Easter Egg hunt!

We attended two Easter egg hunts this year. The first one was through

the city of Dardenne Praire. It's more of an egg grab because all the

eggs are just laid out in a field and the kids run to get them. No pictures since I was using all of my energy to just remain standing upright!

The second one was at the Blakemore's house after our Easter dinner. It

was dreary weather, but the kids still had fun searching for eggs.

Once we found all of the eggs, we came inside to see who had found the

egg with the pickle inside! Cassi was the winner and she won $3!

Kathryn's first Apple Pie!

We were invited to Easter dinner at Brian & Joan Mackay's house (our

friend Natalie's parents). We decided to bring Apple Pie and Kathryn

wanted to help me make them. She did such a wonderful job. She

placed the bottom crusts, helped me slice and place the apples, and

even did one of the lattice tops all by herself!

Coloring Easter Eggs

On Saturday (4/23) we painted Easter eggs. I was still moving pretty
slowly since being released from the hospital on Thursday after a
kidney stone removal!

I love the look on Sydney's face in this silly pic!

Easter Dresses

We are going camping over the Easter weekend, so I had my girls wear their matching dresses today. They looked so beautiful! Kathryn and Reagan only stayed for Sacrament meeting, and then Mike took them home so Kathryn wouldn't share her germs. Sydney and I stayed, and I enjoyed a baby-free second and third hour!

Strep Throat

Kathryn's eye was bothering her on Thursday and she wasn't feeling great, so we thought she might have pink-eye. I made an appointment for her on Friday and took her in early in the morning. It turns out, she has STREP! Yuck. He said the eye irritation might have just been some seasonal allergies.  So, she stayed home on Friday and, sadly, missed the picnic on the moon that they were having at school. But, as evidenced by the picture below, she got some much needed rest!

Make Believe Theatre

Sydney is attending a Fun with Fables class at Make Believe Theatre. She is one of only two girls in the class, but they love the undivided attention! They are learning two plays, one about frogs, and one about The City Mouse and the Country Mouse. Sydney is the City Mouse. She gets to sing and say lines that her teacher, Caelyn helps her with.

Spring Soccer (aka Soggy Soccer)

The girls are playing soccer this spring through the city. They have
played 2 games and they have both scored! Kathryn is one of the
oldest on the team, so she feels like a leader. Sydney is just happy
to be playing with her friend Lily and gives her frequent
hugs...during the game.

The Cutest Girl...That You Ever Did See...

On Sunday, between session of General Conference, we took a walk to get some much-needed fresh air.  It was warm and windy, with temps in the 80s!  The rest of us looked pretty shabby, but I couldn't resist taking some pics of this adorable little girl!

St. Charles County Mayors' Charity Ball

On Saturday evening we attended the St. Charles County Mayors' Charity Ball.  We were invited by our friends Todd and Natalie Blakemore.  They run a not-for-profit called Unlimited Play that helps communities build accessible playgrounds.  UP is a beneficiary of the 2011 Charity Ball. 

It seems kind of gross to me to see my bare feet on that escalator.  My feet were screaming to get out of my shoes, so at the time, I didn't really care!

Soccer Girls

The girls played their first soccer game this past Saturday.  They are the Royal Blues this year.  Sydney scored a goal and Kathryn had an assist to her friend Ellie Tilton for a goal!  Their favorite part is still the snack at the end of the game, but hopefully they're learning skills and teamwork, and getting some exersize!

Dora's Castle Cake

Here is our second recipe out of the Dora and Diego cookbook. The girls decided to make a brown castle since we all like chocolate frosting better. The girls had fun putting the sprinkles on the towers, putting on the doors and windows, and placing the jelly bean trim.

Cousins!

Here are some fun group pics of the cousins!

The first is at Dee's home and the rest are from the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs.

Funtastic Fun in Denver!

After Iowa we drove to Denver, CO, to visit our Nonnie and my sister, Dee, and her family. One day Nonnie took us to Fantastic Fun! It's an indoor amusement park with a flat fee, so you can ride any of the rides as many times as you want! We all had a really fun time. We rode the hot air balloon ferris wheel, the whip (the girl's favorite ride), the tea cups (Nonnie almost got sick from spinning!), the train, they jumped in the bouncy house and the ball pit, they climbed on a giant teddy bear, and slid down a slide. We took a lunch break at Sonic in the middle of the day, then returned for some more fun! Reagan was able to ride everything and I think her favorite ride was the whip too! She also loved the ball pit and didn't want to get out

Reagan did not like the giant bear...obviously.