We are taking swim lessons at the same pool as last summer. The girls on either side of Connor and Ryan were in their lessons last year also.
Connor and Ryan were excited when they recognized some of the swim instructors and kids from last year.
They are so impressed with their swim teacher because she told them that she is a swim teacher AND a lifeguard. They were so impressed that she could be BOTH.
We made it to the start with time to stretch, use the porta potties, and take pictures. Below is the four of us ready to race.
In the below picture, Connor definitely has the "when do we start" expression on his face.
And, they are off... Mile 2 and the boys are still going strong.
Um, I think the boys made a wrong turn. This is the 10 mile marker. Didn't anyone tell them that a 5k is 3.1 miles, not 10 miles????
Oh, there is the 3 mile marker... almost home.
I ran the half marathon and finished in 2 hours 30 minutes. It was a hot day in San Francisco, and the half marathon course had lots of hills. It was nice to see cheerleaders, bands and choirs along the course to encourage the runner. 
And, when we got home, Connor and Ryan insisted they were not tired, but ended up crashing on the living room floor at 3pm. 
I tried waking the boys up at 5pm and 6pm, but they would not budge. At 6pm, I carried them to their beds. Now, at 7:30pm, they are still sleeping. At this point, I sure hope they keep sleeping until morning, because otherwise they will be up all night long. I don't remember the last time they crashed this hard.
The game started at 7pm and Ryan was ready to leave after the first inning. We left at 8:30 so the boys could get some sleep before the big race. We walked a mile to the hotel with constant "this is too far" and "where is our hotel"... but we made it.
On Saturday I ran the See Jane Run "I run for Chocolate and Champagne" Half Marathon in the morning, then we enjoyed the afternoon at the Sunnyvale Art and Wine Festival.
The day has finally come... the kids can read bedtime stories to me :) I love it! They aren't even in kindergarten yet and they are reading, writing, doing addition, and subtraction. They both love math and enjoy quizzing each other on math problems in the car or at the dinner table.
Below is a video of the boys reading to me tonight, but you must view it from the blog website. (http://daneya.blotspot.com/)
We got a tour of the fire station, got to see a fire man slide down the pole, got to meet the fire dog (Connor and Ryan were disappointed the dog wasn't real), and go inside the fire truck.
All the kids got a fire safety coloring book and a firetruck eraser.
Below is a picture of Granny, Ryan, Connor and Grandpa taken Thursday morning outside the condo. It is snowing!
When I told Connor and Ryan that we were going to Tahoe and it might snow, the first thing they told me they wanted to do was make snow fairies. It was nice that there was fresh snow for it.
Connor is on a mission in this picture. We are off to go sledding. Just down the street is a golf course that had some hills. We walked there to sled.
The kids LOVED sledding down the hill.
Grandpa had fun too!
Later that day, we went a Kids Conservation Festival for Earth Day. The kids got to learn about worms, composting, making electricity with a bicycle, bugs in water, and pollution.
On Friday, it was sunny and a lot of the snow was melted. Connor wanted to touch the water in Lake Tahoe to see how cold it was, so we went to a nearby beach in Incline Village.
It was a "warm" day in the 50s and there were people wearing shorts, tank tops, and in the water. It needs to be warmer than that for me to go swimming in Lake Tahoe! In the below picture Connor and Ryan are "touching" the lake.
Grandpa tried to teach the kids to skip rocks in the water, but they had fun just throwing them in.
After we got back to the condo, we went out for an "Adventure Walk" to find wild animals. We found a fly, bird, squirel, worm and a woodpecker (or "nailpecker" as Connor called it). 
On Saturday, we went to Reno to enjoy a bbq and a great time visiting with Aunt Mary, Uncle Len, Cousin Kelly and her kids Carleigh and Jianna, and cousins Dani and Cody. The kids spend all day playing together and by the time we got back to Tahoe, Connor and Ryan were ready to crash. 
All the eggs were gone in less than 3 minutes.
Connor and Ryan were proud of their loot.
After the hunt, we drove up to Rohnert Park for Easter. The Easter Bunny found the boys at Grandma and Grandpa's house.
After church on Easter Sunday, we went to brunch at Mutti's house. Below is a picture of the Great Grandma's with the Great-Grandkids.
