Easter '11

Daddy and Ben before Ben's egg hunt

seriously hunting eggs

of course, little sister bullied her way into Ben's basket

Will's Easter bonnet he made at school

Otis as a bunny

Picnic in the park with Grandmother on Good Friday

At the Science Museum

All Ben wanted was a GREEN Star Wars sword

Will loves Optimus Prime

When I say she is obsessed with

Scooby Doo, that is an understatement!
EB brought her scooby shoes and figures

Love this, she has a Tangled hair extension in!

Finding eggs that EB left

Will came in the living room this morning dressed

in Christmas pj's from two years ago, I make them

dress in matching pj's before they can see what Santa

brings them, I guess he didn't want to delay viewing his

Easter basket!!

I spent the week (and 2 months before) of Easter planning a surprise party so I called in reinforcements to help. Grandmother came on Good Friday and left on Sunday - she spoiled the kids of course! On the Thursday before Easter, my Mom came to keep Ben and AP- so the kids have been spoiled double this past week! The boys had their Easter parties at school, parents could come to Ben's, but Will's was just for the kids! I was so worn out, I took a nap today and I am not a nap person!! Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift of Jesus, His son, my Saviour! I am thankful also for family that helps me and my precious kids!! Happy Easter!

Surprise!

My best friend, Christina, turned 30 the day before Easter. We celebrated Friday and Saturday - mani/pedi, lunch, dinner, and a Surprise Party!! Welcome to the 30's my friend!

Weekend in Acona

We went to my parents' this past weekend. We had a crawfish boil on Saturday - the kids surprised me, they LOVE crawfish!! We got to try out a new horse, Bones - the kids have some of me in them, they loved riding and were not scared at all - they all wanted to ride by themselves without help!! Just for fun, we also hunted Easter eggs!! I love lazy weekends in the country!

"That Mom" - the over achiever

Ok, I am "that mom"! (on many levels, but I will talk about this one today)! Every Thursday, Will has to take something for show and tell that starts with the letter of the week they are studying. I have been dreading the letter "X" for a while. I don't have x-rays or a xylophone handy, so what was he going to take? I googled "things that start with 'x'" and couldn't pronounce any of the words! As I was about to give up, I stumbled across a Chinese word....."Xigua" (meaning- watermelon) - then I had a brilliant idea- I would send watermelon airheads for the class! This word started with "x" and the class would get a treat! On the way to school, I worked with Will to pronounce the word, even Ben and AP learned the word! So you can call me "that mom"- the one who goes to an extreme to be different or creative almost to the point of looking ridiculous??!! But at least when Will visits China one day (he says this will be our next summer vacation), he can ask for a watermelon in Chinese!!

To Grandmother's House We Go!

The kids spent the past weekend in Carrollton. From the pictures, it looks like they had a blast (they always do)!!