Happy Easter!

Happy Easter everyone! I hope you had a meaningful celebration and enjoyed time with those you love. We had a wonderful visit to South Carolina. We visited with my parents and my sisters Wendi and Heidi plus their kids. I really enjoyed just being around everyone. It's hard to get us all in the same place at the same time. We all missed having Nathan, Christi and Skot there. Hopefully we will all be together later this year.

Pictures taken at the Picture People

Getting a picture proved to be way more challenging that any of us
anticipated, but in the end we got two decent pictures of the cousins.

Enjoying down time at the mall.

Yea! An Easter Egg!

Look what I found!

We call this one "Distraction"

After finding 9 eggs Owen found himself with a case of Post Egg Hunt Exhaustion.

Owen, you're not alone.

Oh my! It has also claimed the consciousness of PePa.

Marilee escaped with minor chocolate wounds of candy war.

Taylor, as sweet as ever. And this year's Egg Hunt winner.
This girl has some serious hunting skills. :)
(Notice a tooth missing?)

Nothing like a baba to wash down a pound of chocolate.

We've been punked

Owen can walk! The little stinker walked clear across the living room yesterday! I knew he could walk, he is just faster on four. I was thrilled and made a big deal about it but that has not changed hi mind about crawling. :) Silly Goose. I will post footage ASAP.

Back on Schedule

Last week my Mom, Owen and I drove out to Houston together to help Wendi and Marilee move out to South Carolina. The trip was long and somewhat difficult keeping Owen happy. We had a great time visiting with family and were back on the road Friday morning. We made it in late and enjoyed a good nights sleep. Our little family is back to its usual, sometimes the mundane is what I enjoy the best.

Everything has got to go!

Marilee

Owen taking a break.

Christopher - Having some fun!

Leslie and Noah

Owen showing MiMi the way.

My Scrappy Quilt

So I recently started making a quilt from all my left over fabrics. It has been a fun project and I hope to have it quilted next week. I have finished the quilt top and wanted to show all my hard work. It is big enough for the kids to play on or to cuddle with on the couch. I'll post it again when it is finished.

Owen's first haircut

Owen's hair has been growing so unevenly so I thought I would give it a trim. He did fine, not squirming too much. His hair still looks the same, just a bit more even.

All Done!

Happy Birthday To Me

This past Saturday we celebrated my birthday. Mom, Tim, Heidi, Taylor and Mya all came over to celebrate with us. We had fun visiting and the kids had a blast playing together.

I have to brag about my husband for a second here. This year he did a fantastic job at making my birthday special. He made the cake all by himself (it turned out way better than any of mine) and he gave me some quilting things that I have been wanting to buy for a long time! Thanks again Garett!
Most of the party is on video, but here are some pictures....

Me, Taylor and Owen

Mya Mya

Yum - Cake!

Yum - Chocolate!

Kissy Kissy

I hope to get around to posting some of the video. Check again later.

Visitors!

Yesterday Jerome, Yen and Ashton came to visit. We had a fun time watching the boys play together. Ashton is 7 months older than Owen and much more coordinated. I was hoping that Owen would pick up on some walking skills, but he just isn't that interested. He has begun to climb up on the couch and our bed all by himself. He just started doing it the other day - we were completely shocked and thrilled. :)

Just hangin' out having a good time.

Ashton was excited to get in until he realized that it was not a jumper.