Happy Easter!

We have had an exhausting day! Amelia ran a high fever last night thanks to her ear infections (she is getting tubes on Wednesday). So she was tired from the getgo this morning. The girls quickly picked through their Easter baskets before we headed to church. After church we went to Dustin's parents for lunch and Ainsley hunted for eggs in the front yard. She's a funny girl. She's very serious about hunting eggs. I know she enjoys it, but she had a serious look on her face the entire time. She posed for me once she was done. The girls were exhausted and both passed out on the way home.

And She's Down...

Ainsley took a 4 hour nap without falling out of bed, but tonight when I checked on her before going to bed this is what I found...

Easter Eggs!

Ainsley and I dyed Easter Eggs together. I'm so glad I stripped her down because just as we were finishing up she went to rest her hand on the counter and stuck it straight in the green dye spilling the entire cup of dye down her front.

Big Girl Bed...Or Maybe Not.

I put Ainsley's bed rails together today with the hopes they would fit on her crib once it was converted to a toddler bed which unlike most toddler beds doesn't come with a side rail piece. So I put the rails on her twin bed instead. She refused to nap there and instead got in the toddler bed with no protection to prevent her from rolling out. So far so I've heard no thuds over the baby monitor, but I padded the floor just in case. Tonight might be interesting.

Friday Night Photo Shoot

A friday night photo shoot is generally not a good idea.





















But I did get at least one smile.

Easter Egg Hunts

The girls' Easter Egg Hunts at school were this morning. Just as Amelia's was to begin, it started raining so the eggs were quickly scooped up by teachers and the kids hunted their eggs in the classroom. The rain stopped just in time and just long enough for Ainsley's class to hunt outside, however it was very windy!

And Again...

Another snow, this time in late March. It was a weird winter in Texas this year. Plano and southwest Collin County received some of the heaviest snow this time around. We had 7.5 inches in our backyard. Ainsley told me she wanted to build a snowman, but when it came time to actually go outside she changed her mind. I don't know if I'll ever get her out in the snow and of course it could be 5 years before I get another chance!

Happy St. Patricks Day

Happy St. Patricks Day...very late.

Dogs

Amelia LOVES dogs. She hugs on Charlie and Gabe, chases them when they don't want hugs, pulls their hair, kisses them, pets them, pokes them and anything else they will allow her to do. Her love for my parents dogs is no different. She tried to cuddle with Tucker and posed with Reese. And although I do not have any pictures of it, even Gracie let Amelia pet her a little bit, which if you know Gracie, you know that's impressive.

Two Parks, One Day

While we were in Shreveport we hit both of my favorite parks from my childhood in one day. In the morning we went to the Duck Pond with Catherine and Marshall and in the afternoon it was Betty Virginia with the Sonnenfelds. Here are some of my favorite pictures from the day.