The Easter Marathon...

No, we did not run a marathon but it felt like it! The weekend started off with a Easter Egg Hunt in Danville with friends from our playgroup. The weather was gorgeous and the hunt was fabulous. There was an egg toss, balloons, face painting, flower planting, food, snacks, fun and lots of friends. We had a great time.

The girls woke up on Sunday morning and the Easter Bunny had visited our house dropping off some treats, sidewalk chalk and a beach ball. (Balls are very high on the toy list these days). It was fun to see the girls get excited about opening the eggs, thank goodness the bunny knew to put raisins and graham crackers in there!

Soon after we packed up the crew and drove to Wilton for Easter Sunday with the family at Five Star. I think I was most excited because we were hoping to get the girls on horseback for the first time!! We had a great time with everyone with a gorgeous lunch outside and lots of play time with the dogs. They were actually jumping in the pool while the girls hunted for eggs. I think they thought that was more fun than the egg hunt! After all that we saddled up Buddy and Uncle Ryan took everyone for rides. It was awesome! I thought they both would shy away from the horse, but they loved it! I can't wait to see them up there again.

Here are some pictures from the fun weekend...

Where have my babies gone...

Today we had a neighborhood Easter Egg hunt and before we went down there the girls and I were playing around the house. All of the sudden, with both of them pushing a stroller, I realized that my girls are no longer babies. This has been happening a lot, but it really hit me today. Wow.




It is only a matter of time before I am recreating this picture...circa 1978...

Just some "lovey" updates...

Nothing new and major to report just some sweet stories about my little ladies...well at least I think they are sweet!

Last Wednesday was a landmark day for me as a Mom. The girls and I were playing around in the morning, I fall on the floor and they scream and pile on top of me. You get the picture. Well were were doing that and all of the sudden Hayden comes over falls on me, hugs me and says "I love you mommy." I on my honor, pinkie swear it was unsolicited and it MADE MY DAY! She has not said it since, but I will take it!

Most evenings the girls eat dinner around 5pm. So on the nights when Jonas can't get home before they go to sleep he calls around dinner time to talk to them and say goodnight. I put the phone on speaker and they attempt to say things like "Dada office" and "Hi Dada" with full mouths. Well yesterday, Jonas called and I was trying to prompt the girls to say "I love you" before he hung up and Taylor said it! The first time and it was so cute because she got a little smile afterwards. Adorable.

I guess it is easy to say that there is a lot of "love" in our house! Hayden is always trying to give Taylor hugs and loves. Taylor is not sure if she should push her or hug back. It is pretty cute. Here is a quick video of one of the first times Hayden gave her sister a "love."