Easter

We had a great Easter celebration at Grammy and Poppy's house. All the grandparents were there which made it very special. The girls were pretty worn out afterward. In fact Sunday morning we were all dressed and ready to go to church, but Addison couldn't stop crying. We sent her back to bed : )

The girls, pretty in purple once again!

Audrey and Madilynn's first egg hunt.

Poppy did a great job hiding the eggs!

By the end of the day she was ready to PLAY 

(and practice her outdoor voice!).

Hoppy Poppy and Go Grammy Go. 

Thank you for hosting us, feeding us and loving on us!

I love these two! Madilynn is at such a sweet age!

Happy to play all together.

Thank you Nana and Papa for the fun Easter basket and 

sending us home with the best ribs we've ever had!

Bradly helping Addison open her eggs! PS, I want in on the egg hunt next year...Addison's doggy bank is fat and happy!

Thank you Grandpa and Grandma for the creative Easter baskets and goodie bags! We love you!

Ahhhh, the beach.

Addison filled up her marble jar, finally. The past week has been filled with more bad than good. Her reward was a trip to the beach. We went to North Hollywood Beach. It was incredibly easy to get there and it was a nice beach too. It was one of those mornings that looked like it was about to downpour at any moment, but we still went and I am so glad we did. I love seeing my girls happy. We needed a fun trip! Thank you Grandma and Grandpa Barber for the cute outfits!

Birthday and Reunion

Can't wait to see Andrew this weekend. 

He's been traveling for work, but he did get to spend last weekend with Tiffy and Rob!

Last Friday, we spent the day with the Ritter family. We went to lunch and to the children's museum. It was a fun visit!

On Saturday, we celebrated Madilynn's first birthday!

Addison was so excited to see her walking.

I have the cutest niece ever.

Can't believe this peanut will turn one in a few months.

Madilynn wasn't a fan of her birthday cake...Good girl, Madi!

Such a good Daddy!

Cool Colin

Huge thank you to Grammy and Poppy for taking care of our doggies while we were away!

The girls got to see all their grandparents!

Saturday night we drove to Clearwater to see Chandra and Erin!

Sunday we went to the beach. The water was freezing, but it was still a nice day. Addison loved it for the first 20 minutes or so. Then she couldn't stop shivering. So we put some dry clothes on her and she was happy.

Molli went right to work in the sand.

Copper loved the water.

Gavin loved it all. The water, the sand, and the food! Audrey was pretty happy too.

I love these girls and their children! 

I wish we could do life together much more often.

Monday we went to a splash park and playground. 

Both girls loved Chandra and Erin.

Gavin loved everything to do with "baby". He was so sweet to her.

the boys

the big girls

the baby

I love this Alaskan.

 We had to say goodbye to Chandra and Cooper after the park. 

Erin and I went to an aquarium on Tuesday.

It was a bit crowded!

The nurse shark was a favorite.

After lunch we said goodbye to Erin, Molli, and Gavin and we headed back to Grammy's house. I'm not sure when we will meet again. Erin lives in Alaska and Chandra in Ohio. We missed Allison and Liz very much during this reunion, but we did get to google hangout with them!

Thank you Erin for buying three plane tickets and traveling by yourself to make this happen! Thank you Chandra for driving through the night to make this happen. Also, thank you Grandma Lucas for opening your home to me and my girls!