very tired and still not feeling well.  Maybe we can celebrate Earth Day next year?!

The park is beautiful and shaded with many trees.  Love the next series of pictures of daddy and his pokie!

If I could draw a thought bubble over Lexi's head it would say...What are all these hippies doing here?! :)

Oh, well, here you go....Thanks Leah Peah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  :-)



Devin was NOT in any mood for pictures.  Poor thing was still pretty sick and probably should have stayed home.

The spectators and dancers enjoying the drum circle.

Lexi was telling me she wanted to go home!

Hopefully next year we won't be sick this time of the year and can get out and enjoy the Earth Day festivities that our town always offers. 

Saturday night Andy and I were sitting in the play room watching tv after the kids went to bed.  I looked down and saw that Sterling had derailed a train and was laying on the train  tracks. Devin would have lost it if he saw it.  He's very particular about the dogs messing with his things.  I thought it was cute!

Devin has a train table but he and daddy build large and elaborate tracks on the floor instead!

The monster at the end of the tracks...