Mothers Day 2011

I had a great mother's day yesterday!  First of all, we went to church and Paisley actually let me sit through the whole service while she slept in my arms.  This was a gift all in itself!  I have spent the last few weeks in the cry room with a crying baby. I even got to take communion again after many weeks of missing out!  What a mother's day treat!  

After church, we went to Boca for a family-style Italian Mother's day lunch.  It was a great time!  The girls were good, the food was yummy, and we had a great time together as a family.  Summer and I (missing KK) got to celebrate what a WONDERFUL mother we have with our Mom!  We are so lucky to be so close with our mom and blessed for the great mother she has been to us and continues to be!  

 When we got home, the girls gave me their gifts.  Each girl picked out a gift certificate.  Jillian picked out Itunes and Jules picked out Subway!  What a treat...I love both of those places.  I also got a spa pedicure gift card to go along with it, which I am sure includes the keeping of all 3 girls so that I can go in peace!  Perhaps the best gift of all was the fact that Seth let me take a nap with the baby.  While I was sleeping, he vacuumed the whole downstairs and cleaned all of the wood floors.  He even threw in a couple loads of laundry too.  Then he took the girls to Lowe's so that Baby and I could sleep in peace!  It was wonderful!  When he returned, we watched the recorded Mavs game and watched them destroy the Lakers!  So much fun...GO MAVS!!!!

 Me and my three girls...who have the hardest time smiling when there is sun in their eyes!  

 still no good

here we are...the best we could get

My beautiful mom

The beautiful aunt...holding P

Mimi and the GRANDgirls

All of us girls

Summer, Mom, and Me


We missed being with CC today and I know the girls would have loved to be with both grandmas.  we will et to see her in just a few weeks though!

Happy Mothers Day!

Muffins With Mom

 This year, I was lucky enough to go to Muffins With Mom twice!  The pre-k had theirs on Wednesday, and the 2's class had theirs on Thursday.  It was quite a muffin-packed week!  Both girls were so excited about Muffins with Mom and were talking about it all week.  They couldn't wait to show me the gifts they had been working on and to have me eat with them at school.  Jillian even vetoed the outfit I had picked out on her day because she wanted to wear her "most beautiful dress for Muffins with Mom!" that she picked out herself.     Here are some pictures of our really fun couple of days at school!

ROUND 1:

 My three matching girls

 Jillian on a sugar high from muffins, donut holes, fruit loops, and orange juice!

 Me and my first baby...who is almost 5!  I can't even believe it!

 Little Miss P was on her best behavior and slept through it!

 Jillian's gift to me was a hot pad with her sweet little 41/2 year old handprint.  I love it!

 Jillian and her favorite girls at school...Macie and Ella

ROUND 2:

 More matching...I just can't help myself.  I love to do it.  I might have a problem.

 Jules and her best girl, Ellie. I couldn't get these two to be serious enough for a good picture!

 Me and my middle baby...the 3 year old!

 

  Jules and the gift she made me...a tray with her hand and footprints!

Happy Mother's Day to all of the wonderful mommies out there! 

Easter 2011

Easter seemed like a week long event this year!  But, I guess holidays are turning into that between school parties, church parties, and family parties.  Our Easter was very special this year with the new addition of our littlest bunny!  We started out our day with a visit from the Big Bunny himself!  The girls all enjoyed their baskets before it was time to get ready for church.

My mom bought all 6 granddaughters (ages 2 months to 9 1/2 years) the same Easter dress and they looked ADORABLE!!!!  I think we caused a scene at church with all of that matching fabric on so many different girls.  I loved it!  I know that Ansley probably won't want to match her baby cousin for much longer, so we better enjoy it while we can. 

Then at church, Ansley decided to get baptised!  Layton baptised her in front of the whole church and it was so very special and emotional.  They both did such a great job and it was the perfect Easter experience for all of us.  

After church, we all went out to eat and then over to Mimi and Papaw's for an Easter Egg hunt!  Whew...what a busy and fun day we had.  I know the girls had a blast all weekend long...and I now have to have them on sugar detox for the rest of the week!

The Bunny did good!

 Paisley's Basket

Jules' Basket

Jillian's Basket

The Easter Bunny always leaves the baskets on the front porch

The girls found their baskets!

So excited about Easter Baskets!

Jilly

Jules ACTUALLY smiling!

Cute Little P and her first basket!

Little Darling got her very own Sophie the Giraffe!

Jilly and her favorite baby

My girls ready for church.  Paisley pretty much didn't do well from here on out!

Jillian (4 1/2)

Jules (3)

Jillian, Emmy, and Jules dancing during Bible class

Ansley getting baptised.  This picture is awful, but it was such a sweet moment!

The girls at lunch! Jules doing her new "smile".

Papaw and a couple of his girls

Our Family of Five

6 girls

ALL the girls with their Mimi

The girls with Aunt K

Getting ready to hunt eggs.  Papaw corralling the girls!

And they're off!

Seth and Jules all worn out from our weekend!