Speedweeks!

Gunnar has been getting more and more interested in the racecars that Mommy works on, and so this time when the races came to town, we jumped at the chance to take the boys to the track. We lucked out with garage passes for the truck and All-star races and even scored air-conditioned clubhouse tickets for the 600 with Patty and Rooty, which is by far Patty's favorite way to watch a race.
Here is my favorite crew chief pose...

From Charlotte Race May 2011

And what do we have here? A future engineer?

From Charlotte Race May 2011

We had fun checking out pit road...

From Charlotte Race May 2011

From Charlotte Race May 2011

From Charlotte Race May 2011

And we even met a few friends along the way.

From Charlotte Race May 2011

From Charlotte Race May 2011

Of course the dog was WAY cooler than any racecar we saw.

We got to join the Spachs for a picnic dinner before the All-Star race. Gunnar and Keegan were trying to start a new fashion trend - headsets are apparently the new black.

From Charlotte Race May 2011

Give those boys a pile of rocks, and they are in heaven!

From Charlotte Race May 2011

Levi, however, wasn't so sure of this new fashion trend.

From Charlotte Race May 2011

But he hung in there for a late night and got the full cultural experience!

From Charlotte Race May 2011

School pictures!

Patty, thank you for the bowtie. The pictures say it all!

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Happy Easter!

From Easter 2011

Easter in Charlottesville

We spent our 3-day Easter weekend at Grammy and Pop-Pop's house and had lots of fun dying eggs, baking cookies, napping (I think I got my best nap in over a year!!), and playing outside.

Egg decorating...

From Easter 2011

From Easter 2011

From Easter 2011

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From Easter 2011

Riding the tractor!

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Helping Grammy with her yard work...

From Easter 2011

From Easter 2011

Showing off new skills...
Blowing kisses!

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Standing all by myself!!

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Getting ready to walk! Levi took his first steps this weekend!!!

From Easter 2011

Enjoying the beautiful day!

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From Easter 2011

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From Easter 2011

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From Easter 2011

Did I mention that Levi started walking this weekend? He can take 4 steps before falling down, and he is SO proud of himself! Time to batten down the hatches!!

Easter in Laurel Park

Our neighborhood did a fantastic Easter celebration this year, complete with an egg hunt, petting zoo, and pony rides.

We found some cracked eggs along the way...

From Easter 2011

Gunnar was a bit timid around the Easter bunny.

From Easter 2011

The petting zoo was a huge hit!

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From Easter 2011

Gunnar LOVED the pig!

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And holding the bunny was the highlight of the day.

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From Easter 2011

Our neighbors, the Griffins, had fun too!

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Our garden

I've been talking about it for years, and we finally did it. We planted our first fruit and vegetable garden!

From Our garden

Our produce includes lettuce, spinach, broccoli, strawberries, and blueberries. Gunnar got to pick our first strawberry crop, which yielded 2 whole strawberries. They were delicious!

From Our garden

From Our garden

From Our garden

Fortunately, our lettuce crop yielded quite a bit more, and we can now eat salads everyday for the next month!

Dorton Park

One of Gunnar's favorite school friends, Genevieve, lives next to the park by school, and we recently spent an afternoon there together. We had fun with rocket balloons and chariot rides!

From At the park with Genevieve

From At the park with Genevieve

From At the park with Genevieve

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From At the park with Genevieve