Easter Celebrations

Hat Parade (April 8th)

Madalyn & Ethan before school

Ethan with his hat

Ethan had a hat parade at his school on wednesday. I made him a hockey hat with a bunny playing hockey with an easter egg as the puck.

Ethan's hat

After the parade

Ethan with his class

Ethan & Mommy

Easter Egg Hunt at School (April 9th)

Ethan had an Easter egg hunt in the morning and Madalyn's was in the afternoon. So, I was able to be at both of them.

Ethan's Easter Egg Hunt

Madalyn's Easter Egg Hunt

At Madalyn's egg hunt they numbered all the eggs. Each child had to find a set of numbers 1-6 in order. It was kind of cool because it made it so everyone had the smae amount of eggs and it made the egg hunt last a little longer. It was also her spring party so they played games and had snacks.

Easter Egg Hunt in Bryan ( April 11th)

We went to Bryan on friday for the Easter weekend. We mostly just rested on friday. On Saturday Our old ward had an Egg Hunt and lunch. It was lots of fun seeing our old friends. The kids loved seeing their friends too.

At this egg hunt the kids lined up and one of the adults called a color to find and sometimes multiples . So it mad the egg hunt last a really long time, but everyone should have ended up with the same amount in the end.

Easter Morning (April 12th)

We were still in Bryan at Grandma & Grandpa's house. Emily spent the night with us and the Easter bunny found all three kids.

Roller Hockey (April 2nd)

The kids love to play in the driveway. Roller Hockey is one of their favorite activities. They have a great time together & I enjoy watching them play together.

Grandma, Grandpa & Emily came to visit

Grandma, Grandpa & Emily came down for a day trip. Grandma had a meeting for work so Grandpa & Emily came over to play. Emily & Madalyn just love to play with each other. I think Madalyn feels like she has a little sister with Emily around. They played house, dress up and rode bikes outside. When Grandma got back from her meeting we had dinner and visited a little bit longer before they had to get back to Bryan.

Ethan & Emily

Madalyn & Emily

Emily, Madalyn & Ethan

How cute!

Thanks for coming to visit it was fun.

Madalyn without training wheels

Oops these post got a little bit out of order.

Madalyn decided on Friday (March 27th) that she wanted her training wheels off of her bike. So I took them off and within 15 minutes she was riding her bike.

She still had needed some practice but she was doing really well.

She just wasn't sure how to stop properly without falling over. However before the evening was over she had figures that out to with a little coaching from her parents.

Bergquist cousins come to visit

Liz , Dave & their kids stopped at our house on Sunday (march 29th) when they were headed home from Dallas. It was really great to see them again. I think it had been about a year since we saw them last. The kids had a great time playing with their cousins.

The cousins

We made waffles for dinner topped with fruit, whipped cream & syrup. Everyone enjoyed dinner.

YUMMMMMY

Ryan & Dave

Thanks for stopping in to see us Liz, Dave & family.

Our Trip

Ryan had a business trip in Grapevine for 2 days (Wed. March 25th and Thur. March 26th). I decided to take those days off and go with him. I was really needing some time off from work. My mom & dad agreed to keep the kids and get them to school so we headed out early Wednesday morning. We had chick-fil-A for breakfast... yummmm. When we arrived at our hotel we checked in and rested for half an hour before Ryan had to go to his training.

Our bed

Our sitting area

Our shower/tub

Sweet ...it's a Jacuzzi

When Ryan left I called Travis to see if he would be available for lunch. He came and picked me up around 11:30 and we ate lunch at Firehouse Subs. We had a nice lunch & a good time catching up. When I got back to the hotel I decided to go to the Grapevine Mills Mall. That is one big Mall. It was lots of fun looking in all the stores and taking as long as I wanted.

When Ryan got done we went to dinner at this steak house that was recommended "Love & War in Texas". It was kind of expensive and it was okay, nothing fancy.

The next day Ryan went to his training again & I headed off to the Mall again. I found a couple of purses that I bought & lots of clothes that I would have loved to get but didn't. I ate lunch in the mall. Ryan got done early so we headed home early. On our way home we stopped in Ft Worth to see one of my sweet little friends (from my class) who was just diagnosed with Leukemia (ALL) that week. I enjoyed playing trains with him in the play room.

We made it home that evening and picked up the kids at my parents it was a nice little get away.

My 29th Birthday

I celebrated my 29th Birthday on March 24th. We had a nice birthday dinner at my parents the Sunday before my birthday. It was nice having dinner at my parents. I love having my favorite meal (steak & Armenian rice) followed by my favorite dessert (pound cake smothered in strawberries). On Monday night mom permed my hair. Tuesday the 24th Ryan sent me beautiful Roses at work. Then my friends at work gave me a card and shopping money for my trip. Thanks guys that was really nice. I enjoyed shopping and finding something for me.

Thanks Honey they were Beautiful!

I just love all the different colors.

Isn't that a pretty color

Ryan turned the BIG 30

Ryan had his birthday March 21st. My friend Angela and her family decided to decorate our front yard with black streamers and "over the hill" signs late friday night. It was kind of funny because she was terrified of getting caught. However, everyone in our house was already asleep. (Sorry no pics.)

The next day we decided to have a little dinner/ birthday party at Angela's house. We had Loaded Baked Potatoes, salad and cheesecake. Angela also baked a Birthday cake for Ryan.

We also invited another friend Krista and her son. The kids enjoyed playing with a new friend. It was very nice letting the kids play outside with their dogs too. After dinner we hung out in the garage while the kids played on the mini pool table. They also had a motorized scooter that belong to their son. We each took it for a little ride. It was kind of cool Ethan loved it but Madalyn scraped her toe on the ground.

We then sang Happy Birthday and enjoyed some cake. Thanks Angela & Brandon it was a lot of fun.

Ryan holds Madalyn & Ethan while we sing Happy Birthday!

The kids help Ryan blow out his candles

The Family

Dr. Seuss Week (March 2nd-6th)

We celebrated Dr. Seuss's Birthday this week at school. We had lots of fun activities making green eggs and ham for the kids to eat, a hat parade and a little visit from the Cat in the Hat as he read his story. Ethan was asked to be Thing 1 for the reading. Ethan did not want to do this at first, but with a little convencing from mom he agreed to it.

Thing 1 & Thing 2 in the "Box of Fun"

The Cat in the Hat and the Goldfish

Thing 1 & Thing 2 pop out

Ethan is Thing 1

Thing 1 & Thing 2 meet the boy and girl

Metting at different angle

Not sure what to do

Still waitng

Back in the Box

Thing 2 & Thing 1 (Meme made the outfits for the dolls)

The cast

The goldfish with Thing 1 & Thing 2