Outnumbered: Not in chronological order.

I noticed I haven't updated this in a while. I also notice I've been falling asleep on the couch every single night right after putting the kids to bed. Sad. At any rate, I have a lot to update.

First let's talk about cub scouts. Connor participated in the Pinewood Derby. The first three kids from each den get to move on and go to the district finals. (Connor has four kids in his den. Bummer for that fourth kids, eh?) Connor came in second place, and off we went. The district Derby was a pretty cool event, but it was extremely loud and busy. What seemed like over 100 boys and their siblings packed into a very small concrete building. It was a tad overwhelming. (And when I say tad I mean I was trying hard not to have a temper tantrum along with the kids). Connor did extremely well. He held himself together like a champ. His car was also quite fast. They did not give us the rundown, but watching times I'd wager a guess that he was in the top five. Not enough to move him onward, but enough to be proud of himself. He left with a medal and a patch. Good day.

(Connor came in first in this round!)

(Aisling played outside during the races.)

Then of course, there was St. Patrick's day. Even amongst the anxiety of taking the baby to the hospital, we managed to make a few leprechaun traps. Still no leprechauns captured this year, but not for lack of trying. Those little buggers are pretty tricky. They did, however, leave the kids some chocolate coins and a necklace kit. They also turned a few things green, like cereal milk.

Aisling and I went to the town Easter egg hunt. It was for kids under age 6, so she was very excited to have her own special time.

Easter was a blast as always. I love getting the kids dressed up! (Although they only stay clean for milliseconds...) We took them to Sears for portraits, which was interesting at best. I think this particular clerk was unprepared for the storm which is the Frugoli clan. Oh well, they're not awful. We also has our annual Easter Egg hunt. We had eight kids participate this year, which meant I was up filling 80 Easter eggs! The kids had a blast, and we found all the eggs! (Unlike last year where we found some a few days later!) This year it was bitterly cold, so some eggs were, let's just say, hidden quite easily (and quickly).

(The children's choir singing on Easter)

(8 1/2 egg hunters =83 eggs for Heather to fill and hide!)

The baby is just changing every day, as babies do. She's crawling all over the place now, and working on walking. She's absolutely hysterical and loves to make her siblings laugh. She also has a mind of her own and has no shame about going in for the kill when manhandled too much. I think she'll survive this big family with no problem at all!