Easter egg hunt...

Here is Ally hunting for easter eggs. Here is Emme- (with some help from Ally a little later on when Emme wanted to stop and there were eggs still right in front of her)
And Kylie searching...and filling her basket full!

I took the girls to an easter egg hunt at a church close to here. They had the inflatable slides and jumping things, face painting, crafts, hot chocolate(it was so cold) and cookies. The egg hunts were split into different age groups. They had hidden over 4000 eggs! I think between my girls they may have found 50. We had a really good time- we ended up taking the bunny masks home to make. They enjoyed making and wearing those.

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter!

Did not get to many shots of the girls in their dresses b/c it was cold out today! So we quick had them take off their sweaters and took a few pictures in their pretty dresses!

Here are the girls dying easter eggs. Ally had a blast this was her first time, she dropped the egg in and then I pulled it out and she went crazy when she saw the color on it and was all excited!Kylie and Emme- what serious faces they have - they are concentrating hard on getting those eggs just the right color.

Here you go Jenn...

1. What’s your #1 comfort food? I love anything chocolate- milk or dark!
2. If you were on a deserted island, what one food would you want to have with you? Tortilla's- my husband says anything goes well inside a tortilla- I think he is right!
3. What is/are your signature dishes? Chicken Enchilada, Lasagna, anything grilled ( it will be 30's outside and if there is propane in the tank for the grill- I will grill)
4. It’s Friday night, you don’t know what to cook. You opt for … Spaghetti or Stir Fry- both quick and easy or try to talk my husband into ordering pizza
5. What’s your biggest weakness when it comes to food? Sweets
6. What food can you absolutely not eat? Anything jiggly- like jello
7. You need a drink. You grab … water
8. What’s the most decadent dish you’ve had? I am not sure how to answer this one-
9. What’s your favorite type of food? Anything Mexican
10. Favorite dish? I honestly don't think I have a favorite
11. If your partner could take you to any restaurant you wanted, which one would it be? Depends- Mexican-Three Amigos, Italian-Macaroni Grill, Chinese-PF Changs, breakfast-Cracker Barrel, Fast Food- Wendys
12. Are you a soup or salad person? salad
13. Buffet, take-out or sit-down restaurant? sit down
14. What’s the most impressive dinner you’ve ever made?Well I had tons of help, but this past year we hosted Thanksgiving dinner at our house- all my siblings(except one) and their kids and my parents were here
15. Do you consider yourself a good cook? I always say I think I am a better baker than cook- but I am learning everyday how to cook
16. Do you know what vichyssoise is? It is a potato and leek soup- usually served cold
17. Who’s your favorite TV cook? Don't know that I have one-we don't watch TV
18. Can you name at least three TV cooking personalities? Giada(?)Emeril and Rachael Ray
19. Homemade or homemade from a box? That depends on what you are making-
20. Name 3 or more other foodies you are going to tag. Anyone can feel free to tag themselves for this!

Daddy's softball game

I apologize for the blurry picture. It is difficult watching the game, trying to take nice pictures and keep your eye on three kids- one of which was a sticky mess- she was eating a lollipop. They won he game last night- 19 to 0. Todd went up to bat and the bases were loaded, I was hoping at least one if not more could make it home. All three made it home and Todd made it to third. They played really well lastnight. It was really fun to go to his game- I will try and get better pictures next week!!

Surprise...!!!!

I missed a Kodak moment. Opened the door to get Ally up- there with her back to me, her little bare bottom facing me. She was naked standing up in her bed, turns to look at me and says "ah pee pee" She peed all over the bed- thankfully she did not do her usual "morning poop" . That would have been a mess- a yucky mess. It was pretty funny! Guess I might need to start duck taping her diaper shut like her cousin had to!!:)

Oh- she doesn't always sleep in a pack'n play- this was a shot I took of her at Aunt Heathers house while visiting them! Thought she looked so cute!

A day at the park

We met up at the park ate lunch and then had hours of playtime at Fun Forest Park. Kylie and Elise having fun on the swings!
Emme and Gordon running through the fort.
Ally loved the slides- especially when mommy would take her down the big slides.

Elise was such a good friend to Ally!
Chillin on the turtle!
Fun on the slides! Emme, Kylie, Gordon and Seth- and lots of screams and giggles!
Sorry Seth- thought this was a cute picture- was not quite sure what distracted him. Oh well. They had a great time playing all day!

