Happy Easter

We had a big weekend of Easter activities for the kids this year. On Saturday we colored eggs and had an egg hunt here with family. Bly (eventually) got into coloring eggs this year but Azzi had no use for them unless she could put them in her mouth. The same rule applied for her Easter basket. Bly was really into the chocolate aspect of Easter this year so he was hopped up on sugar the entire day but had a great time playing with all the family.

On the hunt. Bly was in a sprint because it was just starting to rain.

Attacking her basket.

My two favorite bunnies!

On Sunday we had to find what the bunny left here at the house before Mass and then went to brunch with our families at Trios. Next door at the Morris the daffodils were in full bloom so we were able to get some great shots of the kids.

Thank you Easter Bunny!!

A picture with her Easter bonnet on.

I am hoping that someone had a great center shot of the kids together before the bird poop incident. Let me know!!!

Go Cubs Go

Yeah!

And here is the out-take while she is making sure she is ready to go and yes that is a mirror she is looking at:

Checking the hat, looking good!

Little Tiger

...or maybe I should say little Phil Mickelson these days.

Dad came home with the new golf clubs and Bly was so excited to be upgraded from the plastic set. He wore the bag around to eat his lunch (yes he has no pants on) and then took them outside for a test run. He hit so many balls that he got a blister on his finger. To top off the first real golf day the ice cream truck came singing its song and we had the first popsicle of the season.

An action shot!

Enjoying the after-session popsicle.

It's been a hard days night

Sometimes you just can't go as long as you think you can.

Soccer Star...

Well, maybe not yet but Bly started his first sport of soccer this spring. It is a skills class where they teach the kids the basics but it is great fun to watch. He is the youngest in the class but he caught on to the group mentality pretty quickly during class. He still has that big itch to kick the ball and sometimes that itch just needs to be scratched even when he is supposed to be just holding on to his ball. The result from his first class is that he wants to wear his soccer shoes everywhere he goes. Maybe the next Beckham in the future, but right now just a riot to watch.

Learning to stop the ball which is a real trick for people with such small feet still.

Action shot. One time while doing this drill he was yelling "I'm doing it Mommy!" all the way down the court.

Bly doing the group cheer.

Birthday Party: Part 2

Bly wanted to have a Peter Pan birthday party for his friends. It was a close choice between Peter and Toy Story, but Neverland won out so I decided to turn our house into Neverland. Bly was so excited with the decorations and I recruited several family members to dress up and help with the games. I dressed as Wendy, Azzi was Tink and Tim was a big hit with Captain Hook. One of Bly's friends didn't believe it was really him until he took off his wig.

I think that everyone had a great time and it was so fun to see Bly with all of his friends running around the house. He has grown up so much over the past year and this is just another reminder of the new (and fun) things to come.

Birthday Party: Part 1

Bly had two birthday parties this year; one for the family and one for his friends. On Saturday was the family party. Bly's favorite food right now is tacos so we had a taco bar that was a hit. He loved to have all of his favorite people around at once and kept going around the room to play with one person or another. I know that my kids are blessed to have this much family around for them and to be there for them on important days like today. Someday they will be able to look back and see how truly lucky they were.

Blowing out the candles on his Buzz Lightyear cake.

Sharing the spotlight with Azzi.

The Coleman men. If the baby pictures hold true, I told Bly that this picture will let him see what he will look like as he ages.

The Johnson men. I guess we need to take more shots of the opposite sex come Mother's Day.

Aunt CaCa and Bly's new gift. She couldn't be any prouder that he is a baseball fan.