The Egg Hunt

First we'll start with the goods that were quickly picked up from Walgreens! That store never fails me...or the Easter Bunny...
The fashion designer notebook is actually pretty neat. It comes with several papers with outlines of girls and then has several stencils of different clothing that you can draw and color onto the girl. When you are desperate and just have to grab things, you never know what you are really getting! Ha. But I'd say it was a success!!

This bubble fan was a hit too! Thank goodness!!

The clan after church...

First up is the little kid's hunt

They each got 15 little eggs and 1 big one full of candy and little toys

The big kid's turn. On your mark. Get set...

Go!!!

There are A LOT of hiding places in this back yard...

After my dad gave us a couple of hints on where the $10 egg was hidden

My cousin and her hubby found both the special eggs

We each got 20 little eggs and 1 big one

Ours had $1 coins inside and other random goodies!!

I love Easter...we always make enough to pay for the gas of driving up there!!!

Twas the evening before Easter...

I know. I'm a tad behind...

I'm pretty sure we've never taken our kids bowling before and I was ready to wow them with my amazing bowling skills... I love that Brittany has such small feet (size 5) that her shoes only came in velcro!!

Easter is a big deal people.

I loved this picture, I just had to post. It might be my parents best pic ever.

They still aren't as cute as us though...

Best form of the night

Oh yes. Great Grandmas bowl too

The scores... Wes, Avers, Zane, Me, Tim, Ethan, and Blair. At least I beat my grandma...barely. I forg0t to take a picture of their score board but I promise she only scored in the upper 40's!!

My mom decided her name was Venus, Kevin, Britt, and Brant

So much for showing off my amazing skills...

Time to decorate eggs!!!!

The kids were very bummed to find out we accidentally left them out all night and thus were unable to eat them Sunday afternoon!! Had fun decorating none the less...

My dad making the famous $5 and $10 eggs...The girlies

The studs

The big Easter egg hunt coming soon

Finished a little more...

I finished one corner! I'd really like to paint a swinging monkey on the opposite corner where the gymnastics bar is...but I'm thinking that won't happen...
I'd like to get a bigger TV for the wall also, that little TV just doesn't cut it.

This is what the room looked like before... Zane has been keeping busy while I paint by playing outside in the mud or pulling out toys that never get played with like bendaroos...
I tend to like eyeballs that are bigger than the yellow balls.

This is the room I'm working on now! I'm hoping to finish it soon.

Since I know you wanted a better look at the insanely huge plant...

Both over-sized items are out, tile is laid, new door is installed, paint is up...we just need drywall/texture in a small area and curtains!!

Back to Crafting!!

If feels so good to dust off the sewing machine and complete some projects!! It's a busy playroom so I figured busy curtains would fit.

My sister came over and helped make dirty whitish peeish looking cushions into black wipeable cushions! Paint, marker, playdough, no worries!
(baseboards coming soon!)

My mom painted the sunroom last weekend and I painted this armoire. It needs a little touching up in some areas but it's coming along! This is where all things arts and kid's crafts will be held.
(cleaning the floors coming soon!)

I didn't make these curtains, but I picked them out and actually like them! This would be a first!! You have no idea how much picking out curtains makes me nauseous. I was forced to make a quick decision when I came out of the shower one day, turned around, and saw giggling faces staring at me from the living room windows...

You may have noticed all three rooms are blue. I apparently like blue. Hopefully I will be able to post pictures of these rooms completed sometime in the next three months...

CIRCUS!!

Don't wait to buy tickets at the door or you'll be waiting for about 1 hour and miss 20 minutes of the show!

I look a little less enthused as the kids. Oops.

I still can't figure out how this girl was hanging. It looked like it was by her hair??

I love the long blonde sidekicks who do nothing but lift their arms!

Can't forget the overpriced cotton candy!!

Intermission picture.

I think the trapeze is my favorite. It looks so fun!

I'll leave you with a cute monkey!

Is it almost summer yet?!

True Love

Somehow he sounded her name out and came up with two different spellings within 2 minutes, but my favorite is when he came to me and said "What's our phone number because I want her to be able to call me!!"It looks like we need to work on 3's 5's and 2's! I love how he was so proud and excited to give this to her. So sweet!!

Spring Break- Girls Night!!

I've been really slow at blogging lately...Probably because I do crazy things like spending 10 hours yesterday researching SoonerCare policies, procedures, and why several 2010 claims denied. I'm not sure why I'm so obsessed but I was able to get 7 paid for!! I'm thinking I deserve half of that recovery!!

Anyway, March 19, we made our way to Tulsa for a girls weekend (plus Zane). My mom and her sister/s and daughters get together every year to hang out. This year we met at the Embassy Suites...Here are the cousins...minus Jennifer...

We went and ate at the cheesecake factory and then walked to the mall. Avery got a little makeover at Sephora and she loved it!!

After all that shopping it was time for our annual toast. I HATE wine, champagne, and beer...it all has that nasty malty gross taste. However, whatever this was, it was actually somewhat drinkable...

The kids enjoyed some yummy water!!

and then some bananagrams...

That's a wrap on the Delmont Girls Spring Break Weekend Trip!!