Easter Egg Hunts

On Sunday, April 17th we had our neighborhood egg hunt. Jacob was a little unsure at first and took his time gathering eggs. However, once he discovered the candy inside the eggs he was quite psyched. He was opening eggs and eating candy faster than we could chase him down. It was pretty funny and we experienced his first major sugar high! Gotta love holidays!

Our best attempt at a family pictureI love this picture because you can see Jacob taking his time examining his first egg while kids race full speed behind him.
Taking a break to look at his eggs

On Wednesday, April 20th Jacob had his Easter egg hunt at school.

It was yucky outside so the hunt was held in the gym. Jacob had a blast!

Once his basket started getting a heavy he decided to carry it over his shoulder. :)

After two fun egg hunts he was hooked and requested that I hide eggs for him at home. I was happy to do so but once he discovered the eggs weren't filled with candy he was no longer interested in this game. Ha!

Happy 60th Birthday to Mom and Nana!

Happy Birthday to our fabulous Mom and Nana! For her present we gave her a book of the "60 Things We Love About Mom and Nana!" Here's our list and a few pictures from her family party.

60 Things We Love About our Mom and Nana!

1. Great Friend


2. Fantastic Listener


3. Best Babysitter


4. Shares her ice


5. Pushes the red car around well


6. Always ready to give us a hug


7. Always has candy


8. Sees the positive in every situation


9. Listens to us whine


10. Our Biggest Cheerleader


11. Great Cook


12. Knows the answers to all our cooking questions


13. Always ready for a fun drink


14. Excited for us when things go our way


15. Brings out "Mama Bear" when things don't go our way


16. Her smile


17. Always has her "priorities straight"


18. Isn't afraid of the Little Caesars' management team


19. Will gladly take and hold a screaming baby


20. Saved our toys


21. Her wrinkle-free skin that is the result of not washing her face


22. Loves a good deal


23. Loves to buy in bulk


24. Makes everyone feel welcome


25. Makes everyone feel loved


26. That "pulling through" a parking spot makes her day


27. Lets us "beat a dead horse"


28. Great schoolteacher


29. Talking to her always makes us feel better


30. Sees a tree, not a weed


31. Makes great cheese eggs


32. Fun to be around


33. Can't hide because her cough gives her away


34. Can rock a chair to the point of breaking it


35. Open to toddler suggestions regarding ring tones


36. Volunteers to change diapers


37. Buys cute things for us


38. Fun to eat with


39. Lets us lick the bowl


40. Lets us eat the Spritz dough


41. Drops everything when we need her


42. Always willing to "take one for the team"


43. Lets us go shopping in her pantry


44. Doesn't get upset if we leave a mess


45. Can take apart a chicken and turkey like no one else


46. Can laugh at herself


47. Makes our birthdays a big deal


48. Makes sure we always have collards and black-eyed peas on New Year's Day


49. Started the ornament tradition


50. Home is always decorated beautifully and sentimentally for Christmas


51. Knows the location of every bathroom in every store within a 20 mile radius of Franklin, Elberton, and Quincy


52. Environmental: uses water bottles from the early nineties


53. Always tells the truth


54. Kept "banana clips" around just in case....


55. Has 7 back-up curling irons


56. Happy to sit on the floor "Indian" style


57. Talking to her always brightens our day


58. Makes being a great Nana look easy


59. Makes being a great Mom look easy


60. Makes tubing look difficult

Swings, Sunglasses, and Cereal

We've had a wonderful time this April enjoying the spring weather! Even on the cooler days we've tried to be outside and enjoy time at the parks. Here are a few of my favorite pictures from the past few weeks.

Anna dressed for one of the cooler April days Swinging at Moore Elementary

Jacob looks like such a big boy to me in these pictures! Jacob and Anna playing together! Jacob has a new fascination with sunglasses and prefers wearing them upside down :) I introduced rice cereal to Anna last week. As expected, she doesn't think much of it but she'll eat a little when I am able to pry her hands out of her mouth!