Saturday, April 23, 2011

Easter 2011 and more..

Hi!  Just wanted to write about our new little schedule we have...cuz I hope we can continue it!  A month ago we started taking turns taking one of the girls out to Panera for a bagel on Saturday mornings.  Ry went first with Emily, then I went next with Hailey, and then Ry is out with Addy right now.  Then the last Saturday in the month we stay home and have a big ol' pancake breakfast. :)  Anyway, it is just SO cool having one on one time w/ the girls!  We both LOVE it!  And you should see how much THEY love it!  The girl who is going is always the first one up that day.  You should have seen Addison the other day at 6:30 a.m.  It was like Ryan was taking her to Disney World or something.  We just LOVE spending time with them on their own and seeing their personalities shine and the questions flow.  
The girls also started taking swimming lessons for the first time.  We haven't been able to do swimming lessons before because all of them were for child WITH parent and we don't have enough parents to go with each of the girls!  So...now they can finally take swimming lessons without having one of us in the water.  The first day Addy was a little timid as she wasn't sure about the teacher and what was going on but last time they all did great!  It was hard getting them OUT of the water!  
And then here are some Easter pics!  We went to Grandma Kathy and Grandpa Kim's house with our family friends and had a great dinner and a great egg hunt.  Too bad one of their "boyfriends" was sick and couldn't make it...but the competition was still high so it was fun. :)  ANDDDD.....Shane and Jody got to tell us what they are expecting!!  I was so excited to find out....drum roll please....we're having a NIECE!!!!  I'm sooo excited and the girls are too.  We will for sure have a great girls bball/vball team now! :)  Can't wait to meet the little one!  Her ultrasound pics are adorable!!!   

Emily, Hailey, Addy, and Tyler - they could be quadruplets :) 
Everyone got to find their own "color" of eggs.  That way there wouldn't be any fighting. :) 
Tricky Ry "hid" one in his belt..
Everyone was very helpful in pointing out each other's eggs...
On the hunt...it was intense :) 
Especially when they had to willingly get an eye poked out to reach some of the eggs :) 
Pure joy!


Hailey and Daddy
and little Lucas had fun playing with the empty eggs. Next year bud you'll get the good stuff. :) 
And, if you could please pray for my brother Craig and my sister in law Laura.  Their Easter was ruined  by the fact that some crazy people broke into their house and stole a ton of stuff - including their identity!  It's awful awful awful. I feel so bad for them as they are both sick and have a sick boy too and just have SUCH a mess to deal with now with all new paperwork and everything.  I wish I could help them somehow....  so please just pray for them for me as Craig has to take tests for his new job...and doesn't have his laptop anymore with all of his study info..(and it's his bday tomorrow)...and Laura and her laptop and all of her notes for her schooling...and just everything.  When things like this happen, especially on Easter, it's just another reminder to me that He IS coming again and that this world cannot and will not satisfy our desires....  Praying for these people who felt the need to invade their privacy as well....what a mess!

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