Papas birthday...

Happy Birthday Papa! We were so glad we could celebrate with you! We love you!
Bubble blowing! All the cousins had a great time blowing bubbles with all the gadgets Gramma bought!

We are home

We are home from Virginia- we had a great time with friends and family! We drove up March 9th and this is Saturday March 10th we spent with some friends. All the kids at Sonic enjoying a movie and paying no attention to me.
Emme, Kylie, Rylan and Elias having a blast!
Ally playing Elias' drums.

The gang being silly!!
Fun on the trampoline!! They had such a great time!

Spring has sprung...mud has begun!

This is a tree in my front yard that is so pretty in the spring. Someone once called it a tulip tree? I am not sure- but it makes me smile! So pretty!! Well the girls have really enjoyed playing in our yard- we have a little creek that runs through our yard and the girls love to play in the "mud". Gotta love that Georgia red clay!!
Kylie was too quick coming in and changing- I wanted to get a picture of her pants, so here they are in the laundry room. The usually have mud all over them, and when it is on their hands and they touch there face or move their hair they get mud all over their face! They have "play clothes" they wear- most of the jeans they where have holes in them. Well today I could see Emmes pocket- she ripped the hole in the knee to one gigantic hole. We threw those out! It is a challenge at times to get that dirt out- so that is why they have clothes now they can thrash and I don't care!:)

Thought I would put the mud pictures and then some more of the pretty flowers to end my post! Enjoy!

DDR

What is DDR you ask- Dance Dance Revolution. The family we stayed with their daughters (11, 13, & 15) love this playstation game. So did one of my girls- Ally- the other two tried it but said it was too hard. Ally loved it- I tried it but must say it is kinda hard. For those of you that have tried this don't you think if the arrows on the screen were set up the same way they are on the dance pad it would be easier to follow. Having them in a straight line at the top is confusing. Oh well- I must be getting old. Because my brain and my feet were not matching up. It was fun though- especially watching Ally dance!

Time with Aunt Lesley

The girls were able to spend time with Aunt Lesley, Todd's sister. We have not seen her in three years. It was good to hang out with her. We also met her boyfriend Harry. That is him in the background with Todd. Sorry, I should have taken a picture of them together.

Snuggle time with Aunt Lesley!

Hair cuts!

Little Emme- so grown up getting her hair cut- just below her chin- looks so cute! Kylie getting a trim. The girls were so excited to get their hair cut by their Aunt Lesley.
Ally's first hair cut. She sure was moving a ton- don't know how Lesley was able to cut it- that is the difference between her and I - she is the professional- my straight line would not have been straight. Thank you Aunt Lesley for cutting their hair and mine!

Time with Gramma and PaPa

Here are the girls with Gramma and Papa. The girls had a great time staying the night with Gramma- she had lots of fun things planned for them to do. Ally was pals with Papa- which made his day.
Here are the girls with Gramma on the Carousel at the New York State museum. The girls had a fun time!

Ally's first time in the snow

Ally was not sure about the snow. The first day we got her all dressed and she spent maybe three minutes outside. Then a couple of days later she spent some more time out there. But was a little afraid to stand on it or touch it. We had to set her on it in this picture.

This is how she spent a lot of time- watching her sisters playing outside there was a trampoline right outside this window they would jump on and then jump off into the snow. The girls had such a blast.

Trip to New York

Well we were suppose to leave for New York on Valentines day- we get a call the day before from our friends saying that there was a big storm coming with a possible 24 inches to fall in the next 24 hours. So we called the air line to see about changing to that morning. We were able to for free- that is great and all except now I had about 50 minutes to get us dressed, finished packed up and out the door. What a zoo this house was and what a mess I left it. Oh, I also forgot to mention I had just thrown one last load of laundry in of important things- Ally's blanket. So that came wet with us. We made it on time and that night and next day 18 inches of snow fell. Here are the girls playing in the snow- it was so cold that day!! I don't think it even reached 15 degrees.
This is Kylie walking - well trying to walk in the snow. She loved to make little trails.
This is the view they see everyday- the picture does not do it justice- it was so beautiful. These are the Catskill Mountains.