Hippity Hoppity

Easter 2014 was a good one! We enjoyed celebrating our risen Lord and spending time with family. The weekend before Easter we went to Grandad and BeBe's house to have an Easter egg hunt and dinner.

On Good Friday the kids and I made Resurrection rolls and took pictures in the blue bonnets. Sensitive eyes plus stubborn personalities made it almost impossible to get a good picture!

Easter Sunday

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This year our church had picture taking stations set up all over the church. We were able to have a family picture taken! I loved that idea!

Sunday night the Easter Bunny came to visit!

Build-A-Bear Party Time

 This year Molly had her birthday party at Build-A-Bear! It was so much fun and easy! After Build-A-Bear we headed over to Nestle Cookies for a cookie cake. The day turned out beautifully!

We had one small hiccup; there was no manger to open the store for us! Our party was at 10:00 and we didn't start until 10:30. Luckily the Build-A-Bear employee's were there to entertain. Cason and Reid were the only 2 interested in the singing and dancing!

Everyone is waiting for their name tags. Molly had no problem picking out what she wanted! She got a bunny with flowers on it.

Molly, Avery, Camille, Cason, Reid, Lily, Ally and Samantha

They were rubbing their birthday wishes on the hearts that went into Molly's rabbit.

Molly getting her bunny stuffed!

Bath and brush time

The best picture we could get. Everyone was tired and hungry!

Molly's cookie cake.

Someone was acting shy :)

This picture cracks me up. There are 2 girls with balloon heads!

Grandad and BeBe have started a new tradition by having each child come spend the night with them for their birthday. They take them to lunch and shopping for clothes. They celebrated Molly's birthday a couple of days before her actual birthday. The poor girl had strep and wasn't feeling good at all. My parents said she was laying down acting pretty sick when they asked her if she wanted to open presents. They said she popped right up and was as happy as could be! They even got a little bit of shopping in before she started to feel bad again! Here are some pictures!

Molly is 3!

On Friday Molly turned 3! I can't believe it. 3 years ago I was holding a teeny tiny baby and now I have  3 year old! This girl LOVES birthdays so we tried to make Friday a special day for her. She opened presents first thing in the morning and went to Myrna's house where she got to pick what she wanted for lunch (mac and cheese of course). When we came home she played with her new toys and picked McDonald's for dinner (becuase they have My Little Pony Happy Meal toys). She requested brownies, ice cream and sprinkles for her special birthday dessert. We didn't get her a lot of presents for her birthday because we converted her toddler bed into a big girl bed! It was a great day celebrating a great little girl!

Doc McStuffin is ready to go!

Molly checking to see if her stuffed animals are ok.

Trying on her new bicycle helmet that she has been asking for.

Molly's favorite part about her birthday, singing Happy Birthday

Molly's big girl bed. She picked out the comforter. Of course it had to be pink!

Here is Molly's 3 year Questions:
1. What is your favorite color? Pink
2. What is your favorite toy? Tinkerbell
3. What is your favorite fruit?  strawberries
4. What is your favorite TV show? Ponies (My Little Pony)
5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? corndogs
6. What is your favorite outfit? Princess Sofia shirt
7. What is your favorite game? Hide and go seek
8. What is your favorite snack? Cheeze its
9. What is your favorite animal? bunnies
10. What is your favorite song? Jesus Loves Me
11. What is your favorite book? Pinkalicious
12. Who is your best friend? Herky (our dog)
13. What is your favorite cereal? Cherrios
14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Slide down the the slide
15. What is your favorite drink? Water
16. What is your favorite holiday? Easter
17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? my bunnies
18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Pop Tarts
19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? corndogs
20. What do you want to be when you grow up? A big girl

Dear Molly,
I have loved watching you grow and change from a 2 year old to a 3 year old. You are such a loving and caring little girl. You give the best hugs and kisses and you give them frequently when we aren't expecting it! You are a girly girl. You love to have your hair braided, nails painted,  changing clothes, singing and dancing. Recently BeBe and Grandad took you shopping and you were in Heaven!  Oh, and you still love new shoes! You can be a little hard headed and stubborn at times. And by "a little" I mean A LOT! But that stubbornness and hardheadedness paid off because you pretty much potty trained yourself. We tried this past summer and you weren't having it. Then one day you decided it was time and never looked back. My prayer for you is that you use that strong willed mind of yours to do great things! You are very smart and love to learn new things. You are learning to count to 10 and sing your ABC's. You also love to color and draw. I love you very very much and I can't wait to for this new year with you! I love you sweet girl!

Love,
Mommy

Cute pictures of my sweet 3 year old

These are the hugs I am talking about. They melt my heart :)

First time she had her nails painted

Toby's First Half Marathon

A while back I talked Toby into running the Dallas Rock and Roll Half Marathon with me. He wasn't exactly excited but agreed to do it because it is something I love and it was a good way to spend time together. WELL........I ended up with a stress fracture and I am wearing a walking boot and using crutches. Poor Toby had to run it by himself which he wasn't thrilled about. BUT he ended up having a blast and I think I can talk him into running another half once my foot heals! His official time was 1:55! He wouldn't have been able to do that if I had been running with him. I am so proud and a little jealous :)

Country Life With The Cousins

This past week the kids and I went on our 3rd annual Arkansas Spring Break vacation. It was a little different this time because not only did my parents come but Aunt Allison, Reid, Camille, and Bennett came too! That's right, we traveled 6 hours with 5 kids. 2 5 year olds, a 3 year old, a 2 year old and a 1 year old. The kids did a really good job on our road trip. Because there were so many of us we stayed in a hotel which the kids LOVED! We were only in Arkansas for 2 whole days but we made the most of those days at Geema's house playing outside, taking walks and soaking up the sun. It was busy but relaxing at the same time. The kids were worn out at the end of each day!