Happy Easter

We had a wonderful Easter despite Mark having to work that day. The kids especially enjoyed the egg hunt at Aunt Jessica's house.

Easter Time

The kids have been preparing for Easter. Here's Charlie at an egg hunt.

Afterwards the boys compared their loot.

And the girls swang with Grandma.

Charlie and Taylor were fond of the Easter Bunny this year because he gave them suckers.

A big change from last year when they wouldn't even sit on his lap:

They did so well coloring eggs this year, too!

Sibling Love

The kids had a great March. Taylor finally got to take Spot home from preschool. Here she is dancing with him. (Charlie's dancing with her hamster).

Every mother needs a good bath time picture. I'm not posting the ones of their bottoms. That's just for insurance later...

Here's Taylor and Charlie dancing. (Ignore the other tiara)

How cute are they!

This was after Charlie had already fallen a few times. When he falls in this video, it's intentional. It's a game he and his cousin play- falling and then saying "I'm okay!"

Snow Days

The kids have been having fun in the snow this winter. We haven't been able to make a snowman yet, but they like running around in it and riding in sleds. Taylor has also gotten very good at snowangels.

Charlie really wanted to wear sunglasses on this day. Who am I to argue?

Today we went to our cousins' house to play.

The kids really liked playing on the swing set.

You should have seen how fast they flew down the slide in their snowpants!

Okay, we're ready for Spring now...

Happy New Year!

The kids were invited to Grandma's house for a New Year's Eve party. I left my camera behind so she could capture the festivities.

After the boys went to bed, the girls made a "No Boys Allowed" sign for Grandma's room. Then the real fun began...

They played lots of games,

watched tv (a rarity at Grandmas's house), and had a late night snack.

Apparently they watched the ball drop at midnight.

And then took their noisemakers outside to spread some cheer to the neighbors.

This picture is misleading. They did not go to bed yet...

According to my camera's time, Taylor was still awake at 1:44AM!

Finally Taylor went to bed at 2:27AM. Don't ask me what they did all that time...

They were up bright and early at 7:30 the next morning!

(Both girls are napping right now trying to recuperate from a fun night at Grandma's)

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

Both kids were excited to open presents at Grandma's house on the morning of Christmas Eve.

Christmas morning was so much fun. The kids took turns very well opening presents and were thrilled with their new toys.

Then it was off to Aunt Tina and Uncle Jack's house in our Christmas best.