Easter 2014

Easter is definitely becoming one of my very favorite holidays EVER! There is just something so relaxing and fun and meaningful about the whole holiday! It of course is all about Jesus! It is the reason for everything! I love that my kids are really learning the real meaning of Easter and Palmer knows the whole Easter story! I love that we have a church to go and worship an awesome God!

 

I also love our family traditions that we do every year without fail even though Mamaw is probably worn out! haha

 

Here are the cousins with their rabbit suckers! They thought they were hilarious!

 

Tex and I outside of church! I was a little psycho about pictures this year and I didn't hesitate to be a little bossy about it!~ haha Not one more holiday was going to go by with just a few pictures!

 

The whole family outside of the church. I was so proud of my father in law, he preached 5 amazing sermons over Saturday and Sunday!!! He is such a blessing to our family and all that know him.

My little baby Chan Chan! I could literally eat this child up, she is at the absolutely most fun stage ever!



Sweet Ann Mason, she was such a big, good girl this weekend! She loved hanging with the older girls and they treat her like one of them!

 

Katelyn helping Chandler before the big Easter Egg Hunt!

 

Our tradition at mamaw's dyeing Easter Eggs!

 

Palmer loved everything!

 

The kiddos and I, daddy had to work :( but we still had a blast!

 

I mean really? I can't help it she is too cute!

 

All of the girls and their favorite egg. Yes, don't ask... I pulled up after getting everyone lunch and my 5 year old had on a sports bra. I made it VERY clear that this was a one time deal!

 

Have you heard of Orbies? Well, I never had but my kids loved them! They are these silicon little balls and they filled a pool with them and they had games and prizes at the Easter Egg Hunt, I couldn't get Chandler out of there! haha

 

Katelyn and Chandler!

 

Someone got a swing from the Easter Bunny and she couldn't be more excited!!!

 

This years Easter theme.... Chevron, she looked so pretty!

 

Our 79th attempt at a family pic!

 

Tex and I, I don't think I could do this life without him. He is such a rock for our family we are truly blessed!

 

We hope everyone had a wonderful Easter!

Spring Break 2014

Well we survived Spring Break 2014!! I must say that spring breaks now are totally different than spring breaks of the past. No beer with cereal, no spray painted t-shirts, no driving the strip blaring rap music! HA HA

 

With little ones I don't necessarily use the word vacation because let's be honest...Three kids under the age of 6 in a car for 9 hours and then going to the beach everyday is wonderfully exhausting! Mother nature was NOT on our side for the trip we literally pulled into sun and 75 degree weather changed into our bathing suits and walked outside just as a storm was blowing in. That storm didn't stop for 3 whole days!

 

Somewhat of a beach day! These kids were freezing, I was wearing a sweatshirt!

 

We made the most of our rainy days and went to the gulfarium, science museum and ate at some great restaurants.

Our fam at the gulfarium!

 

This girl didn't care rain or shine, sand or pool she was LOVING life!

 

It is hard to see but this is a tornado simulator and it gets up to 75mph winds ALL of my kids wanted to go in with Sarah and I think from this picture Chan changed her mind about halfway thru!

 

Palmer.... my sweetest boy beach bum!!!

 

Ahhhh A toddler, hot pink and a tutu OH.MY!!! I cant get over her cuteness, I LOVE this age!

 

The last day was beautiful of course! These kids were good as gold on the beach!

 

 

Ok so here is the story! All of the kids wanted to be "buried" up to their necks so we took turns burying everyone, even Chandler was helping. After we got done I look over and Chandler is laying on the sand and trying to burying herself so we helped her out, she thought it was funny minus eating the sand!

 

It was a good trip but it also felt good to come home and get in our beds :) There is no place like home!!

Catching Up

Finally I am getting a chance to catch up!!! Our Internet as been down at our house for what feels like ages and then the more time that has past the more anxiety I get about getting the blog caught up! Nothing truly exciting has been going on but it just feels like we are busy :) I think once the weather FINALLY gets nice we will all feel like different people! So here is what has been going on!

 

Chandler's Hair has clearly been growing! Girlfriend has bed head just like her momma and brother! Ann Mason can sleep for days with straight hair! 

 

 

Annie and Katelyn got a girls night out and my 5 year old picks turquoise cheetah nails for her polish selection. Why not? Isn't that the first choice for most 5 year olds?

 

This is my attempt at family pictures! Yes, I was that mom before church on Sunday that may have been so frustrated that I cant get ONE picture out of these three that I shed some tears! Is it that hard people? haha

 

Chandler has recently sported her first pony and pig tails! She is getting so big, it makes my heart hurt!

 

Talk about heart hurting.... this girlfriend and sassy pants registered for Kindergarten and went on her kindergarten tour!!! With Palmer I was worried about he will adjust with Ann Mason I am worried about how the school will adjust! haha She had no nerves and walked thru that school like she owned the place!

 

Before we left, she looked so cute!

 

We got to reconnect with some dear old friends that we had not seen for years! They too have 3 kids under 6 so you can only imagine how this crazy slumber party went! Right when we saw them it was like old times! So thankful for reunions like this!

 

Other than that we basically been hot messes. We are tired of being in the house and really, really ready for spring!

 

Tomorrow we are off to the beach and I couldn't contain my excitement if I tried!!!!