When it's all over, then you'll know...

This weekend was big for the Hastings. We made a trip to Auburn (a 4 hour car ride away). I guess you could say it was full of memories. We left Huntsville around noon on Friday and returned home Sunday around 4 in the afternoon. We had a great time...we walked around campus, ate at Breezeway, got to go to the football practice field, see the cheerleaders, see the Chick-fil-a Cow, watch an "auburn game", sleep in a hotel (which was huge for Alyssa who got to sleep in the same bed as Daddy for 2 nights), go to a softball game, see Aubie, eat at the Barbeque House, and visit with our friends at Tenth Street church of Christ. We had a great time.

There were challenging times, though. We expected most of them considering we were traveling with a 4 and 2 year old. The usual "I'm hot", "I'm tired", "I'm hungry"and "I'm thirsty" complaints were plentiful, but expected. Unfortunately we also had some sleepless nights, some potty accidents, some tantrums, and even some all-out breakdowns that weren't so expected.

For Chad and I, this weekend was a learning experience...one which will not be soon forgotten.
But, "Did the girls have a good time?" is the question. When we asked ourselves this on Saturday afternoon or even Sunday morning we were quick to answer No...but now that we are home everything has changed. The girls seem to have enjoyed the trip. They talk about it with smiles. Alyssa is quick to recall the good times to us and Katie is walking around the house with her shaker cheering GO AUBURN! So, now that it is all over, the answer to that questions is "Yes, we had a great time!"

Check out the pictures!!! http://picasaweb.google.com/chadrickhastings/AuburnADayGame?authkey=Gv1sRgCN3T3tjq8LncXw&feat=directlink

Easter fun!

So we have created a crazy last few weeks for ourselves between tee ball and Easter functions and birthday parties and all the other fun things we find to occupy our time but I finally got around to posting some more pictures for everyone and filling you in on what has been going on.

Alyssa finally had her first tee ball game this past Saturday and it was COLD! She played well and I think she would have enjoyed it more but it was so cold that all the girls spent more time trying to stay warm than paying attention to the game. That's okay though, cause like I told her when she was putting on her uniform, no matter what happend she will at least look cute! And she did!

We had a great visit with John, Elaine and Damien last week. We had dinner and visited for a few hours. It was great to see Damien so grown up and to see John and Elaine doing great! Damien sat with Alyssa and taught her how to play a game on the computer and she really enjoyed that. Her exact words when we got into the car to leave were "mom, i like him. we even talked to each other." This may not be much for most children, but for Alyssa it is ALOT! She just isn't much of a talker around people she doesn't see all the time. Anyway, I thought it was so sweet!

I am posting a picture of Alyssa in her uniform, Katie having fun, and both girls in their Easter dresses! Enjoy!