HAPPY EASTER

The kids were up bright and early Easter morning.

Well, not Shannon, who in her "preteen" self was not too thrilled about getting up early:)

The Easter Bunny left each an empty bucket and a note for how many eggs to find.

The eggs were cleverly hidden throughout the house.

Logan found one of his in the basket on the fireplace.

Then it was time to search for baskets.
Cait's was high up on the curio cabinet. Logan's was hanging from the shower head, and a more cheerful Shannon found hers in a kitchen cabinet.
The Easter Bunny was pretty generous!

A wonderful Easter picture!

AN "EGG-CELLENT" TIME!

We finished our Easter preparations by coloring eggs and making pink, Easter cupcakes.

Logan waited patiently for his egg to dye.

Although, he liked to dye each egg multiple times in different colors.

Caitlin checked to see if this egg was just right.

We used an egg dye that included an oil that went into the dye to help make swirls on the eggs. The colors weren't especially bright but the designs were cool.

Shannon getting ready to check on her egg.The finished products...now who is going to eat all those eggs????
Then it was on to the cupcakes.
The pink frosting was very "springy" and very tasty!

A pastry chef in the making? She does love watching all the cooking shows especially the cake decorating contests. Caitlin was a speed decorator. She was on her third cupcake before anyone else had finished their first :)

Lots of sprinkles added the finishing touches!
We were ready for Easter!

QUIET TIME

Normally our house is full of activity and usually lots of noise.
Whether the kids are playing nicely together or bickering as kids sometimes do, there is always something going on.

I've come to really appreciate the quiet time in the midst of the hustle and bustle of our lives.

We bought The Princess and The Frog and Logan and Caitlin watched the ENTIRE movie laying together on the couch :)

The kids got new Webkinz for Easter and quietly shared the laptop until all 3 animals were loaded onto each account.

Last Saturday I was working in another room and found all 3 kids and the dog sound asleep in the family room. Cait and Logan were snuggled together on the chair.

Shannon and Hercules were all curled up on the couch.

Hercules is a big baby and loves to sit right with you. He loves to be right next to you.

I love the quiet times!

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

Chris recently celebrated his birthday.

The kids made him this gigantic birthday card.

It was really cute. The kids love going to the Dollar Store to get gifts for special occassions.

Logan is really into the dog statues they have at the store.

Everyone who has had a birthday recently has received dog statues.

I have 2 very adorable dogs sitting on my desk at work.

Chris was just as lucky and got his own dogs to decorate his desk.

Logan was very proud and very excited about his gift.

We had Chris's parents and my mom and uncle over for pizza and cake.

The silly girls helped wish their dad a very happy birthday :)