Easter

We  had a great Easter this year! It started with a wonderful Easter service at church. What a great reminder of what today is truly a celebration of! Christ is risen and in doing that he has given us the greatest gift of all! When we came home from church the kiddos went on their Easter egg hunt and found their Easter baskets waiting for them at the front door! It was really fun to see them running around and really enjoying collecting their eggs! After that the kids enjoyed eating way to much candy...seriously Marek had a pretty bad tummy ache after dinner. :( After naps Nana, Grandma Barbra, and Brandon's sister Susan came over for dinner, and then we ended the day with a walk to the park! I also put in some picture of us dyeing eggs too!

 Patiently waiting to dye eggs

 Daddy getting the dye cups ready

 Showing off their eggs

 Shocking...Marek putting his egg in the green dye

 Pulling out the colored eggs and letting them dry

 Right before their egg hunt

 She did great finding eggs!

 He was on a mission

 Nana helping out

 Loved her pretty dress

 Seriously so handsome

 "Look at my egg mommy"

 Helping each other out

 So excited about their Easter baskets

 Family shot

 Eating the spoils of her labor

 Love him! Wow, look at that belly!!!

 Enjoying their dinner

 Aunt Suey and Grandma Barbara

Happy Easter

Nana's 60th

My mom was in Austin, Texas visiting my brother and his family over spring break which just so happened to be on her 60th birthday as well! So, we didn't get the opportunity to celebrate it until she got back this weekend. It's really hard to believe that my mom is 60. Mainly because she absolutely doesn't look or act 60 what-so-ever!!! She is a wonderful mom and Nana and we are so blessed to have her in our lives. Happy 60th Nana! We love you!!!

 Nana and McKenna at dinner

 Our side of the table...nice face Marek

Nana reading her Birthday card

 Marek helping her open her presents

 Nana and Great Grandma Babes

 McKenna showing off the card that she and Marek picked out for Nana

 Aren't we cute!

 All of the girls! Wow...look at that pregnant belly!!!

 Happy cake time

 Helping Nana blow out the candles :)

She cut her own cake and was really proud of it

Downtown Play Date

My good friend Sara and I, along with our 4 kiddos (Rylan, Ayla, Marek, and McKenna), got together yesterday for a fun excursion downtown! Sara is 36 weeks pregnant...ready to pop anytime, so it was great to get together with her before she has her baby! It was so beautiful in Spokane yesterday, so it was a perfect day to be downtown and just let the kids run wild! We went on the big red wagon slide, fed the garbage goat, rode the carrousel 2 times, and then had lunch at Red Robin. It's always fun to hang out with the Talley's, and I can't wait to find out if they are having a boy or a girl in the next few weeks! Thanks for a wonderful afternoon you guys!!!

 Thumbs up! Enjoying his first ride!

 Marek, McKenna, and Ayla waiting for their ride to start!

 She loves the carrousel!

 Rylan and Sara on the carrousel

 So happy she got a black horse

 Rylan and Marek...the BIG boys!

 Feeding the garbage goat

 McKenna definitely was not so sure about the goat :)

 Our handsome boy!

 All 4 kids banging on the decorative columns near the splash pad 

Buddies taking a rest

Spring Mow

On Saturday the Sun was shining so Brandon and the kiddos went out to tackle the first spring mow (always the worst)! Marek and McKenna tagged right along behind their daddy...it was really cute! In sharp contrast to last year, where McKenna was a little afraid of the mower, she had no fear of the beast this year which was really quit nice! I was able to clean up the flower beds and rack the up displaced leaves while they were mowing. Besides cutting back some bushes, putting down new bark, and then planting flowers we are all ready to go for spring!

Big Boy Room

Last weekend we put the finishing touches on Marek's new big boy room! I think most 4 year olds have had a big boy room and bed way before they were actually 4, but not our Marek. We had to really push him to make his crib into a toddler bed, and just last month we finally talked him into trading up to a twin bed! One thing you have to understand about Marek is that he loves routine and consistency, and to be honest its been so nice not to have to go through the whole toddler trying to get out of the bed stage. He went through every stage when he was ready, and he couldn't love his new room more. His favorite part by far are the big fire truck stickers on his wall because of course he's going to be a fire fighter when he grows up. He's getting so big its hard to believe!