Our little Jack Jack

Remember when you were little and something new would just be the center of your universe? Well Jack has had 2 weeks of new loves that he just couldn't part with. Not even during his nap. It all started with Mimi's pink mittens. We don't know totally why he was in love with these mittens but he was. He played in them and slept in them. A week later the newness wore off and we were back to seeing his hands again.

Then he decided he wanted to be just like daddy. Daddy wears hats alot so he decided he was going to wear his baseball hat all the time too. He took an entire nap in his baseball hat.

Just the other day he decided to nap in his new Reef flip flops.

He is such a delight to share life with and watch grow up.

Strawberry fields

What coudl be more fun than picking berries with your cousins?

Mimi and Jack and their 2 cousins Jared and Elizabeth got to go strawberry picking the other day. It was so fun! It was quite an experience and one we will do again! The kids couldn't wait to eat their hard work so we ate strawberries the whole way home. I never knew strawberries could be so messy!

Mimi is 6 years old

Here are just a few of Mimi's 6 year old pictures. She is such a beautiful girl inside and out.

A day to feel loved

I awoke on Sunday morning to the sound of my kiddos running around in the house and my husband bustling around. Could it be? My family is up before me? That means I got to SLEEP IN!!! What a great start to Mothers Day. Next was a beautiful pancake breakfast and homemade floral arrangements. Troy read a list of the activity ideas and gifts that he and the kids had come up with. The kids favortite though was that I was not to do a bit of work all day. I couldn't even wipe the table after breakfast. Then it was off to the mall to do a little shopping. I got an awesome kitchen knife and a new workout outfit. It was fun just to have everyone at the mall with me. How cute! We finished off a really fun day with dinner at the park with all teh cousins and then banana splits at Auntie Pattis. What a glorious day. I couldn't have planned it better myself.

Mimi's school had a tea for Mothers Day. We did a statio rotation and go tto make things together, listen to a story, have a snack and take pictures. They say some really cute mommy songs too.

Joshua made me a portrait of me. It was so cute with all of its details. He was very proud of his artistic abilities.

It was truly a fantastic day! I love being a mom!

Oh where oh where have those little eggs gone...

Easter evening we went over to ourneighbors house for a bbq and egg hunt. It was a blast! There were 120 eggs to find and they all had money in them. Then the kids got to go the "store" to spend their hard earned money. They had so much fun! It was so nice to hang out, hunt for eggs, eat really good food, and just laugh and have fun. What a day of celebration!

That Silly Bunny...

The kids love to wake up on Easter morning adn hunt for their baskets of surprises. The older they get, the more excited they get which correlates to early holiday mornings to start the fun.

Jack on the other hand was having nothing to do with his basket until he had his morning bottle of milk. We had a special treat this year too because my parents got to be herw with us this year.

Easter with the cousins

We celebrated Easter a day early with all the family. The cousins were so cute and excited about every little detail. Grandma had crafts, we did an egg hunt (it was wet so we had it in the house) and we all got to hold our new baby cousin Elizabeth. She is a doll.

It was a wonderful time for the family to be together and enjoy the resurrection of our savior!