The Hutchinson Family

Sunday, April 11, 2010

Catching up with old friends

We had some fun playing in the yard on Friday evening and the kiddos loved playing with Jack & Eliza in their playroom for a bit before bedtime. We grilled out burgers with Jenni & Jay and had a great evening!

On Saturday morning we did a family workday at the school and worked for about 3 hours. It looked so much better than when we got there, so we were glad we showed up and helped. The kids LOVED wandering back and forth from the playground to the front area where we were. They ate about a million doughnut holes and had 2 or 3 juice boxes each!

We headed up to The Rabun’s house for an evening of a lot of fun and catching up with great friends! They have a great backyard and loved Riley & Ryan were so excited to play with Candler and Palmer. They really interacted and played many games of chase. They loved the watermelon they had with dinner and asked for 2nd’s…several times. We were thrilled with how well they all played together and we thoroughly enjoyed our time together with Joy and John. We so wish we live closer together, but we made a commitment to get together again much sooner!

Web Album:
http://picasaweb.google.com/hutchinson.heidi/20100410VisitWithRabuns#

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

- Easter Weekend

Whew! The Easter Bunny visited our house in grand style this weekend! We have participated in 3 egg hunts and had a perfect weekend. The hunt at Chastain Park was a little disappointing since there were a zillion people there and Riley and Ryan each only got one egg. No joke – ALL of the eggs were snatched up in 2.2 seconds. It was a mob scene. Ryan’s egg had nothing in it and the disappointment in his eyes was heartbreaking. We were able to find another one that had a treat in it, so he was ultimately happy. All he cared about was the “candy” in the eggs. The Easter Bunny was definitely confused and thought he was Santa Claus. There were so many fun new spring toys! The kiddos had a blast with all the new loot. I think they ate their weight in candy and Ryan was determined to open each and every egg before he put them in the basket. Thankfully there were a lot more eggs for the neighborhood hunt so there was enough time to open and hunt. It was an absolutely gorgeous weekend. The weather could not have been more perfect. All in all, it could be one of my all time favorite weekends with the kids. As I said to my mom on Sunday – we are just having so much fun! I’ve heard of the terrible 2’s and as of tomorrow we are half-way through that year. (can you believe they are officially 2 1/2??) So far so good! They are a delight to be around and are so full of life it’s inspiring. Since I’m the mom, it’s ok to say that, right? I might have just jinxed the “2’s”, but I am just so proud of the little people they are! Ok – enough. Here are the highlights…

Easter Egg Hunt – Chastain Park

“Tight Squeeze” – these are the best hugs, but you better take them when they are offered!

Riley was very “into” her Daddy this weekend!

These were the eggs that disappeared in a split second

Eagerly awaiting the hunt at Chastain

SO excited that we found an egg with “candy” in it!

The Easter Bunny left paw prints leading from the front door to the baskets! In Riley’s words, “the Easter Bunny made a mess”!

The Easter Bunny was definitely confused – thought it was Christmas!

Riley went straight for her new baby doll and Ryan went straight for the new basketball goal. Tonight they took each to bed with them. Yes – Ryan is sleeping with a basketball!

We has special shaped cinnamon raisin toast and pineapple for breakfast

All dolled up – ready for church! We had a “moment” on the way home from church. When I asked them what they did at church (as I do every other Sunday), Ryan responded, “talked about Jesus”. Wow! That’s the first time either of them said something like that! Usually my answer is “ate gold fish and cheerios”. We’ve come a long way!!!

Learning to hit the ball off the tee

obsessed with the new bubble machine

Mee Maw had a “project” for the kiddos. Mini skewers for lunch. They were able to put tomatoes, pickles, olives and cheese on toothpicks! Yes – they were very proud of themselves.

Web Albums Added:
http://picasaweb.google.com/hutchinson.heidi/20100403EasterEggHuntChastainPark#
http://picasaweb.google.com/hutchinson.heidi/20100404Easter#

Good Friday

The kiddos and I had Good Friday off, so we headed to The Atlanta Botanical Gardens for a fun time with friends! We ended our venture with a picnic at Piedmont Park. I had high hopes for a real picnic, but wasn’t sure it would happen the way I envisioned…but my dreams came true. It was a perfect day and the kiddos were also perfect! We had 3 adults and 5 kids and they all acted like angels! Not one meltdown! Not even from the mommies! Amazing!

We have sold several things on Craig’s list (yay!), but we have gotten caught up in the thrill of the sale and just had to make a purchase. They love their new slide and “fort”! Just in time for Spring / Summer!

On the run…

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Sharing at it’s finest…unprompted! :)
Yes – he held the cup for her while she drank!

The Crew – Jenny, Fisher, Finnley, Riley, Ryan, Grady & Crystal

Riley “Superstar” Hutchinson

Web Albums Added:
http://picasaweb.google.com/hutchinson.heidi/20100402GoodFriday#

Monday, March 29, 2010

Cinderella & Easter Eggs

On Saturday we went to see Cinderella at the Aurora Theater in Lawrenceville. We thought it was going to be the play, but it turned out to be a storyteller and acted out different parts of the story. Even thought it was not what we expected, it was outstanding and the kiddos had a blast! Avery, Joy and Nani were able to join us for a girls (plus 1 boy) outing and lunch!

On Sunday we went to church and then to La Parilla for our Mexican food lunch. After naps we headed over to Avery’s neighborhood for a fabulous Easter egg hunt! The Easter Bunny even showed up! We got the hunt in just in the nick of time and as we were loading the car the downpour started. Then we went back to the Cole’s house and dyed Easter eggs and did an art project. We played and ate dinner with Avery, Wells, Margaret & Mary Clayton! What a perfect day!