More Random Hap'nins from the 'Hill

Hmmmmm... been a long time since I've posted anything! Spring time has been B.U.S.Y. to say the least. Work, landscaping, kindergarten round-up for Caleb, soccer practice and games starting up for Robby, doctors appointments, Spring break with Momma and the boys in Crystal Lake, car troubles, and so on...

All is good though, no complaints other than the days don't seem long enough sometimes.

I don't have the next China blogpost ready yet, but I was going through the March pictures folder and wanted to share a few of the good ones.

The three muskateers getting ready to cook breakfast on Saturday morning. Robby and I put our aprons on and Caleb was barking that he didn't have one, so we dug out another.  Oh sure, his looks a bit like a gown, but what can you do?

Robby "Peyton Manning" Schmitz and Caleb "Kurt Warner" Schmitz doing a little target practice with the crossbow. 

That's my boy!!!  Crazy hair-do?  Check.  Sausage? Check.  Drink? Check.  Smile that says you've got the world in your hands?  Check!  He didn't even bother to get a plate. Just ate it like a single man consuming dinner over the sink. 

One boy practicing to be a football player and the other practicing for when he's old and ready to retire with the dark socks pulled up to the knees and nary an article of clothing that matches.  That's also my boy!!!

The start of Spring Break activities. Robby had a scavenger hunt to do over SB.  The things to "collect" were stuff like, go to a museum, no tv for a day, play outside for 1 hour on 5 different days, help with yard work and other things along those same lines.

They went to a park that day too. 

Some serious focus and determination going on here!

On our way up to Crystal Lake, we stopped off in Garner to see Momma's cousin Chris, his wife Joan, and their two kiddos, Rachael and Kollin.  Caleb saw this bad boy and it was all over!  Of course, at some point, Robby saw how much fun he was having and so he had to shove Mr. C. over to the passengers seat and take control.

Robby modeling Grandpas coat that he would like to sell.  Anybody interested in a very heavy Buffalo hide coat intended for when you ride a motorcycle? Robby looks a little extra 'bad' with the Larry the Cucumber shirt under it.  That's how they know you're a real outlaw!

Robby discovered Bambi eyes.  It was a good enough performance to score him a nutty bar.

Caleb discovered the digger this past weekend.  It's cute when he wants to use it because he comes over and asks us if he can go play.  :-)   Ahhhh... the innocence.

We've been doing some landscaping (and being introduced to some new snakes!).  Robby was collecting clay chunks out of our nasty ol' yard and molding them into various different items. I believe he ended up with a seal, elephant, bowl and a star.

Here's the clay figures after being fired in our 'kiln'  (a.k.a. oven).  Tonight he was dead-set on going to get paints so that he can paint these before putting them up on a shelf somewhere.

Caleb going for a drive in the dumptruck!  And, if there's any doubt with that expression on his face, he was quite proud of his cleverness.

Here's Robby sanding wood for a boat that we're building for when we set up the swimming pool later on in the summer.  He is bent on getting this thing done as soon as possible even though the pool likely won't go up for another two months.  We've been having fun building it and it's better than sitting in front of the tv, by a long shot!

The little used swing set has been seeing a little more use lately.  That's a good thing as it's been woefully neglected for a good portion of it's existence.

That's all she wrote for now.  I hope to have up the next China post in a day or two.