First Sleepover!

Saturday night was Laela's first sleepover! Before we headed out, her school was having a carnival so we stopped by for a little bit. Laela got to ride a train and play a few games,but let me say...I was very tired from standing in line for face painting. I stood for almost an hour for Laela to decide she did not want to do it when it was our turn. Laela is CRAZY, but the lady convinced her to paint a butterfly on her arm. Once it was done, she was so proud and thought it was very cool!Anyway, we talked about staying with Nanna for a week and finally the day was here. Laela had it all planned out and she would be taking the following items:
blanket
monkey
dog
pillow pet
sleeping bag
monkey night-night clothes
crayons
paper
trains
bag of fingernail polish
food
backpack
extra clothes
presents (blue cupcakes)
baby dolls (2)
diapers
baby carrierYes...all of this list came from her! She had reasons for it all and everything except the crayons, paper, and presents went with her! Only reason the presents didn't go is because we ran out of time on Saturday. Otherwise, she had everything she needed and she was very excited about staying at Nanna's house. We went to pick her up this morning and had a wonderful breakfast with a tired little girl. She did not decide to go to sleep until 9:00 (because she said she goes to sleep when it is dark outside...which is not true. Her bedtime is 7:00-7:30!) Oh man...Nanna got suckered! Then she woke up at 6:00 a.m. Goodness! Not enough sleep for this growing girl. Oh well. Nanna said that Laela used her manners and did very well. Ro and I even got to enjoy a nice dinner and then we did a little shopping. YEA! :) The house was very quiet and I have to admit...Ro, Allie and I all missed Laela Grace while she was at her sleepover!

2 Egg Hunts for Easter 2011...

Happy Easter everyone! We felt so blessed this year, as we were able to sit back and watch Laela really be part of two egg hunts. Last year she participated, but this year she ROCKED it! Laela really loved running around and hunting for eggs. :) On Saturday, Liam invited us over for an egg hunt at his "soon-to-be" house with a BIG front and backyard.Laela loved playing and running in the grass with Liam (on the left) and another one of his little buddies, Will (on the right). I loved watching the kids share the Easter eggs and help each other gather them into their basket. How much sweeter could they be? Then nothing like finishing up a nice egg hunt with a popsicle and sweet friend!Then Sunday we headed over to Granna and Gramps' house for our family Easter. I love when everyone makes it over and the house is full. There was a ton of food and lots of love. The kids enjoyed playing in the backyard, but they especially loved hunting eggs! Such concentration! I LOVE it!!! Here is everyone in one spot! I know...they were still for three seconds! Don't worry! They got to tear into their baskets shortly after. I hope everyone's Easter was filled with joy, love and many blessings!

Warrior Dash 2011

This weekend some of our Nebraska friends (Kim, Greg, Gabby, Finn, Jill, and Joe) came down to visit and participate in Warrior Dash 2011. We were so excited to spend time with our friends! We got to just hang out, talk, and play all day Friday. Good thing, because Saturday,at the Warrior Dash, we had to use some muscles that we had not used in awhile. :) Mom was so awesome and she watched Laela, Gabby and Finn while we went to the Dash. Later, Karri joined her and I was so thankful they were there to help out while we had a little fun! We headed out to Roanoke and got there in plenty of time to check things out. We actually had to park at the Texas Motor Speedway and catch a bus to the site. We read that there were 17,000 participants expected and let me tell you...the event was run very smoothly and well thought out! Here are Kim, Greg, Joe and Jill before the race. WOW we were all so clean at this point. We had some extra time when we got there, which made for some fantastic people watching! Notice the guys in the caveman look wearing just a jock and flaps. Oh man! What a great day for people-watching!!! Then women in tutus... and men in jean-short cut-offs. WHOA! Just before getting in line we snapped a few more "clean" pictures.Then off we went!There were 3.25 miles of run/jog/walking space. There were also several obstacles, like crossing a FREEZING cold river, jumping over a few 4 foot walls, climbing a rope wall, running through tires and climbing over a pile of old cars, crossing a TALL stack of hay bales, climbing over logs in a swamps, jumping over a fire pit, and going under barbed wire in a large mud hole! Here is the results... Greg had one clean spot on the back of his shirt; otherwise, we all had mud and dirt in places that should not have even been possible! When we were done you could go get "hosed" off by two guys with fire hoses, standing on top of a storage unit. Everyone looked like a big group of pigs! Ridiculous! Oh! When the race was complete, you could donate your shoes. Seriously! What a great idea. They just hose them off and send them to other countries that are less fortunate. Here was the pile about 2:00 in the afternoon and there were still more races that day! Shonda and Lori also came, but their race was an hour later than ours so they headed there later than we did. By the time we were done and partially cleaned up, Shonda and Lori just finished their race and I was able to catch them at the finish line. Lookin' good ladies! Then I enjoyed a phenomenal turkey leg (YUMMM-O), while Greg and Kim enjoyed being warriors and having a small, finish-it-all-off beer. :) Hope you enjoyed the break-down of our day at Warrior Dash. We all decided that we loved the experience and were so happy we tried it. Each of us said that we would like to try it again in another location and maybe make it a fun little event for us! Thanks again to our Nebraska friends for driving down. We had a ton of fun and loved spending the weekend with you!

More bluebonnets...

Here are a few more bluebonnet pictures. These pictures are from Chera, so of course they are a little better than the ones I took!We snapped a few family shots and Ro has the usual "eye close". Here is one, even though it is not so great. DARN!!!

1 Month Naming Ceremony...

We were so delighted to be part of Cole Eung's 1 month birthday and naming ceremony!He is such an awesome little guy. I love that he slept through three quarters of the event. Cole was so relaxed and let anyone hold him. Here are a few pictures from the afternoon. Grandma was so excited to give him a necklace. What a wonderful smile!Oh! Don't forget about Cole's beautiful big sister Madelynn. She had a great time too!What a handsome and special baby!

Spring Fling!

We went over to the Eung's house last weekend and their neighborhood was having a little Spring Fling. Brooke, Cole, and I just chilled at home while the boys took the girls to the "party". Laela and Madelynn had a blast painting and looking at the many animals, but......they especially LOVED the bunnies!!! What a great start to the upcoming Easter weekend.