Easter Festivities

Easter was a grand event this year, with fun had by all.

We hosted the Schnelle family for the weekend. We began with a big steak dinner on Saturday night with 11 of us enjoying the bounty of food and family.

Easter morning began with Mia's big loot from the Easter Bunny. She doesn't really get the Easter Bunny yet, and wasn't sure what it all meant, but she had fun with her gifts anyway. What a lucky girl!


Her big thing right now is cowgirl hats. And the Easter Bunny brought a nifty new one!

Then it was time to get gussied up for church! She had the cutest dress this year. But mother nature didn't cooperate and the weather was quite cool. So we had to improvise on keeping her warm. The long sleeve shirt takes away from the dress a bit, but she still looked adorable.




After church, we came home to a blessed feast and stuffed ourselves silly. I love having a house full of family. Something about it gives me comfort and joy.

We hope you had a great Easter weekend too! We have busy weeks ahead with lots of travel and celebrations so stay tuned!

Pic(s) of the Week: Family Portrait

Here is what happens when you try to take a family portrait with a two year old:



But this is the clear winner!

I can really see it framed up on the wall, can't you?


Stay tuned for more Easter pics!

I Am Slacker, Hear Me Slack

Yep, I am totally, completely, and utterly slacking off on blogging lately. Not excuses really. Well, okay. We have been REALLY busy and preoccupied with other things. ;)

However, I vow to get back to it really soon! We have a busy couple of months coming up that will provide lots of blogging material.

So please don't leave us. We are still here.

Stay tuned for a recap of our Easter celebrations.

Two!

(Yes, I actually baked the cake this year)

Our little princess is 2 years old! The time is flying by and Gabe and I are still trying to figure out how to slow it down.
Since we can't seem to stop her from growing, we decided to embrace it and celebrate anyway.

She and Grandma B. kept watch for the guests while my Mom and I ran around getting things ready.


They didn't have to wait long. Soon the house was full of family and friends and the party began. Mia ate it all up! I think she is getting used to parties :)



And the presents. She knows what they are now. The flying tissue paper was great entertainment for the kids.




The big surprise was her shiny new trike.



The look on her face here tells me it was a great birthday.

On This Day....

2 years ago today, our precious baby Mia came into the world.


How time flies!

Happy Birthday Mia! We can't believe you are two today!

Stay tuned for a Birthday Party recap!