Easter '09

We had a very busy Easter weekend - an Easter egg hunt Saturday, the girls had one Sunday morning during church and then we went to another one Sunday afternoon! Needless to say we came home with ALOT of eggs (real and plastic) and way more candy than we need! Enjoy the tidal wave of pics!

Here are the eggs the girls & I colored and decorated ... I thought they were too cute!

Easter morning with their Easter baskets - candy, notebooks, pens, pencils, etc ...

Kaden got cars, a motorcycle, a play cell phone and plastic eggs that looked like - you guessed it - balls!! Baseballs, footballs, soccer balls, basketballs ... he was thrilled!

Sunday afternoon our friends the Crofts invited us to join their family for lunch and an egg hunt. Well the food was wonderful - and there was plenty of it. But the eggs were outrageous - there were 714 Easter eggs (about 100 real, the rest plastic). No it is not a typo - 714 eggs!! And probably about 20+ kids so ... eggs galore!! Then after the egg hunt they held a scavenger hunt. It was a beautiful day and we all had a great time.

Here is Kaden getting a jump start on the egg hunt ...

The kids anxious to go - and Marshall keeping them from a false start! LOL

I think she may have spotted one ... LOL

Grace is getting a little old for the egg hunting I think - she wasn't quite as enthusiastic!

Little man filling up his basket ... yes it is a baseball! : )

Grace throwing the peace sign ... LOL

Abby's basket was about to bust with eggs!

Kaden tired out of egg hunting once he saw the swing. I love this picture!

My girls being (kinda) sweet for a picture ...

And still hunting eggs ...

Clues about the last prize egg - they had all walked past it a hundred times!

Well that wraps it up for our Easter egg-stravaganza (LOL) .... hope you enjoyed the pics!

Easter Party

Our sweet friend Nikki hosted an Easter egg hunt / party at her parents' house for the kids the Saturday before Easter. We all had so much fun - and great food! These are the "chicks" Nikki's Nanny made for the kids - they were too cute to eat!

This is Nikki's cute little setup and Easter decor ...

This is the bunny cake Missy made - so creative, and yummy!Grace soakin' up the rays by the pool ...

The girls eating all the goodies before the egg hunt ...

This is my dream backyard!

The kids inside listening to Ms. Kelly (Nikki's mom) read stories while we hid Easter eggs ...

And the hunt begins! Kaden wasn't real sure at first - this is the first year he's been old enough to really "hunt" eggs ...

But he got the hang of it quick - except he kept calling the eggs "ball!" and throwing them!

All the little ones and their baskets ...

Abby found the prize egg ($3) on the other side with the bigger kids ...

My family! I am so blessed and thankful!

Goody bags!!

Grace checking out the loot ...

Kaden trying to figure out how to get the candy out of the egg ...

Emma and Hannah checking out the goody bags ...

Kaden and Sarah discussing the hunt I think ... LOL

The kids dangling their feet in the pool, really wishing they could just dive in!

It was a beautiful day and we had a great time - thanks Nikki!

April '09

This is Quick Draw Ashley with his new toy his Daddy bought him - a holster and two guns! He loves to play with them and "shoot" us. He has also learned that if one of us "shoots" him, he says "Ooohhh! Ahhh!" and falls over. It is too cute!

Here is Georgia taking away Zeke's chew toy - and his dog bed. He's so little compared to her that he doesn't stand a chance!Then once Georgia got up, Kaden took over!

Finally, Zeke got his bed back ...Just a random nature photo ...

This is Clint and Kaden boxing ...

My future UFC champ ...

April is not quite over yet so keep looking - there will (hopefully) be more to come!

March Madness

Here are some random pictures from March ...

This is Zeke the newest addition to the Ashley family. He is part American bulldog and part "your guess is as good as mine" ... LOL I saw him on the side of a busy highway and we stopped to see if he belonged to anyone. He did but they wanted to get rid of him b/c they couldn't keep him out of the road, so ... guess who rescued him?! He is cute as can be though and the kids are really enjoying him. His first night home he had to share the pen with Georgia - she was not happy. She scooted as far over as she could and pouted all night long. She wouldn't even look at us! The next night Zeke had his own pen and she was much happier!

Here is Kaden being silly in his Daddy's hat ...

Sidewalk art by the girls ...

Georgia enjoying the outdoors with the kids ...

The girls hanging out in one of the favorite spots - the tree in the front yard ...

Kaden looking up at his sisters being monkeys in the tree ...

The weather was really starting to get beautiful during March - thank goodness the kids could get out and run around!!