What a fun day we had a Friday!!!  We went to the museum and the zoo!!

Mimi was the COOL grandma who actually play with the kids while others looked on with disgust that people were really getting wet at the water works table!!!

Caroline is never far from the food!!!

                                                                                         

swinging in the water fountain in front of the museum!!

playing in the water is so much fun!!

 

ry snagged a pair of the 3-D glasses from one of the movies, they really helped block the sun! 

now on to the zoo(which is really where we started the day) did anyone ever tell you that getting four kids under 3 to hold still all at the same time is NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE  

by far my favorite picture of the day-they are all standing still-kinda- 

two big girls, it seems now that Caroline and reese aren't to far apart now days since caroline is now walking! 

 again the four kids holding still problem!!

caroline LOVED this snake and the snake loved caroline!!

 it was a great day and the kids went to bed as soon as we got home!!!  that's what we call a success!!

on thursday we went to the Heard Museum in Mckinney with the kids while mom and scott went shopping for new clothes.  the kids loved the freedom to run around and the forest to play in.

in most pictures ry is just a blur or shoulders or a corner of a head!!

a little dino digging!!

do you see that tiny baby lemur monkey????

my Liney Girl

these two love eachother and have a great time together!!

Scottie is HOME!!!!!  Scott just home from his two year mission for our church!!  It was awesome to see him again and see how much he has changed and grown!!!!

A big embrace for daddy!!  I think there were tears involved!

seeing scotter bug for the first time, just off the plane!!

just finishing up lunch at Spring Creek, 

it has been so fun spending the week with Scott and getting to know him again.  The kids all love him and want to do everything with him!

caroline walking at the zoo

caroline walking at the zoo

kids are funny!!!

uncle scottie is coming home from his mission tomorrow, so i was explaining to ryan that we were going to go pick him up at the airport, ryans first reply was, "Mom i want to hold Uncle Scottie first!"

 He made me feeel like i was in an Amelia Bedelia book!

then there is caroline!  she has been hearing alot of NO'S lately or nanana! 

so today in her bath she stood up(which she is not supposed to do) then looked at me and started shaking her head saying," nanana, nanana" and then "sssittt,ssstt"(sit)  she knew she wasn't supposed to be standing and she knew what i was going to tell her!!!  

yesterday the hubs took me to get a massage, out to lunch(Uncle Julio's), buy a new bed(i'm so excited i can hardly stand it, will be delivered tomorrow. I have been sleeping on the same bed for 19 years!), then Tuesday Morning, Costco(i got a new phone), and another Tuesday Morning. We found the down comforter we wanted and a bed skirt.  Thank you goes out to Jari(jared's grandma) for watching both kids ALL DAY-which is not an easy task since Liney Girl has...drum-roll please.....learned to WALK!!!  She has been able to walk for probably over a month now, but just plain old hasn't wanted to!!  Jared kept telling me not to worry about it because when she is ready she would walk, well he was right-if we tried to get her to walk and she didn't want to she would just curl her legs up underneath her, well  Thursday she learned how to stand up without having to hold on to anything and then after that she was ON THE MOVE!!!  Yesterday after only one full day of walking she was walking around talking on my cell phone!!  i had a brief glimpse into our future, strong willed, sweet, loud, head strong, kind, happy, friendly, feisty, little girl!!  

Thanks to everyone for all the sweet birthday wishes!!

i am sick of giveaways cluttering my favorite blogs!!  people, i will look at your blog without the giveaways-i am there for inspiration and ideas, not to wade through countless giveaways, and results!!!!

okay it's off my chest thanks!

 

okay i just had to add a picture!! look how tiny and squishy she was, now she my big walking girl!!

SPARKLE TOES!!!!

