Birthday Girl...

Happy 1st Birthday, Baylor!!

We love you!!

fun on the farm

On Sunday, we had a great time hanging out at the farm with my cousins' kids (and Great Uncle Ray & Great Aunt Judy). The boys are still talking about all the fun they had. Here is a glimpse at their adventures...

our means of transportation...

(as we got on, I said to Deagan..."we get to ride on the tractor." Alden (age 3) looks at me with disdain and says, "It's a Gator!!"...sorry Alden, we're city folk) :-)

first stop: to see Trevon's name & handprint (we think it was done when he was 10 months old)

next stop: to see the baby chicks & ducklings (and possibly other baby birds??)

...taking notes from Braylon & Alden

...now getting in on the action"There's the chicken house, boys" (says Braylon)
taking turns gathering eggs (oldest to youngest)

Trevon, Braylon, Alden, Deagan then Baylor

(Briggs & Hallie were napping)

showing off their eggs

Bay & mommy waiting on the boys to load up

a farm adventure wouldn't be complete without sitting in a BIG tractor...

Thanks again for a wonderful time!!

Baylor 'gets around'...

Two of our friends/neighbors have these little baby cars...Baylor really enjoys stealing them...

playing with Sophie & her car...

Nevermind the fact that Hayden WAS THERE FIRST!!

(she just hiked her leg over and sat right on him!)
that's better...move that boy out of my way. ;)

other ways to enjoy Easter candy...

Apparently, there is a limit to how long my kids can eat the same Easter candy. So, after they got bored, Trevon created this...

...it's a boy...named Trevon,coincidently. :)

(after I look the picture, he added a skateboard to the bottom)

Easter Activities

Here's the recap of our Easter festivities...

SATURDAY

Easter egg hunt in Avonwith the Billmeier kids

Coloring eggs next door at Luke & Stacy's (Uncle Frank & Aunt Lydia joined us)
Baylor playing with Sophie's Easter bucket

Bay & Uncle Frank

SUNDAY

Easter Sunday (the whole squirmy family)
just the girls (before we changed into comfy clothes) :)
Pawpaw's annual egg hunt (they actually have to 'hunt' these eggs) :)

sorting the loot w/Uncle Dave

coloring egg cookies w/Gumma

mmmmm...yummy

a new dress...

A recent purchase from my very talented friend, Sarah, who has been making adorable dresses using old pillowcases and selling them for a good cause. You can check out her blog for more styles and ordering information if you're interested. I think they're so cute...and with the elastic top and straps that tie, these dresses can grow with the child.


disclaimer: please ignore the fact that baylor is sick, just woke up and had been crying...her expression here does not reflect her opinion of the dress. ;)

spring is here...right?

Last night I took down the snowflakes that the boys and I made this winter, that were hanging on the kitchen window. Trevon was upset so I told him we needed to make spring-y things to hang up. So, after hours of playing outside, we did some crafts before bed.

the finished products...deagan wanted a black flower and a black butterfly. then he decided he wanted an orange "yircle" b/c trevon had a black one. (if you haven't heard him talk much, his 's' sounds are y's...it's pretty cute.) :)