Happy Easter!

Happy Easter everyone! We had a fabulous weekend here -- the weather was perfect, we had some great friend time, and there was egg hunting-springtime fun for all. :)

Here's a little of what we were up to...

Egg hunting! Will had a spring party and egg hunting at school, and then we all went to the egg hunt at the church on Saturday. Here's Will looking very festive and egg hunt ready...



It's hard to believe that next year we will also be chasing this one around the egg hunt! But for now she is quite content hanging with Daddy.



Here is one of many hilarious attempts at taking a picture of four little people all at the same time!



It wouldn't be Easter weekend without a little egg dyeing, of course. This year we tried using Kool-aid as our dye -- and it worked amazingly well! I saw it on Pinterest and thought we would give it a shot. And it totally worked! It smelled great and Todd said it was a little shout out to Nebraska, the birthplace of Kool-aid. :)



Not quite ready to participate in the egg decorating, but she'll certainly hang out at the table with a good snack and watch the entertainment. :)



Gotta say, I think these two little ones are pretty darn cute. And their incredible affection for each other is not so bad to watch either. It isn't super obvious from this picture, but Bellamy shakes with excitement every time Will gets anywhere near her. And she lets out a special little squeal reserved just for him when he leans in to hug and kiss her. I wish I could bottle it and get it out every time they scream at each other as teenagers. :)



I love this one of Will and Elyse -- they look so grown up. Sharing a moment just the two of them...



More Easter egg hunting! Will decided he had to use a different basket for each one...and clearly the Halloween spider had to be one of them. I was informed that spiders attend Easter in Central Mexico, so obviously we had to include one in our festivities.



One more of our little lady.



Yay! Spring is officially here!

Long overdue

Another month snuck right past me! Well anyway....

Of course the big news of March is always the rodeo -- which may be Will's favorite time of the year. I really think he is more excited for the arrival of the rodeo than he is Christmas...so there was a plethora of picture taking, but we will try and limit the craziness here. :)

One of the best parts of going to the rodeo with little ones is watching the mutton busting. Nothing like watching little kids attempt to ride sheep...and always falling off. Will is so excited to do it himself, but you have to be 5. Here he is trying to pick up some tips...



Just a little bonding time with a few of his friends...



Gotta check out the tractor! He looks like such a natural climbing up there. :)



Pony rides! He was SO happy -- we had a few people comment to us how natural he looked. Where the heck are we going to put a horse??:)



My guys. Enough said. :)



During spring break we had double excited -- it was the rodeo, but it was also AJ time! My sister came down to spend the week with us and Will was SO happy to have her here. I think she had to go home to get some rest from her vacation, but we did love our AJ time.

Hanging out at the park...



What is this stuff? And why did mom sit me in it??



I love this one because of Will's expression -- it showcases just how much he adores his baby sister. And how the world may want to look out for her. :)



Hey there bright eyes! Our big 9 month old sweet girl!



This past weekend I had to go to Dallas with a group of students from school, so we decided to make it a little mini-vacay for all of us. While we were there we took Will to the Lego Discovery Center since that is the new obsession around here. Uncle Eric met us there and we had a morning of crazy Lego fun!

Poor B and the curse of the 2nd child. She was sooooo tired, but was a trooper while Will had his Lego day. Here's an attempt at a pic of the two of them.



Yeah, this is great...



But I'm having a GREAT time!



Our other big adventure in Dallas was the Dallas World Aquarium. It was such a cool place! I'm really not sure which Will loved more...Legos? The rainforest? Jeez, tough call.

A huge bonus at the Aquarium was the bird feeding. They give you a blueberry to hold in your hand and the birds just come and snack right out of your hand. Of course we had to check that out a few times...



Matching a flamingo? Doesn't get much better.



So there it is, another month gone by!