Sharlene

4/13/09
We were waiting for everyone to come over on Easter and Shar came walking out of her room with this dress on looking beautiful as always. Of course, I HAD to grab my camera!! Jeremy, Shar and I went down to the dock and took these...She is just so gorgeous! I know..I'm prejudice, but...she IS!

Happy Easter!

4/12/09

What a great Easter! Brooke and Brianna woke us up around 7 a.m. VERY excited about the whether of not the Easter bunny had brought them a basket of goodies or not. We went downstairs to discover the bunny had brought Brooke, Brianna, Shar, Kyle and Alec all baskets. Brooke and Brianna also got one of their favorite characters..Lilo and Stitch. Everyone got lots of chocolate bunnies, candy and surprises. The Easter bunny hid the Easter eggs so we had an Easter egg hunt, then went to Mass where Brooke and Brianna entertained themselves by stamping and coloring their legs (see pics of them below). After Mass we stopped at the fruit stand to get some fruit. B&B love going to the fruit stand! Then we went home and got ready for Easter dinner. Mom, Dad, Uncle Jeremy, and Papa Dick came over and we all had a great time!:) Dinner was good and it was fun hanging out with everyone.

notice the legs!!

Easter fun continues....

4/11/09
Nana and Papa came over to dye Easter eggs with us:) We did 24 eggs in about 15 minutes! Brooke and Brianna are pro Easter egg dyers:)
Sharlene and Kyle were out with friends..but Alec is still into the Easter fun:)

Even 'Ichihuaha' got in the action:)...This little stuffed animal, named Ichihuaha, is Brooke's favorite stuffed animal- so of course he was at the table dying Easter eggs with us:)

Easter Playgroup at Kristens

4/10/09
Kristen had us over for an Easter playgroup full of lots of activities. Kristen's mom (grandma Judy) was there. She's a preschool teacher so our 12 were no problem to her! She did a little bunny puppet story, read a book about the a bunny and then helped in an arts and crafts project. We also died Easter eggs, and then watched "The Easter Bunny is Coming to town". While we watched this classic movie:)....the Easter bunny came and hid Easter eggs in the backyard. So we went outside and had a blast looking for all the Easter eggs filled with goodies. Thank you Kristen for having us over and Thanks to your mom too!!!

Making cookies and Nana and Papa show up!

4/9/09
So we were making cookies for our Easter playgroup the next day and Nana and Papa show up! They had just got in from the cabin. They had Easter gifts and tools for gardening since we've been doing alot of that lately. Brooke and Brianna LOVED the toy bunnies that sang "Here comes Peter Cotton Tail" while the ears moved up and down:) They were too funny!
They also had fun using their new watering cans watering the sunflowers we planted a few months ago. Thank you Nana and Papa!!!

Brooke and Brianna in swim lessons

4/7/09
We've been in swim lessons for about 3 weeks. The girls are doing great! At first, when they saw their teacher was male they were not happy. But after one class they just love Mr. Mark. They have come along way since the first day of swim lessons. When they started they would sink like a rock if they jumped in the pool. This terrified us. Now, if they jump in they can turn and get out. Hopefully, when we are done, they will be swimming and we can enjoy our friends swimming pools this summer!:)
OH..keep in mind when looking at these I am taking them through a HUGE glass wall that we are sitting behind. We aren't allowed in the swim area..we can only observe.

Another Birthday...

4/5/09
Our little posse baby, Caroline, is 2 years old!!! Even though she acts like a 4 year old!:) Because most of her friends (and her siblings) have either just turned 4 or getting ready to turn 4:)
She is just so darn stinkin' cute!! Thank you Kristen for having a party for Caroline:) and having us over to share it with you all!!
Happy Birthday Caroline!(aka little pookie)! We love you!