Daniel Turns 3 Years Old

Our happy, funny, silly Daniel is having his birthday!

He wanted spaghetti for dinner.

Sydney and Mom made homemade bread sticks too.

He was so happy to get many cards

and posters from his older siblings.

He treasured each one.

Such a poser!

He even got some special dinosaur

stickers and puzzles.

Ever since we started going to the museum

he talks about dinosaurs all the time.

Dan gets his very own pillow pet!

(notice his bear from the Grandparents is sitting

right next to him)

We are dying to help Dan eat his yummy cupcakes.

Dan eats his 2nd cupcake.

Sydney pretends to fly away.

Dan asks for his 3rd cupcake.

"Please MOM!"

I can't say no to that kid!!

Pillow Pet Family

(Keira, Ben, Dan, Sydney and Emma)

What a special day!!

A few days later Dan says to me,

"I'm Dan!  D..A..N"

He is the smarts kid around.

Father's Day 2013

We were so excited to have Grandpa Jeff join us for

this Father's Day holiday.

The kids had a blast finding candy to fill up

their "dad" jars and making homemade cards for them.

Daddy loves his cinnamon rolls and cards.

Sydney and Emma made him special homemade

ties out of star-bursts at Activity Days.

Mommy got Daddy some cologne.

Happy Mother's Day Grandma

When Grandma is far away you do crazy things

to make her day special.

Like asking your cousin to bring her flowers

and taking pictures and texting them to her!

My 10th Mother's Day

My mother's day was filled with love, presents, food

and family!

Daddy and the kids brought me eggs and toast in bed.

Then brought me a bucket full of goodies.

Like candles, lotion, bubbles, frame, cards, pictures, etc..

A bless Larry for taking of the kids and me all day long!

Dinner of carnitas & cole slaw with

blue bell butter pecan was to DIE FOR!

Egg Hunt

After an early wake up call from the kids,

we set the loose on searching the house

for their hidden eggs.

So proud of the kids at being patient

and helping the younger kids find eggs too.

Then it's time to hunt around the house for their baskets full

of goodies.

That tricky Easter Bunny likes to hide EVERYTHING!!

Sydney's was in the oven, Keira's was in the bathroom,

Emma's was in the dryer, Dan's was in a footstool

and Ben's was in a kitchen cabinet.

Egg-tasctic Time

Our family loves the tradition of decorating hard-boiled eggs

for Easter.

Although this year we used craft paint instead.

Ben

Keira loves her chance to play

with a paint brush.

Emma makes a "mini me" egg.

So does Sydney.

But with an additional mustache.

My favorite eggs were the shrinky-dink

eggs!

And we always have to leave a note,

drink and carrots for the bunny.