Easter Egg Hunt @ Springbrook Park

We took the kids over to Springbrook Park today to go to the community Easter egg hunt. They put this egg hunt on every year and host a big show with singing, games, big slides and bounce houses. We arrived just before the egg hunt began and the kids were very excited to see all the eggs on the ground. (Perhaps they should call it an 'egg pickup' rather than an egg hunt. ;) Rachel, Chloe, and Lydia were in one patch of grass with the 0-4 year olds and Noah and Emma were in the 5-8 year old patch. The hunt was over within a matter of minutes and the kids settled down to open their eggs. There was lots of jelly beans, a few free kids meals from Road House and three of the kids won larger prizes. Noah won a chocolate bunny, Chloe won a pack of Reese's Pieces shaped in a carrot and Rachel won a HUGE Reese's peanut butter and chocolate egg. After a quick visit with the Easter bunny we headed off to Chickfila for some lunch. It was a really nice morning/afternoon spent with people we love. Good times. =)

Noah's Class Egg Hunt

Noah had his class egg hunt in his teacher's backyard. The kids were so excited to go to Mrs. Bryant's house to hunt their eggs. Doug, the girls and I met them there to watch the hunt. It was cute to see them all so excited. The hunt was a little different than your typical egg hunt. Each child had a number and they had to search for their number, so that the hunt would last a little longer. Noah did great and found 14 eggs. The girls watched the whole thing and I think one little girl would have liked to have helped her big brother find his eggs! Dressed the girls in one of my favorite outfits --- love, love, love them matching. =)

Easter Egg Hunt @ The Learning Tree

Rachel had her Easter egg hunt at her preschool today. It was fun to watch her run around trying to find her eggs. We got there a couple of minutes late and she had already found all the eggs she was aloud to pick up so she was helping her friends find theirs. After all the kids had found their eggs they ran around and played for a while. Doug and I always enjoyed watching Noah play at his preschool. It was nice to watch Rachel interact with all her friends.

Happy 1st Birthday Kate!

I'm pretty sure our baby girl had a nice birthday today. She started her day with her favorite breakfast- a blue berry muffin and milk, then we took Noah to school. After running some errands, a nap and some playing with her new toys we all had lunch. Kate had two adult sized pancakes and ate every bite. The girl is amazing when it comes to eating. We headed over to Mamaw's house for a quick visit before we picked up Noah and headed to the park. Kate loves to swing in the baby swing at the park. She always get this happy little pleased look on her face as she swings. We took the kids and let them run some energy off and they were all happy to be outside in the fresh air and sunshine. They have all commented on the bradford pear trees and the tulip poplar trees - about how pretty they are. What a beautiful day for a birthday! We had dinner at Lenny's where the birthday girl enjoyed part of a turkey sandwich and her milk. We came home to share birthday cake, which was happily eaten by Noah and Rachel. Kate was so tired, she didn't want any of hers and even pushed it off her tray when offered a bite. After a bit of snuggling we put her to bed. It has been a wonderful year. I can't believe the time has gone by so quickly. She is so precious to us and she is growing and changing every single day. She is getting more and more excited about the idea of walking around and really starting to furniture walk. She pulls up on everything. She is beginning to try to crawl correctly although she still understands that her army crawl is much faster for her. She is saying Ma-ma, Da-da, Pa-pa, Bye-bye, done and she has just begun to nod her head and to shake her head no, although she is still getting the hang of it. She is wearing sizes 6 months - 12 months and size 3 diapers. She loves milk and will try eating just about anything. More than anything she is a special part of our family and we all adore her. Happy Birthday Kate! We love you!

Tomorrow She'll Be 1

It is amazing to me that a whole year has passed since our little Kate was born. Just amazing ... as is she. It's been a great year - she has grown so much and her little personality is really starting to emerge. She grows more precious to us each and every single day. The kids totally love and adore her. Rachel loves to play with her and Noah just loves to make her laugh. He'll do anything to hear her cute little baby laugh. I'm so very glad she's here and that she's a part of our family. We love you baby girl!