Easter!

We had a wild and crazy Easter weekend. Festivities kicked off on Saturday afternoon when the Haley side of the family came over to celebrate. Uncle Tom's fam, Aunt Theresa's fam, John Callahan, and Mom and Dad were here to eat and have a small Easter Egg Hunt. It was a good time and very thankfully it didn't rain. Out of the 5 kids who were here, 3 ended up with band-aids - a rowdy bunch.

This morning the Easter bunny visited our house and left baskets for the girls. Afterwards, mom and dad joined us for Easter Mass and then we went to a brunch at Indian Lake. It was very nicely done. The Easter bunny visited, but Addy wouldn't give him the time of day. Mom, I would have posted the picture where dad looked crazy and not you, but that one was blurry of everyone - sorry!!!

THEN, we went over to the Jacobi's to celebrate with the Wong family. That egg hunt had coins in the eggs instead of candy. A nice change. Though the girls are going to use the coins to buy candy at the ice cream shop, I'm sure :)

It was great to see everyone and now we're exhausted - I just finished going through the bags of clothes that Melissa sent back. This baby needs absolutely zero new clothes..she is ridiculously well supplied. Happy Easter Everyone - sorry we missed Joe, Mel and the kids, Matt, Taryn and the kids, Abbie and Ari - next year!

Dance sneak preview

Lily's recital is not until June 10th and 11th...but here's a little sneak preview of the cuteness...

Addy's 4th Birthday

Addy B turned 4 years old yesterday! The child, as usual, was giddy about her approaching birthday for a month! First, Addy had 4 friends from day care meet her at Build a Bear for a "kid party". The kids had a blast. I was glad we kept it small b/c Build a Bear was PACKED and we likely would have lost a kid if there had been any more than that. The other kids had been to Build a Bear before, but Lily and Addison never had been, so it was an exciting new experience for them. The birthday party was well done - someone from the store lead them around and helped them make various decisions. Afterwards we went over to the food court for cupcakes and then called it a wrap. Then we came home to have dinner with the fam and have the "family party". Barclay picked up Chick Fil A, so we dined in style. The weather made a drastic turn for the better, so we moved out to the backporch for presents.

We are so thankful that our, now 4 year old, girl is healthy, happy, beautiful and loved by so many! Happy Birthday Addison!

Spring is HEEERRREEEE!!!

Oh how I love my new 3 day work week, especially when I am off on a Wednesday and it is as beautiful as today! Lily is on spring break this week so she got to spend the whole day with Addy and I as well. We decided that we wanted to go hiking somewhere new. So we went down to the Art Museum b/c they have a newish exhibit called 100 acres, which includes a nice long hiking trail around the lake and bordering the river, but also has some fun outdoor art. It was so much fun! The girls favorite part was finding a snake (that was dead by the way - gross) and climbing all over this cool skeleton sculpture.