Our Easter Celebration - Pictures a Few Weeks Late

Our Easter weekend was full of fun. An Easter egg hunt at church, and nice relaxing weekend of family time! We enjoyed every minute of our time together as a family.

The Easter egg hunt at church was fabulous because instead of having candy directly filled in the eggs, the kids gathered eggs and "turned the eggs in" for a special treat bag at the end. Makes for easy candy filtering so kids don't eat too much junk.





Me, the sous chef, with my two girls.



A few pictures of the girls on Easter. A horrible pictures of Olivia, but I realized I didn't snap any pictures of the girls or our family together dressed and ready for church. Next year, right?

The Easter Bunny filled goodies for the girls and they enjoyed their treats.





Here's a video of Miss A indulging in a special treat...


... and here's the aftermath. She ran to/from the park at full speed, hopping and running all the way. Just shy of a mile. She's going to be a runner for sure! She definitely burned off some of her sugar.


So yes, we had an enjoyable Easter.

Butterfly Gardens

During our recent travels back to the midwest, we ventured to Frederick Meyer Gardens and Sculpture Garden in Grand Rapids, MI. A beautiful facility ... only my camera battery died right when we arrived. I did manage to snap a few pictures in the butterfly exhibit before I wasn't able to take any more pictures.

Miss A was adorable in the gardens, pretending she was the "Mommy Butterfly" with her own set of wings. She thought the butterflies were following her around because she was the mommy and all the little butterflies were her babies.

Little O, on the otherhand, hated the butterflies gardens because she was sweating up a storm. It was a little humid to her liking and her clothes were sticking to her skin.

Little O Playing

Little O going crazy with her activity mat toys. She LOVES that little activity mat. She shakes her legs and kicks and moves around just like a little wiggle worm.

Happy Mom's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there. Being a mother is one of the greatest gifts on earth. I thank God for my two sweet girls every day.

3-months and 3-years

First of all, we're back from our vacation. Phew! More details on our trip and updated pictures soon.

Little O turned 3-months old and we had Miss A's 3-year well child check.

As can be seen, Little O is a chunk! Chunk-O Monk-O for her! We wouldn't change a thing!


And Miss A ... well, not so much (for the chunk). She nows weights 30.4 (which is actually up about 1 lb from when she was sick) and is 35.75 inches tall. Her weight is in the 38th percentile and he height in the 31st percentile for kids her age.