The Birthday Bash

We had the GREATEST time up in Arkansas at Grandmother' 90th birthday! I know that Grandmother just had a great time at her party...and she should with well over 100 people there to help her celebrate her big day. It was a short trip for us driving up on Saturday and back on Sunday, but well worth it! We just love the time we get to spend with B-Pa, CC, Uncle Caleb and of course the whole Patterson/Bland Family! Here are just a few pictures that I was able to get at the party between running around after the two girls...

CC and Jules

Uncle Caleb is THE BEST UNCLE! He chased Jules around feeding her and giving her whatever she wanted. I know I have said it before, but the girls LOVE Uncle Caleb!!

Here is Grandmother with Aunt Meriam and B-Pa

And OF COURSE Grandmother would have NOTHING on her cake but Razorbacks! She is the biggest fan and has been cheering at games longer than anyone!!

Jillian and Delaney eating cake

Daddy feeding Baby Jules

This isn't a great picture, but I thought Jules looked so old...doesn't she??

Jillian, Abi, and Delaney

Trying unsuccessfully to get a picture of all the little girls

That was the extent of my pictures. Uncle Alan...will you send me some that you sent????

I'll Get You My Pretty...And Your Little Dog Too

Since this is probably the LAST Halloween that I get any say in what Jillian will wear, I decided to put the girls in a "couples" kind of costume and make them Dorothy and Toto from The Wizard of Oz. Jillian did not object considering her outfit was sparkly and she got to wear some ruby red slippers! She looked the part and had a great time doing it. Jules...well she was just about the cutest Toto there ever was. None of my pictures really do her in her costume any justice...but I think you get the idea. So...here is our fun-filled Halloween night in pictures!

The girls getting all geared up for dinner with our whole family (in costumes) and trick-or-treating!!!!!!

The front

The back

Here is Jules right when she was catching on to the fact that all you have to do is show up to someone's house looking cute and then they give you candy. We couldn't stop her after this!

YEAH candy!!!!!

Jillian as Dorothy and Cousin Emmy as a cheerleader!

Jillian with Cousin Macy...the Diva!

Jilly (almost 3 1/2)

Jules (18 months)

Jules was totally obsesses with this fruit by the foot candy because it was the first thing she got! She carried that thing in her hand all night long!

All five girls trick-or-treating together!

Jillian, Emerson, Jules, Ansley, and Macy

Jules decided to take it easy at this point and enjoy some of her hard-earned candy.

Jules with Papaw. She is mildly obsessed with Papaw...she is always saying his name throughout the day! I don't know what she is thinking about! My guess would be that since Papaw gives her donut holes every Sunday at church, that he has jumped up to #1 in Jules' book!

Jules with Mimi...also a favorite of Jules!!!

Even Uncle Caleb came to trick-or-treat with us for the 2nd year in a row! He is the best and the girls love him!

The girls having a blast together!!!!

Our family

The Dales

And yes, if you are wondering, I think Layton dressed up like a registered sex offender!

(click to see this picture bigger and you'll see what I mean!)

The HIGHLIGHT of our night...trick-or-treating at Roy Williams' (#11 for the Cowboys) house!
He lives in my parents neighborhood and we thought we would give it a shot. He answered...on his phone and in house shoes! He was really friendly and we ALL became Roy fans after that!!!!! By Halloween next year, there will be 4 Dallas Cowboys in their neighborhood! You can bet we will get even more good celebrity pics next year! :)


Here is Jillian about 5 minutes after Uncle Caleb left our house. She passed out in no time! That was a lot of fun for a 3 year old!

Easter Sunday

Okay, Okay...the last of the Easter Posts! Ha! So moving right along...the girls got up early on Sunday and were very excited to see what the Easter Bunny had brought. Jillian did the honors of getting the baskets from the front porch...

looks like the bunny came to our house


she is soooooo excited

the baskets

Jillian's basket

Jules' basket

the girls and their stuff

Jules checking out her basket of goodies

Jillian got to her candy before I could even take a picture of her with her basket!

That girl has a serious sweet tooth!

too cool for school

I keep wanting to sing "One Little Speckled Frog..."

HA! But, this girl is all better now...just so you know! We can go in public again!

CAUGHT eating Dora candy



After all the Easter Bunny business was over, Seth and Jillian went to church with the rest of the family. Then we all went to Mimi and Papaw's for lunch and an Easter Egg Hunt.

Here are the girls ready for Church, although Baby Jules and I stayed home AGAIN. My Mom made these dresses for the girls for Easter Sunday. The Dale girls also got matching dresses, so Mimi has spent lots of time making FIVE Easter dresses!!!!! She did a great job and I am sure she will be avoiding her sewing matching for a WHILE now!!!

Jules in her dress and new white sandals

All FIVE girls! My mom likes to call them GIRLS GONE W1LD!!!

(I don't want some sicko googling that and getting my blog...HA!)

Papaw and the girls

Our weak attempt at a family picture.

I am sure we will have a good one of us one day!

Since it was raining, Mimi and Papaw had an Easter Egg Hunt inside the house in the playroom.

The four older girls had a great time hunting for candy.

Jillian in her element. She got real into egg hunting this year.

Jules would rather just play the piano!

Aunt K and Jillian reading a book

Uncle Caleb also came up and spent Easter with us! He is such a great uncle and the girls really love him! Here he is playing with Jillian.