Early Easter Egg Extravaganza

This year the neighborhood Easter egg hunt was perfectly scheduled today, right after we got back from Charleston and the weekend before we left for the Bahamas.  Unfortunately, Savannah couldn't attend due to her basketball training, but Dave and Preston had a swell time!

Cooper River Bridge Run 2019

We were all excited to get away for a quick trip to Charleston this weekend!  Dave was thrilled to be able to run in the Cooper River Bridge Race again this year so we took the kids out of school early on Friday and headed to Charleston.  As soon as we checked into our hotel (which was AMAZING) we headed for the walk downtown for our favorite dinner at Hyman's. 

Saturday morning Dave left super early for the race so the kids and I had some fun hanging out at the hotel and enjoying the delicious breakfast . . that monkey bread was to die for!

Run, Dave run!!!  He had his best 10k time ever!!

We then all enjoyed the post-race activities in the park, which included our fun photo booth pictures and CPI couch picture too.  Of course, there were tons of freebies, from fruit to muffins and lots of other yummy treats too, so we loaded up!

All too soon it was time to head back to Charlotte.  Although it was a fast trip, it was fun and another great Bachmann adventure. 

As soon as we arrived back in Charlotte and got out of the car, Preston heard the first ice-cream truck of the year.  He bolted inside to get his money and was delighted with his purchase!

Saturday Soccer Fun

We were so excited that the cousins came for a visit this weekend.  Alyssa had a volleyball tournament in Charlotte again, so Ashley stayed with us for the day on Saturday.  Of course, we had to go to Preston's soccer game (it was SUPER windy and cold) first.  Savannah and Ashley discovered that the turf was much warmer than sitting in the chairs. :)

Preston even had his first turn as keeper.  He did great, but it definitely added another element of stress for his mama . . . and as the other parents agreed, it isn't the best use of his skill set since he's super fast!  It was a fun day that ended with a win!

Leprechaun Traps Revisited

Somehow Preston is still obsessed with trying to trap a leprechaun . . . so Saturday night these beauties were constructed in an attempt to finally catch the little guy.  Preston was quite disappointed to wake up Sunday and find that apparently, leprechauns only like marshmallows from lucky charms cereal and lots of gold.  It was just too smart for the trap door and only took the cereal and gold outside of the trap.  There's always next year to try to outsmart the leprechaun. :)

Run Preston Run!

Coach Diane shared this picture with me today after running club.  Preston absolutely loves running with her on Mondays after school.  Thankfully the weather has finally cleared and we even saw some sun today so maybe that means we will actually be able to have a full week of soccer. 

It's been a crazy few weeks with me working a lot more at school and staying busy with Shipt shops too.  I guess it's nice to have a hobby that makes money instead of spending it, but it can get quite crazy at times. 

Final Cotillion Ball

Today was Savannah's final year 2 Cotillion ball.  It was a 5 course dinner at Providence Country Club . . and of course there was dancing and a few games too.  Mrs. Sugg had car pool and chaperone duty so she took plenty of pictures for us!

Savannah and Porter

Savannah and Alex

Another (not so fun) dance partner

The entire group!

Savannah has officially completed the Cotillion courses so one would hope her etiquette is improved  and that she has learned some basic dance skills.  I guess time will tell. :)  She plans to continue attending classes, but now as a paid assistant!

Soccer & Quiz Bowl

Today was one of those days where Dave and I had to divide and conquer!  We were sort of hoping soccer would be rained out (although they have missed 3 games in a row due to rain) because Savannah had an out of town quiz bowl event today too.  As it turned out, we got an e-mail at the last minute that soccer was on so Dave and Savannah left at 7:40 this morning to head to quiz bowl, leaving me and Preston home for soccer.

It turned out to be a beautiful day, but boy was the field muddy!  There were two huge puddles of mud in the middle, which was comical seeing boys kick and run through.  Although they lost pretty bad, Preston played a great game and wore the team captain band pretty well. :)

Meanwhile, Dave and Savannah were at podunkville with regional quiz bowl competition. Savannah said that her team won two matches, so that is good.  They are still traveling back so I don't have all of the details yet.  I do know it's been a crazy busy Saturday, with an even busier Sunday ahead as I shipt shop, mystery shop, and prepare for a lot of sub days next week.