Well it finally happened...

Annalee got her first black eye...

And at the hands of her little brother of course...

But it was thankfully an accident, head meets eye is never going to end well...

Wordless Wednesday: How Cute is this Boy?

Easter 2011

We had a wonderful Easter! 

I made hot cross buns on Good Friday followed by an awesome Good Friday Service at church.

Then Sunday we went to church where Annalee and I were able to participate in Journey to the Cross, and interactive walk through what it means that Jesus came and died for our sins, it was amazing.  The first station was completely dark, and in neon paint were words that are our sins, like lying, and disobedience, etc then we moved onto to meet Jesus in a beautiful meadow where we heard from "jesus" how much he loves us, and then we moved onto the tomb where Jesus was buried and rose again, and finally to the last station where we were at the cross and were able to be cleansed.  It wa a wonderful experience, and I think it is really starting to sink in for her.

After church we went to have lunch with Jay's side of the family where we had an awesome time and the kids just played and played and played and of course had an Egg Hunt!

There is always a price to pay...

I do not like mornings.  They are definitely not my favorite part of the day, at least not the getting up part, I love the laying in bed drifting in and out of sleep part, but that rarely happens around here and if it does it is short lived...very short lived...

Even though I know I NEED to get up early and get showered and dressed for the day before the kids get up, I have a very hard time following through with it, which means I end up trying to grab the faster shower ever while Ezra is napping and Annalee and Jude are (hopefully) being entertained by Curious George.  Some days this is ok, and I grab a quick shower (my legs are chronically hairy...there is no time for that in the 5 min) and then jump out and check on the kids before blow drying to find them still quietly sitting where I left them or playing nicely in Annalee's room...or the sometimes (a lot of the time) the en up in the bathroom (shower) with me....

Other days...I get out of the shower and I notice things are very quiet and I instinctively no something has gone wrong...This happened yesterday...I walked into the kitchen and smelled something very sweet and familiar...I keep walking and in the living room I find this scene...

Yes that is my coffee creamer all over the the furniture...the carpet... the toys...the kids

Yes sleeping in comes with a very high price around here.

Wordless Wednesday

So now that he can Walk...

He thinks this is ok....

He thinks it ok to CLIMB into the dishwasher...

Ummmm...no son, that in fact is NOT ok...

Wordless Wednesday

Seriously??? How is this Possible?

Where did the time go? How can Annalee possibly be 4 already??  Yes I realize that I have been pregnant twice since ten and had 2 more  babies since then who are 2 and 1...but it still just does not seem like it's been 4 years since I became a mommy and held that sweet girl in my arms for the first time. 4 has been difficult for me...she is definitely not a baby anymore...good thing I have these other 2!

But apparently it has been 4 years...we had a birthday party and everything, and here are the pics to prove it

We had a Princess party to honor our sweet little princess...she wanted to be Belle from  Beauty and the Beast...

And I made her a big ole castle cake that she loooved and was totally thrilled by!

Lots of people came and brought lots of presents, and she played and played and played with all of her cousins!!  Isabelle even cam dressed in her own Belle costume :)

It was a great day, and then we did it all again (twice) the next Tuesday on her actual birthday!  by the time it was over Annalee was convinced everyday was her birthday...sorry chic...time to come back to reality :)