Happy Easter!

 Happy Easter!  The Easter Bunny gave the boys a challenge this year -- it took them a while to find their baskets, but they eventually did it!  They were excited to get some new Minecraft stuffed animals in their baskets (and this year Mattie was also happy to eat the candy.)

Also, even though we told him the Easter Bunny generally only hides baskets for kids, Matthew insisted on putting one out for the parents as well -- and the Bunny hid it, too!

Easter Preparation

 The boys were very efficient dying their eggs this year, even with only one egg holder to share. :)

Ithaca

 On our way home from the State Meet, we stopped in Ithaca. It's a cute town!  It was still pretty cold, so we didn't do much in the way of outdoor activities, but we did enjoy the Science Museum (although the boys wished the outdoor playground area had been open!)

The picture where James and Mike are wearing headbands is a game that measure your brainwaves, and whoever is most relaxed wins. I was quite surprised when Mike was the victor! 

James also enjoyed the "scream as loud as you can" booth -- although his throat hurt aftewards! -- and Matthew was excited to touch a sea star. 

State Meet

James's State Meet was this weekend in Binghamton. Usually they have the morning slot, but this time they were in the evening (5:30 PM on Friday).

James had a good meet!  He did well with all his routines.  He came in third on high bar, seventh on parallel bars, fifth on rings (actually tied for third, but they use the all-around as a tiebreaker), and fifth all around. His team won first place both in his age group and overall. Yay, James!

Videos of all his routines are here (just click on the link:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Cv9kVgOTwOBfLV323