What would we do without Ryan. He works nonstop and doesn't get home until 7 or 8 at night. Has to be at work the next morning by 4am but he still stays up late to help Nathan make his pinewood derby car. Ryan you are the best. I love you!!

A Surprise Visit

For two months DeeDee has been planning a trip for her and Bill to come and visit. I'm not sure how we did it but we were able to keep it a secret from the kids. We got to spend ten days with DeeDee and then Bill came for the last four. We loved having them here. The kids were completely shocked. We had told them that a friend that I had met in highschool was coming over for dinner. When Sarah saw someone walking inside she said, "Mom's friend sure does look like Grandma", And then she realized it really was her Grandma.

The Beach

With Ryan's parents here we wanted to take them somewhere fun. We decided on a last minute trip to Ocean City about 3 hours away. So we loaded everyone in the car and off we went. We figured the water would be to cold for swimming so we didn't bring our swimsuits. Our kids didn't care though. For me the water was freezing but they all got soaked most of them from head to toe.

Seafood

After a few hours on the beach we decided to eat at this extremely authentic seafood restaurant. We were told about this place from some friends from work only we got the name wrong and went to the wrong restaurant.

Ryan's parents treated us. Thank you Bill and DeeDee for an experience I will never forget.

Little did I know how authentic the seafood would be. This was the face I made as the food was brought to our table.

I think the lobster and crabs were literally pulled out of the ocean cooked and served to us. They had a salty ocean taste.

We had to crack open the shells and pry out our food. I am new to the whole seafood idea so needless to say this was not easy for me.

Everyone had to pose with the uneaten crab. Even Peyton wanted to hold it. Notice someone is missing though. Sarah did not want to hold it, but she did taste a bite.

The next day we drove to Cumberland, MD to visit Uncle Everett and Aunt Virginia. Another 3 hour drive we were definately the adventurers.

Monday night Mom and Dad Young treated us to another night out and then we came home for ice cream sundaes.

Easter Surprise!!

An Easter surprise from Grandma and Grandpa Young. It arrived a week before Easter and the kids spent the week speculating what it was. There was an Easter bunny basket for each one of the kids.