Happy Easter - Better Late than Never, Right?

It has definitely been a busy few weeks as we have been celebrating the risen Son and then getting back into the swing of things.  We had a nice Easter; Stewart's mom and oldest niece, Jenni, came to visit for the weekend which was nice.  Here are some pictures from our Easter morning egg hunt (we went to church on Saturday night)!

 "Oh, mommy, nanny put treats in these eggs!  Yummy!"

 "Bonner, what is your treat?"

 "I need to get a closer look!"

 "Look, Ian, more eggs!"

"No, I need that treat, Bonner!"

I put their Easter baskets out while they were taking a much-needed nap!

 Just so you know, this is the 3rd Toy Story Woody I have bought ... I'm pretty sure that 3 is my limit!

"Do you have treats in your basket, Bonner?"

Since the weather has been so nice, we have been going to a nearby park quite a bit.  I took this picture (with my new iPhone) last week while we were at the park.  She is so cute ... man, that Abby doll is super dirty, but aren't they cute?

It appears that the children got into the butterfly wings the other day while they were staying with Ms. Amber.  I found these pictures on the camera and could not stop laughing!

 "Look, Ms. Amber, we have wings!"

 "But before we can be beautiful butterflies, Ian, we need to be caterpillars in our cocoon!"

 "Let's fly, Ian!"

Toy Story on your shirt and wings on your back ... what more could a guy want?

We went to a little birthday party for a friend turning 3.  Great idea - it was at one of the local firestations!  Here's Ian (with our good friend Mary Elizabeth) after he devoured his cupcake!

He actually said, "Look, mom, I'm Santa Claus!"

 The kids got these cute glasses in their party favor bag ... Ian loved them - wore them the whole way home!

And this picture doesn't do it justice, but the kids brought home "fire helmets" from the birthday party.  It was probably 85 degrees outside, but Ian insisted on wearing the "fire hat" while he played "baseball" - in between taking breaks cutting the grass!

Ian-isms

- On our way into church Saturday night, Ian was walking pretty slow so I turned around to him and said, "Ian, honey, please pick up the pace."  He stopped, turned all the way around, looked at me and said, "Where's the pace, mommy?"  (That one might take you a minute, but it was funny!)

- Our precious neighbor, Mrs. Rhonda, gave the kids a sprinkler last year for their birthday.  The other morning, I went to put Ian in his carseat so we could go to school and he looked over at our other neighbor's yard and said, "Mommy, they have a water fountain in their yard."  I replied, "Yes, Mrs. Dawn has her sprinklers turned on."  Ian quickly asked, "Did Mrs. Rhonda give Mrs. Dawn a sprinkler, too?"  Crazy that he remembered that from so long ago!  Uncanny!