Easter Egg Hunt

Every year we attend an Easter Family Fun Day presented by my mom's church. It is always so much fun and this year was no exception. We had a blast!

The girls both got to hunt for eggs. It was difficult to get good photos of both of them because they had the field divided up by age groups and Audrey and Addison were in different groups. Plus they hunted at the same time so I was running back and forth trying to snap a few shots of each of them.



It took Addison a couple of minutes to realize what she was supposed to do. Once she caught on, she loved running and grabbing the eggs. Sometimes it took a little coaxing to get her to actually pick it up. She just wanted to point to it to show us.



Audrey had no problem finding the eggs. She was off in a flash and had a basket full in no time.

Audrey and her Grammy searching for more eggs.

Daddy and Addison enjoying a little shade and snack.

Audrey spent most of her time in the inflatables.

Daddy and the girls checking out their loot.

Sweet Audrey-girl

Yes, I was there too. I had Corey take this picture so the girls will know that I did attend their events...I'm usually the one taking all the photos and never have proof that I was there :)

Audrey' 4th Birthday

Audrey's 4th birthday fell on Easter weekend this year, so she had many things to keep her busy.

We began her morning with our family tradition serving "birthday muffins". The birthday girl gets a candle in her muffin and is serenaded by the family with the "Happy Birthday" song.





After enjoying her birthday breakfast we headed out to an Easter Egg Hung (that is a later post).
Around lunchtime we arrived back home and celebrated some more with a picnic of hamburgers and hotdogs. Most of the family was there- Mommy, Daddy, Addison, Grammy, Granddaddy, Nana, Uncle Keith, Aunt Carol, Keeley and Brantley.





And what celebration is complete without a cake??!

Audrey even got to open a few gifts. She got this one from Grammy. It is a doctor's kit.

Her "real" birthday party was set for the following weekend and was postponed because of the devastating tornadoes that struck our town. (and we are still waiting to have that party---more on that later)

A few days later, Audrey celebrated her birthday with a little "party" at preschool. I took cupcakes, chips and drinks for all the kids. She enjoyed her special day!

Park Play with the Family

I have so much catching up to do with my blog posts...so I am going to be back tracking a bit.

A few weeks ago, the girls and I went back to visit with my family. While we were in town we went to the park to enjoy some playtime and sunshine. We took Grammy, Nana, Granddaddy and Uncle Keith with us.

Addison and Nana



Granddaddy and Addison



Both girls LOVED this little bridge. It is made of conveyor belt type material and it seems "bouncy" when they jump on it. They spent a lot of time bouncing and running across it.





This cracked me up! Addison couldn't get enough of this little contraption. She would hold on for dear life and laugh out loud the entire time. Notice the open mouth. You can almost hear her laughter.



And certainly Audrey had to play a little "hide and seek".

And Addison was "Just a Swangin'".

Then Audrey did a little clowning around...

...and roaring like a lion.

Nana with Audrey and Addison

Before we left, we walked around the pond and spotted this adorable family...

One kind lady shared some bread with Audrey so she could feed them.

We had such a wonderful day and made so many beautiful memories.

Cheap Traveling

Why pay $4 a gallon when you have a little sister???!

I'm Still Here!

I know it has been forever! And I have tons of catching up to do. Our area suffered great destruction from tornadoes last week. Fortunately, we received little damage, only lost several trees. But many around here were not so fortunate. We are just now getting internet restored. so I will be back soon with updates.

Thank you everyone who has been checking on us and praying for us during this time. :)

The Easter Tree

This tradition started many, many years ago. When my brother and I were little, Nana would always have us help her decorate an Easter Tree in her front yard. We hung plastic Easter eggs from the branches. After a while we grew older and that tradition stopped. Well this year, I decided it was time to bring it back. My girls are old enough to enjoy it and I wanted them to have those wonderful memories as well. Since Easter will be the first holiday we will celebrate without Pawpaw, my family is trying to cope with the huge hole we still feel within our family. So, I thought some family time and Easter Tree decorating would do us all good, especially Nana. Here is Uncle Keith, Audrey and Addison pulling all the eggs out so we can begin tying the fishing string.

Everyone working on the eggs. (Granddaddy, Grammy, Addison, Uncle Keith, Audrey, Aunt Carol, Nana)

Aunt Carol and Audrey share some snuggles.

Granddaddy and Audrey hang their eggs.

Addison loved admiring the colorful eggs...

...then snatching them down. I spent most of my time replacing the ones she removed.

Grammy got in on the activity.

We put Nana to work too!

Aunt Carol hung some eggs, too, until Audrey pulled her away to hide and find Easter eggs.

Here is Nana and the girls in front of their beautiful Easter Tree.

It was a wonderful day full of laughter and memories!

Addison's 1st Haircut

This is my little rag-a-muffin before her haircut. No doubt she needed one!! I took her to my long time friend, Brandi. We've been good friends since we were 5 years old. Isn't it great to have friends for that long! Brandi is awesome with my girls and they feel comfortable around her. Audrey won't let anyone but Brandi cut her hair. So, I'm happy to make the 2 hour drive for her to cut my girls' hair. I usually get my hair cut, too, while I am there.

Addison did really well. She sat in Grammy's lap so I could take pictures. She was mesmerized by Brandi and was really taking in every move she made.

And this is after...She doesn't look like a "baby" anymore. (sniff, sniff). Addison looks so grown up here.

Brandi gave her a cute little certificate to go in her baby book with the snip of hair. I forgot to take a photo of it before I posted :(

Whew, that first haircut was an emotional one---for me anyway. But she does look adorable with her new "do".