Easter Morning (and Day).....

Easter morning was kind of a blur. Kids got up too early and I didn't get any great pictures. Easter baskets were lots of fun. They all got kites....a big thrill!! After the egg hunt in the house, the living room looked like a jelly bean factory had exploded. Next thing I knew they were sorting them by color, so at least we had neat piles of jellybeans scattered all over!!

After church we went to the Marafioto's for their Easter event. Lots of food, pinata, cupcake decorating and an egg hunt. It was lots of fun. I think there were 16 kids total!!

And after a short nap, we went to Shirley's for dinner. We all had a great time celebrating this special day....and we were all VERY tired at bedtime!!!

Bike Rodeo

Sophia's school had a Bike Rodeo yesterday. It was quite a little event. They set it up like they do at the Elementary School. It was really cute. As we were going over there, I asked Joshua what he would say when it was Sophia's turn. "I say...go O-phia, go O-phia." One day he'll get that "s" sound down!!!

Time Flies....

What happened??? I was taking old pictures down and putting these new ones up and realized..the kids are SO big. Joshua lost his baby look. Sophia looks so grown-up. And Jake had baby teeth just a year ago. Now he's got permanent teeth, a battle scar and looks SO handsome.

Love this one of all 3....Sophia being the little mommy trying to keep Joshua in line. Jake being the cool dude and sitting there until the picture is over.

Good Friday....

Mary and Brad came down for a couple days. On Good Friday we spent most of the day together.

Dying eggs....I didn't know it was possible for kids to get more colored than the eggs!!!

We had a picnic with mom in the park. Great weather to be outside!!!

Shooting some hoops...

USS Lexington

Mike and Jake got to take a fun trip the weekend before Easter. They went with Cub Scouts to Corpus to stay on the USS Lexington over night. They seemed to have a great time and came home very tired!!!

On the ship at night....

Very close sleeping quarters!!!

They also went to the Aquarium while they were there. I think this is a very cool picture!!!!

Egg Hunt #1

The first of many egg hunts...this one was at church. Joshua got 2 eggs and decided he was done. They made Resurrection eggs, had a pinata, skits, songs, egg hunt and lunch. Quite the celebration! Jake missed it because he was on the Cub Scout trip.

Battle of the Flowers Parade...

Or the Flowers Fight Parade (as Sophia called it!!!). This was the first time I've ever been (that I remember). I took the big kids and we went with Finola and Cheryl. Reserved seats is the way to go. We had a really good time. Next year I'd like to be in the shade! It was pretty hot. But, the kids loved the parade, had lots of treats and trash....and we all had fun!!

Jake was sportin' a headband for the day...not sure why!!

Fiesta Time in SA!!!

It's party time in SA!! And at NPDS that means....the annual parade around the parking lot!!!

Flowers....bright colors...lots of cute-ness....and this is the best picture I get of her. What is her deal with pictures lately????Joshua was trying to help with the pinata!

Stepping up my game...

I've made the big move and rented a booth at a craft mall....and I couldn't be more excited. This gives me the freedom to just "make stuff" instead of waiting for custom orders. I have so much fabric and random things that I've collected especially during the past year when I've really started sewing more. Plus I have lots of invetory just sitting around. At this craft mall, you pay a monthly fee and they take 10% of your sales. BUT....the store is staffed every day...and all you have to do is keep your booth stocked and looking nice...and that's it!!! Hopefully pick up a decent paycheck each month! You can check online each night to see your sales each day. There will be a big happy dance when I see a sale!!! I'm just really hoping that this takes off!!!!!

Sophia's 5 Year Pictures....

Love love love these. I think the last one is my favorite!