Happy Easter!

The kids were all spiffed up for church this morning! Can you believe that daddy let his son go out dressed in that? I LOVE it!! :)  He thought he was pretty cool also.  And of course, of sweet princess Olivia was looking as beautiful as always!

They were so excited to get Wreck it Ralph and Peter Pan in their baskets this morning!

Easter Eggstravaganza!

Today was the big Easter egg hunt at Church.  This year more than ever, since they are a bit older, I have really pressed into them the true reason we celebrate Easter.  But it's still very fun to egg hunts!  We have such a fun hunt at our church and this year both kids had a great time! 

Disney On Ice!

After much convincing and finally compromising on nose bleed seats, we bought tickets for Disney on Ice.  We told the kids we were going to the museum (which is right next to the Ford Center), but when we got there we surprised them by telling them we were going here instead! They were very excited! Olivia had been talking about going for as long as they had been advertising.  And our seats ended up being really great!  

excite for the show to begin!

Grandma came to visit!

Grandma Garrison came to stay with us over Spring Break! We loved having her here! We made cookies, she fixed baby Lisa, and helped me complete some projects.  Thanks for coming Grandma! We love you!

You'll notice the comical pictures of the flower sugar cookies we made.  Pinterest made it look so easy! While they weren't real pretty, they still tasted yummy!

Baby Lisa was my doll as a kid.  When Olivia first started liking dolls I gave her this one. It was so old and falling apart, but it quickly became her favorite. Lisa had to go everywhere with us!  She's had surgery after surgery trying to keep her stuffing from falling out, until one day her leg fell completely off! Olivia was devastated.  We rigged her up to where she could still hold her, but with only 1 leg she wasn't as much fun. Of course when Grandma came we thought she might be able to help (she's very good at figuring things out). And while she says she won't be going into the doll restoration business  she did do a fabulous job and Baby Lisa is as good as new!! Olivia's day was made!!
                            

My other project for mom while she was here, was to help me make flowers for my bare canvas' hanging on my wall.  Nate said they looked like something from a condo in a city.  That was his way of saying he hated them. But we took that as a compliment! I really love my new bedroom!

31

This week I turned 31. I've been told by people in their 50s that the 30s were their favorite.  So I'm determined to celebrate being a young 30 :) This week was also spring break and my mom came to visit for 4 days! We loved having her here!!   A big thanks to my best friend, Alison, for surprising me with my very favorite cake!  It was fabulous! 

Cousin bonding time

I was able to capture a sweet moment between Ben and Hank yesterday while they were here visiting.  These 2 are going to be great friends!

Randomness

Being someone that usually takes a million pictures each month, I feel like I am falling behind!  Here are a few special pictures to share from the past couple of weeks. 

Ben helping me make some treats while big sis is at school.  They weren't very yummy but we had a great time making them together!

Our sweet Olivia, modeling her beautiful new scarf Grandma Garrison made for her.  She loves to be girly, dressy and fashiony.  I'm not sure where she gets this desire from, but she's good at it! 

Nate and I celebrated 7 years of marriage on Feb 25th! I was surprised to get a call from the flower shop, asking if I would be home that day.  I had 7 roses delivered for our 7 years of marriage! We've had a great 7 years and I look forward to many many more!  Thanks babe for my 2nd gift of flowers in 7 years! :) I loved them!

More of Hank

Last weekend we went to visit Landon, Erin and Hank.  We spent the day at their house and had a great time visiting and holding this precious (very well mannered) baby! Such a blessing to add this sweet boy to our family! We sure do love him!