Sunday, March 23, 2008

Easter Day

Olivia and Aiden had a great Easter this year! We had a very busy day - two Easter Egg hunts, lots of fun stuff in their Easter Baskets, and so many people over for Easter Brunch! Here are a few pictures of the day's events (not really in order):

Admiring her loot

The oldest and youngest boy cousins (a little difficult to get them both to
smile at the same time...)

Ohhh, look what I got!

Peyton

Hey, there's chocolate in here! Aiden really likes his Uncle Derek
All the kids (some smiling, some laughing, some dancing,
some just plain mad to have the camera pointed in their direction)
On the hunt for some eggs

Looking for Easter eggs and oh so happy about it!
All those presents and what does the kid like?
The cardboard...

Uncle Todd taking a snooze on the couch,
Oliver taking a snooze on Uncle Todd

Easter Preparations

"Here comes Peter Cottontail..."
Getting ready for Mr. Easter Bunny to come!






Making Rice Crispie Treats for the kids tomorrow

Coloring Easter Eggs with Daddy

Saturday, March 22, 2008

Butterflies, butterflies, everywhere butterflies

We love the Gardens - Christmas time is beautiful, Fall holds special memories, Summer is so much fun outside, and Spring means BUTTERFLIES!

We went to the Night of the Butterflies with Skyler and Grandma a couple of weeks ago. The butterflies didn't seem to want us all there, and we couldn't find any Moon Moths, but it was still pretty cool to be there at night with flashlights and all the activities they had for the kids to do! Olivia was pretty hot in the big room, anyone who knows her knows how she doesn't like warm things, ESPECIALLY a warm Olivia (yes, she is just like her Momma, very temperature weary), but she managed to have a good time anyway!

At the Gardens with Aunt Kiley Pooh and Peyton - during the day, much more butterflies are out! They love the sun as much as we do! Here's Olivia Butterfly with her best friend, Peyton!!!

Strangest Cat Ever

It turns out that Oliver, Olivia's new cat, is very strange. He REALLY likes to be around us, begs like a dog, meows all the time (yes, even at 4 in the morning), and even loves to play in the snow. Olivia loves him, Aiden wants to eat him, but as far as Aaron and I are concerned, the jury is still out on this one.

Aiden Baby

Aiden may be turning ONE next month, but for now, he's still my baby. He is taking about three steps, has eight teeth and is showing more independence every day, but he's still our little cuddle boy and loves to give hugs all the time! Here are some recent pictures of him:

The Great Escape:

Aiden LOVES Cassidy, Cassidy TOLERATES Aiden...
Figuring things out:
When he was sick, he fell asleep in the highchair. Poor little guy!

All better, and wide awake!

Monday, March 17, 2008

One, Two, now Three!






More Birthday Pictures



Opening presents!

She's three! Happy Birthday to Olivia!


Snuggling with P-Paw

Saturday, March 15, 2008

Birthday celebration(s)

Happy 3rd Birthday, Olivia!

Smashing her face in her Birthday cupcake.Olivia and Skyler share the day! 6 years apart!


Meet Olivia's Birthday preset - Oliver the Cat!


He's VERY friendly but Delilah doesn't much like him.


Cassidy and Oliver get along well already though!

Olivia had her Birthday Party at the GR Children's Museum! The theme was "Music" and she had a blast! Here are a few pictures of the event!


Ethan was OBSESSED with this display!
The parade through the museum with the tambourines they made.

Since he's not quite walking yet, Aiden still gets to ride around in style! Ahh, this is the life...

Olivia and her Grandmas!


Looks like they were having a serious conversation...

The two girls, 14 years apart, but they still like to do a lot of the same things...
Girls will be girls!

Now that's a happy boy!