Easter FUN!

The girls and I had so much fun at the second annual Easter play date at the Fullers. 

Sophie, Jade, Ella, Aiden, Olivia, and Jordan all ready for the big Easter egg hunt.  Eliza was conveniently napping.

  

Aiden on the hunt

 

Super cute Sophie

 Beautiful Ella

Lunch Time!

Putting The Kids to Bed

One of Olivia's favorite past times is "putting her kids to bed".  The stairs make a perfect "bed" for every one of her "kids".

Our New Backyard

The very best part of our new house is all the fun we are going to have in the backyard.  I am so excited for our girls to get out of the snow and have a blast outdoors!  We have so many things to look forward to: tricycles, sidewalk chalk, swinging, digging in the sand, sliding, jump-roping, and swimming in the pool and I can't wait!

We had hardwood floors put in the house while we were home and so we spent a lot of time over there.  Olivia got a head start on checking out ever square inch of the backyard!

 I convinced "Fancy Pants" that you had to wear shorts to play on her jungle gym...she wore them once!

 Playing with Uncle Matt

 "Making Foot Prints"

BRC

We had lunch at BRC (Big Red Cock!!) with Nonna and Papa.  There are giant red roosters all over in keeping with the name.  It was delicious and I highly recommend it!

 Eliza was so excited to see everyone

 Uncle Joel was in the neighborhood and popped in to say "hello".  Olivia told him on the phone to do something silly when he got there.  She almost died laughing when he got there and was hiding from her and being silly.

Dentist

Olivia had her first dentist visit and was such a brave patient.  Unfortunately, she had a cavity in between her molars and had to have it filled :(  We have now become extra vigilant about flossing in hopes this will be her last!  She also has a cross-bite that may resolve itself once her permanent teeth come in.  She was amazing during all of the x-rays, cleaning and the subsequent visit to fill the cavity.  The dentist was right next door to my dad's office and was FABULOUS!  So glad we found them.

Heading Home

We flew home for Easter and it always seems to work out that I fly home with the girls only a couple days before Mike.  Hopefully one day we will travel all together and this poor Mama can actually relax on a plane!  Luckily we had our own row.

 E's new favorite past time is playing with (sucking up water and then spitting it all out on herself) O's sippy cup...whatever it takes to keep her entertained on the plane.  I can't wait until she is two and can watch DVD's on the plane.

 HOORAY!!!

Olivia is fascinated by the safety cards on all planes.  She must take notes from her Dada, "Safety First"

10 Months Old!!

 How sweet is that smile? It melts me every time!  The biggest achievement of the past month, of course, was crawling!  It is amazing to me how quickly they go from not crawling at all to really going fast in just a short time.  She has also started pulling up onto her knees. The world is now her oyster.  She is finally getting to explore all of the places she has been watching big sister explore for so long.  This month also brought another tooth, bringing the count to four, and the cutest: rocking back and forth to music!

 Loves to clap

 Olivia demanded that we too participate in the monthly photo in the chair :)

Why Not?!

It is a great look...leggings, floral pattern shirt, dance recital tutu, and baby sister's sweater.