Easter Happenings

This weekend was jam.packed.full.of.fun!

We were happy to welcome Andrew, Liz, and the kids along with Nathan. 

We had an absolute blast!

 

Our rainy Friday turned into a beautiful Saturday and Sunday. 

So along with a hike at the nature center and a trip to the fish factory, we also squeezed in a boat ride!

This was Ryan and Allison's first time and they did great!

We also made time for Ryan's first haircut and of course dyeing eggs. 

 

 

 Sunday morning the kids busted down the doors to the sun room to find a trail to their baskets full of goodies after seeing that the easter bunny did in fact eat some of the carrot they left out.

Ryan and Allie knew just what to do...eat those goodies!

Everyone made to church and I'm sure the benches around us enjoyed watching our little circus...all in all our kids did great.

 After brunch we hopped outside for our egg hunt!

This was such a blessed weekend! Needless to say we are all tired from all the fun but so thankful that it happened.

Happy 1 year birthday to Allison and Ryan

 

It's so hard to believe these tiny little ones have been in our family for an entire year. 

 This weekend we celebrated Ryan & Allison's 1 year birthday!

 

They are both so sweet and have such different personalities. 

They are a joy to us all!

Today their birthday party was full of people who love them, presents, cake, and many smooches and cuddles...just what a one year old party should be!

Now that they are walking, their springtime is going to be full of new adventures. It will be so much fun to see them explore. 

Happy Birthday Allison and Ryan...here's to another fun year!

Basketball

 Marie just wrapped up another session of YMCA basketball. This team was full of spunky girls who learned a lot.

Andy (and I ) had our hands full but it was a blast.

 Once again it's so much fun to see how much the girls learn in 6 short weeks.

 Marie seems to have an eye for defense, finds sneaky and smart passes to teammates, and is right there grabbing rebounds.

Babysitting Fun

 Marie and I got to spend some quality one-on-one time with Ryan and Allie a few weeks ago. 

We loved every minute of it. These two babies are so special and we were way overdue for cuddles.

 Marie is very helpful and I really couldn't have done it without her help. She can get those babies to smile, laugh, calm down, and even fall asleep. 

 They are inching closer to one year old and I can hardly believe it!  

God knew what he was doing bringing these two into our family.