I LOVE THEM!!!  

a friend did them for me and they aren't going anywhere-literally!!!  they are like bonded forever on my toes which is nice, because they will be cute all summer!!!
 oh and speaking of summer i am sporting some SWEET TAN lines!!  
i don't know why they call it a farmer tan because it is a
MOMMY TAN
 from spending hours at the park, zoo, walks, what ever the wonderful will allow

beep beep bepp beeep bep beep this is late breaking news, just in from the news desk..........


is this big foot?  the loch ness monster? a snipe? the toothfairy, santa claus, the easter rabbit???

nope it's DAD!!!

and he made it home tonight in time to mow the lawn and play with the kids!!

IT'S A MIRACLE!!!

Jared has been working super hard and crazy long hours to get his law practice going and sucessful-the hard work is starting to pay off but it is still ALOT of time away since he is doing everything by himself-Ry has REALLY been missing him lately and so night was a special treat-i could hardly get him to sit down and eat his dinner for fear of missing a singel second with him dad!  thanks hon for all the hard work and time away we love you!!

 

 

 

Caroline on the other hand is definately an Aste because food is pretty much her first priority!!  Do not, i repete do not get between this girl and her food

i know it seems like all the pictures i take of her are when she is eating, buuuttttt that is when she is happiest!!  she loves her food and she loves to eat anything but kraft mac and cheese!!

the other day we were at the park with some friends, and joe(my friends 4 year old) was chasing a big goose around with ryan following behind chasing joe.  saskia asked joe to stop which he did after a little while(just to much fun chasing a honking goose), but a few seconds later two other geese came up the hill and looked like they were going to chase the boys.  i said, "hey boys look out these geese are going to come and get you for chasing their friend,"  joe ran off and hid, ry turned to the two geese and said,"no goose go get joe not me!"  oh how quickly you turn on your friends ry!!

Here are some pictures of Ryan's Easter Egg Hunt!  He grabbed the biggest basket he could find and went for it!!! Then he stopped right where he was to enjoy his candy(knowing I would probably take most of it away from him!) My friend Lacey took these pictures check out her website to view her portfolio.

 checking out his goods!!

devouring his goods!

cheesing it up!!

hopefully we will get a better smile on Saturday when we get our family portrait done!!

Ryan had to wear his cowboy hat, and loved talking with the "real" cowboy at the ranch!!  He was in horse heaven and would have been happy just to look at horse!!  Thanks Jane and Cassie for inviting us to such a fun egg hunt!!  Thanks Lacey for the great pictures!!

Easter Egg Hunt Spectacular

I had an Easter Egg hunt for some friends today and it was a BLAST!!!

I made lunch with the help of my friends since I didn't have everything ready when they got here!

 The adults dined on Chinese Chicken Salad, Chicken Salad Sandwiches, and Egg Salad Sandwiches 

and the children ate(which might not be quite accurate since they were more excited about the upcoming hunt, they couldn't sit still long enough to finish, or in some cases even start)

Peanut Bunny Sandwiches with Carrot sticks

And for dessert, oh wait I mean for dinner I made these too

APRIL FOOLS!!!

T.V. Dinner -Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, and Peas & Carrots

Now for the decorations

 that I have made over the past couple of weeks

I Mod-Podged the Egg and I found the stand at Goodwill already painted-when I found it I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it!

Some more Eggs and Carrots that I made out of muslin and then painted. I found the idea on TIPJUNKIE I think.

I also made this Rabbit Garland out of felt and freezer paper-it was very quick and easy!

To Eat or Not to Eat- that is the question!!!

Kenzie and Caroline hanging out!!

Let the hunt begin!!!

Grant finding some eggs
Thanks Mel for taking a bunch of pictures and sharing with me!!

Gabby(I think, Jess is this Gabby or Kenzie?)
Enjoying her find!!

Liney Girl
WHO DID NOT WANT HER BINKIE TAKEN OUT OF HER MOUTH!!!!
And showing her amazing balance skills!!

Neither one is looking at the camera but hey it's what we got, so it will work!!  Ryan was way to busy checking out his candy pile!!!
It was such a fun morning thanks girls for coming and eating lunch with me I had a blast, I can't wait to do it again!!!