Let the games begin

Papa and Nana went with us to the Easter egg hunt at Rohner park.  The girls were a bit hesitant searching through the tall grass among all the other kids.  Berlyn and Talullah held hands the entire time and never picked up a single egg.  Thankfully, we ran into our friend Kendra who was sly enough to drop eggs at their feet for them to 'find', so each girl got at least one colorful egg.  Thanks, Kendra!  We also ran into the Kennards, and seeing little Summer pretty much made the event for my girls.  BFF's, for sure!

Homeschooling

Homeschooling is work.  A lot of work.  But how amazing it is to watch them learn and grow!

It's a match!

Berlyn took out the Sesame Street matching game.  She was so very proud of herself when she lined up the pairs.  I'm pretty sure she had us take a dozen pictures to show her progress.  I'm pretty proud of her, too.  She is such a hard worker.  She seems to love numbers and is always so enthusiastic to do math workbook pages.  I have to mention that award winning smile, too.  What a sweet kid!

Cooking Lesson

I let her help me make her birthday cupcakes.  I'd say she enjoys baking.

Book Worm

Talullah has been staying up late reading books.  I'm glad I went in to check on her before I got into bed.  Poor girl was passed out with the book right on her face.  Priceless.

Havanna is 3!

Havanna banana is three!  And what a silly little girl she is.  Browsing through all of our pictures, I found myself laughing out loud on multiple occasions.  This kid is just a crack up.  She makes the funniest faces and comes up with the most ridiculous things to say.  Currently, she is going through a joke phase.  She's got a dozen jokes lined up.  "Mom. I have a joke for ya.  What did the human say to the fence? .... Nothing.  It just clapped."  "Mom.  I have just THREE more jokes for ya."
She also has this thing about 'teams'.  If she is super happy with you, she will hug you tight and say "You're on my team, mom."  Say her sister hurts her feelings, it's "You're not on my team, Tullah!"  She's a lover and a fighter with not much room in the middle.  She's the first to wrap her arms around your neck and declare her love for you.  You can also expect a punch to your back if you took a toy that was hers, too.  This is a girl who wears owns her emotions loud and clear. 
Havanna, with those adorable, big brown eyes and those round, squeezable cheeks, I love you to the moon and back.  Not a day goes by that you don't put a smile on my face.

Easter 2015

We had such a great Easter.  The weather forecast declared rain, but God parted the clouds and let the sun shine brightly long enough to enjoy an outdoor egg hunt.  On our way home from church, Miss T waved her arms in the air "Thank you Jesus for giving us this sunshine!"  It surely was a blessing because the moment the last egg was found I'm pretty sure the temperature dropped ten degrees.  Of course, that didn't stop the kids from playing outside with their cousins.  They had been anxiously counting down the days until Easter simply for the fact that their favorite friends were coming to visit.  I'm so glad they love their family.
After an encouraging message at the morning service the children were bombarded with sweets during a 'candy rain'.  There were three beautiful bikes to be won and on the way home Talullah told me that she had gotten the 'golden' ticket to win, but she gave it away.  What?!  But that bike was beautiful, Talullah!  "I know, mom.  But I already have a bike.  And that other girl might not."  Sigh... So thankful for such a sweet spirit.  But also, a free bike?! 
We enjoyed good food and great conversation with our family.  It was a nice, relaxing afternoon.  The best party of my day, you ask?  While I sat and talked to my SIL, Dallass, my absolutely amazing husband did all of the clean up.  ALL.  The. Cleaning.  Dishes, sweeping, putting food away.  When I came home from a some what stressful evening service (trying to manage 3 sugar high girls and one fussy baby) I found that Nick and even vacuumed the house.  *Mind blown* 
Happy Easter, my friends.  As a family, we are solemn in remembering the pain and suffering that Christ endured during his crucifixion.  But more importantly, we rejoice knowing that he died for our sins, and he rose again.  I sure do love a happy ending!