Another visit from Aunt Wanda and cousins

The weekend before Davis was born, Aunt Wanda came down from Cleveland and Lisa and her girls came over from Dayton.  It was a fun few days that included a tour of the Anthony Thomas chocolate factory, lunch at Panera, a nice walk to the park in beautiful weather, and lunch/bowling at Star Lanes up at Polaris.

The girls all loved trying on Aunt Wanda and Lisa's glasses.

 Anthony Thomas candy factory tour

Lunch at Panera.

Our walk to the park started out with four kids running every which way, so I hurried inside and grabbed the rope I used in sunbeams and it worked like a charm in keeping us all together!

March Little Things (part 2)

One morning I was finishing getting things ready for the baby before he arrived, like setting up the pack and play and getting clothes, diapers, and blankets organized.  The girls had fun playing together with old baby stuff I pulled out, along with my shoes and accessories.  Whatever keeps them entertained while I get ready!  And ready or not, here comes baby....

 Undies OVER the pants.... Claire: 1, Mom: 0.  At least she's cute!

Give them all the purses and baby things and they will be happy!

 That face... hahaha!

Ryan got to take Lucy to a daddy daughter cowgirl date and loved every second of that one-on-one dad time!  Ryan also said how much all of the school teachers and administrators knew and loved Lucy.  I was not too surprised to hear that- she has been doing so well and asking questions, participating, and really blossoming the last few months in preschool.

Our ward always throws a fun Easter party for the primary kids, complete with a photo booth, easter cookie decorating, and a craft.

I gave Lucy another haircut.  Left: before, Right: after.  Still long, but a little healthier looking.

We died Easter eggs just before Easter.

Young's Jersey Dairy

Over spring break we went to Young's Jersey Dairy with Bobbi, Jill, and our kids.  We looked at all the animals, fed the goats, played on the tractors, ate our packed lunches, and then had ice cream from their dairy.  It was a fun day!

Easter 2016

We had a great Easter Sunday this year.  We started the day with a quick peek at Easter baskets before hurrying to get ready for 9am church.  We also managed to squeeze in some cinnamon rolls and orange juice for breakfast.  Lucy got to get up with the primary kids at church to sing an Easter song, which both she and Claire had been practicing over and over for the few weeks prior, even though Claire wasn't old enough to get up and sing and they only knew the chorus ("Hosannah! Blessed be the name of The Most High God").  After church, we came home and did our little Easter egg hunt in our front playroom.  After naps, Lisa and Ryan came over for Easter dinner.  The girls finally started to grasp what Easter was really about this year (or at least they knew to say "Jesus was resurrected" when we asked them what Easter was about).

They girls each got a new book, a big sticker pad, some snacks and treats, and a kite to share.  Nothing too big or crazy but they both loved it all.  It's kind of easy to please little kids!

 Ryan uses this Minnie Mouse at night when they go up to race to the bath for the evening, so he used her to announce when they could come in and look for eggs.