Easter 2010 continued

After church, we went to GeeGee's house for lunch and more egg hunting. The lunch was a big spread and tasted so good. Nanny and Pap made pork roast and dressing and we had ham. It was the best meal we've had in a while.


Magan and Daddy hunted a few eggs before she got really fussy. It was past her nap time but she needed eggs too.

Bobo loves his little sisters!

Magan sporting her new hair bow from Ms. Delynne. It matched her dress perfectly!

All in all, it was a great Easter!

Easter 2010 continued

I didn't get a picture of the kids in their Easter clothes in front of any beautiful flowers because there were none at my house. So we had them stop in front of the church for a quick pictures. Magan slept through the whole thing. Mallory's dress turned out so cute (if I do say so myself) and the color was perfect for her. Magan's dress, after several alterations, did not fit. I had to improvise with a dress that someone gave Mallory when she was an infant. It was a beautiful dress and she looked beautiful.

The kids hunted eggs during the Sunday school hour. They split the age groups up so everyone would have plenty of eggs and nobody would get hurt. Everyone had a great time!

Show me your eggs, Mallory!!!

Mallory and her friend, Katy, with their beautiful dresses and their Easter baskets. Lovely girls!

Mason was helping Mallory get some eggs (or he may have been defending his catch!)

Easter 2010

Happy Easter!!!
We had a great Easter this year. The Easter bunny brought the kids new bunk beds (early) so their baskets weren't filled with too much junk. But they still had a good time opening them. We had to get up early because we had to do Easter bunny before we could go to church.

Of course, everybody loved the candy in their basket. The Easter bunny, thankfully, didn't put too much candy in the basket. He knew we didn't need it around here!


This picture didn't come out too clear, but the Easter bunny brought Mallory some play food. There were two ice cream cones in the play food and they thought they were so cool.


The Easter bunny brought Magan a purple lamb and some candy. She was really excited about the lamb! Cute baby!

It was a great Easter morning! Thanks, Easter bunny!

Here comes Peter Cottontail!

I asked my friend Cindy if she wanted to go to the FBC, Covington Easter Egg Drop this past weekend. I had never been to one but heard it was really fun. She and her daughter Katy went with us, and her nephew, Chase, went with us too.

Look at this cute picture of the four of them. The sun was really hot and bright, so they couldn't look at the camera. Check out Mason and Chase. They had not met until this egg drop. Mason was so sweet to keep up with Chase.


The Easter bunny came in the helicopter with the eggs. He made a few passes over us and then dropped the eggs on the ball field. The kids then ran out onto the field to collect the eggs.






Our kids were some of the last to run onto the field. They didn't get many eggs (Mallory didn't get any at all) but they had fun seeing the helicopter. And, they still got candy. They turned in their eggs and got candy from the church. It was fun, but we'll get there early next year!

Mallory's First Soccer Game

Mallory's first soccer game was two weekends ago. It was very cold outside and the wind was blowing hard. But the kids didn't seem to mind. Check out Coach Jeff!

Go get that ball, Mallory!

Katy was running hard for the ball and her teammates, Mallory and Jason, were ready to help her defend the ball.

Gracie loves playing soccer too, and has decided that her job is being the goalie!

More bike pictures...

He has now gotten fearless when it comes to riding his bike. These are pictures from last week. He's now standing up on his bike!

First bike ride!

Mason recently taught himself how to ride his bike. One afternoon, I went out into the driveway to see what the kids were up to. Mason (without a helmet) was riding his bike down the driveway and stopping himself with the toes of his shoes. After I fussed at him about riding without a helmet, he said "watch, I can ride my bike without training wheels". So he showed me again. It made me a nervous wreck. A few days later, he started riding in circles in the driveway. He figured out how to balance himself. I was so proud!!!!! Such a big boy and growing up so quick.

Soccer is Here!

Mallory decided this year that she would play soccer. Her friend, Katy, said that she was playing so Mallory decided she needed to play too. She found out that she REALLLLLLLLY loves it! And she's really good at it. Last year she was a cheerleader. But she didn't do much cheering. She and Gracie stood on the sideline most of the time, or they sat out and ate their snacks. But I think she's going to play all soccer season.







Her coach is Justin Bell and Jeff Roudebush. They are really good with the kids and they encourage the kids all of the time. These are pictures of their first practice. Check out the "pick tails" again!

Spring has Arrived...I think????

The kids have been asking for weeks about warm weather and when it would be coming. After weeks (months really) of rainy, cold weather, the sun finally warmed up enough for the kids to play outside. They were so excited but now they want it to get warm enough to go swimming. This particular afternoon, Mason was trying to see how high he could swing and then he was twisting himself in the swing.

Look at that sweet face! Mallory's new thing is she wants to wear "pick tails" every day. She was outside reading her Bible and gave me a great smile for this picture. Just beautiful!

I caught this picture of Mason in mid-air!

She was reading her Bible to Mason. Check out her cleats on her feet. She's discovered that she loves soccer so she wears her cleats to play outside.

Smiley baby!

Magan has gotten to the stage when she smiles at everything...and everyone. So, she lays in her favorite space (the changing table) and smiled at me for 20 minutes.

What's Happenin'????

So, I'm going to try to catch you up on our lives. We've been so busy the last few weeks. A few weekends ago, we went to a birthday party for our friend, Cole. Cole was in my preschool class last year and he is a really sweet boy. We always seem to run in to Cole and his grandmother in places. And his mom, Christy, is super sweet! Cole turned 5 recently and had a bowling party. Christy made each of the kids a T-shirt with their names on it and they had a great time bowling.

Our friends, Penny and Jesse, had their girls at the party. My kids adore Jesse! For some reason, my kids have always loved him and they love to play with him. Mallory was glued to Jesse the whole time. Funny thing is, their girls love Christian. Penny has often said that her girls were afraid of other men when they would come over. If Christian and I got around the girls, they never seemed afraid of Christian. Strange how our kids feel about our spouses! I thought this was a cute picture of Mallory and Jesse.

Mason and the birthday boy, Cole!

Mallory sporting her new pink T-shirt!

Thanks, Christy, for inviting us! It was a great party!