More Easter pics

I got my camera back...yay! So, I have a few more pictures from Easter Sunday to share.

Our very lovely family

Sorry grandmas that the girls weren't coorporating very well. haha.

Granny and the girls

Yes, these are our children, we are not ashamed! hehehe. Nicole has replaced the orange goggles with these new pink ones (thanks grammy!)

Love my girls

I just want to say that I have the sweetest most wonderful little girls. I adore them. I love when Hannah wants to snuggle in my arms. I love when Nicole says, "Mommy, I want you". I love to watch them learn and grow. I love to hear them sing songs, especially Amazing Grace. I love to see them love on their daddy. They are amazing, and I'm so thankful God allowed me to be their mommy.

Easter Sunday

We had Easter dinner this year at Greg & Valerie's house. My mom and dad came over, along with Justin and Erica, and Erica's parents. Also, Grann (Greg's mom) came down with Aunt Lisa and Uncle Gary. It was a full house indeed. We had a yummy dinner and a nice time. Unfortunately, I don't have the pictures to go with it because my camera is still at their house.

However, I do have pictures my dad sent of Nicole's Easter egg hunt in their yard Sunday night. They must have hidden 50 or 75 eggs. Every time Nicole saw an egg she would say, "*gasp (how do you write a gasp sound?* There's another one!". She had fun and we only ran into ants once. She's got a few bites on her toes and knees. Poor thing. Ah, the joys of living in Florida. I remember one Easter I did an Easter egg hunt at one of the local parks and I found an egg under a bush. I reached down, and my hand was covered in fire ants.

The girls both got beautiful baskets from the grandparents, filled with outfits, bathing suites and even some "bling bling" for Nicole (translate, big fancy play jewelry). Jeremy and I have figured out that we don't have to do things like Easter baskets since we know the grandmas will...is that bad? haha.

Super Family Fun Day

Jeremy had yesterday, Good Friday off. It was greatly needed an appreciated. He has been working very very hard lately, leaving work early before the girls get up and coming home just in time for a late dinner and to put them to bed. It's hardest on Nicole because she really misses him. We had been looking forward all week to Friday. I asked Nicole what she wanted to do when daddy was home from work all day and she said, "Daddy chase me, and tackle me, and chase me more" hahaha. She just wanted to play!!!!

We started the morning by having family circle time and reading about Jesus' betrayal and journey to the cross. We wanted to be sure that we spent time reflecting on the reason we celebrate the day. Then we headed over to Dunkin Donuts for a yummy late morning breakfast of donuts and breakfast sandwhiches. Nicole LOVED eating her chocolate frosted donut with sprinkles and jelly beans. Then, we took Nicole bowling! She has never been bowling before. We invited our good friends Bryan, Brooke, Peyton and Caulder. We had a total blast. We each played two games, which was just enough for the kids. Unfortunately, our camera battery died, so I only have two pictures:-( So bummed.



We went out to eat with our friends, came home and took naps (and played Wii). After nap time, we decided to have an impromptu camp out in our backyard (which we had been promising Nicole for some time). We needed to do this soon because it's getting hot and the bugs will become overwhelming soon. So, last night was the night. Hannah slept in her crib, and the three of us slept in the tent. (For those of you worried about Hannah, our tent was right outside the back door with the monitor turned to full blast. She slept through the night and there were no problems). So, Nicole, Jeremy and I sat by the fire till near 11:00. Then we slept in the tent. I say slept...but I only got a few hours, and I think Jeremy did too. Every little noise woke me up and we are both incredibly sore from sleeping on the ground. I guess we're getting old. But, Nicole LOVED it! And that's what really counts:-)

Even Hannah got in on the action:-)

So, we had a super family fun day. It was great. Relaxing, no major issues to deal with, and fun for everything. We really enjoyed daddy being home.

Amazing Jumping Rope video

I'm going to post an update on our super fun family day yesterday soon. But, until then, click on this video. It is AMAZING!!!! I've never seen anything like this before. This is a huge team of girls jump roping, but I PROMISE it's no ordinary jump roping. The video is a bit long (7 minutes) but you will be so amazed, you'll want to watch it all. Very very cool. I couldn't jump for 7 minutes, let along do all these crazy tricks. It blew me away. Give it a moment of your time to check out. It's very cool.

(Thanks dad for the link)

http://soonereyo.blip.tv/#1826380

Duck Duck Goose.

Last night grammy and gramps came over for the evening. Just before bed time we taught Nicole how to play duck, duck, goose. It was quite entertaining. We finally realized it would be good to have on video. So, we set up the camera and just let it roll. This video is a few minutes long, but it's worth watching (especially if your family). Even Hannah gets in on the action at the very end. Enjoy.

Hannah's baby dedication

Saturday, April 4th, we dedicated Hannah to the Lord, formally, at church. Obviously we had already dedicated Hannah to the Lord, long before she was even born. Here are a few pictures.

April Fool's

Yesterday Jeremy and, well....the other shall remain anonymous (unfortunately it wasn't me, I would have liked to be in on it, but I couldn't), forked his mom and dad's house. What does this mean you ask? 826 plastic forks, knives and spoons stuck up through the grass.

Found out last night that their neighbors were heckling them a bit. Greg paid a couple of neighbor kids to pick up all the plastic wear. Hahaha....

Anyone else do something fun on April Fool's?

Our first crop

Yesterday I pulled up our first crop....radishes. On the envelop is says to harvest them in 22 days. Yesterday was day 23, so I thought I had to pull them or else they would start to rot. I know....not the smartest kid on the block, I think. Here they are.

They are pretty pathetic. Not even big enough to do anything with them except compost I think. My friend Beth said I should leave them in the ground longer...much longer. Who knew? I thought I had to harvest them with the packet said so. hahaha. I have more in the ground, I'll wait with those.

Other than that, other veggies are looking good. Our peas, beans, zucchini and cucumbers look the best. We've planted corn twice, and both times about day 6 when they start to sprout, little holes are made every few inches where they were planted. I think birds come and eat them. I haven't tried again since the last time. Our lettuces don't look great, but I'm not expecting much from them this summer. We really want to plant sweet potatoes, but I can't get any sprouts from my sweet potatoes to plant. Any suggestions???

A few cool pictures to share.

A comment that really Bugs me...

This morning we went to story time at a local library. Actually, I didn't know story time was taking place, we just happened upon it. Anyway, the librarian was reading a really cool pop up book in the shape of a hamburger. Each layer of the hamburger was made of something silly (like the lettuce was a yucky old sponge) with a bug in it....all kinds of bugs. When the librarian got to the ketchup (made of red poster paint), the bug that popped out of the flap was a cockroach.

Nicole said, "Hhhuuuhhh...mommy, just like at our house!"

Yeah, I just about died. Hey....we live in Florida, and I've never known a Florida home without la cucaraches every once in a while. And she saw me kill one a few weeks ago which I believe is why this is fresh in her memory