Ella's 1st Playdate

So I know this is bad but Ella being the 4th child has never had her own play date. Grace was having play dates when she was 1 yr. old. I guess this makes it all the more special for Ella. She invited her friend Gretchen over and we had a Princess Party. Grace and I helped to do their hair and makeup and then set up a special princess lunch for them. They both giggled and screamed with delight and ran around saying "bippity boppity boo". Finally they got out all the Barbies and doll houses and played in Ella's room. It was a fun, sweet time for both Ella and Gretchen.

Aunt Lorna and Uncle Jason

Aunt Lorna and Uncle Jason were here the last week of April for a fun filled week. We always love when they come to visit. They love playing with the kids and the kids love playing with them. Kris also likes having her sister in law around :) We spent the week playing in the pool, celebrating Ella's birthday, putting together Lego Star Wars ships and just enjoying one another. Now everyone has gone their own ways and we are getting back into regular life here. Thank you to all our loved ones who made the trip to see us this April. We enjoyed each one of you greatly and look forward to your return!

Princess Ella

Ella and her Fairy Godmother

Celebrating Ella

Ella turned 4 years old today! We took her to Down town Disney to the Bibbity Boppity Boutique. There they made Ella into the beautiful princess Ella. She loved having her "Fairy Godmothers" paint her nails, put on her makeup and pull her hair into this beautiful princess updo. The whole time they are working on her she cannot see the mirror. When they are ready they say " Bippity Boppity Boo" and turn her around and the look on her face was priceless. She just smiled and lifted her left shoulder slightly and turned her head and looked over her shoulder, just like a real princess would do and stared at herself. It was sweet and funny. We then walked around Downtown Disney, shopped for birthday presents and had a birthday lunch at T-Rex, a very fun dinosaur restaurant. It was a fun special day for us all. Happy Birthday Princess Ella we love you very much.

Grandma Candy and Papa Dan

Living in Florida we have discovered that everyone loves to visit us now! Last week we had a very fun visit with Grandpa Dan and Grandma Candy. We played in the pool and went to the beach. The kids had a wonderful time showing off all their new swimming skills and playing games and going on walks with their grandparents.

The Girls

Easter Sunday lunch

After a nice visit with "Grandmom" Nathan's mother, the week of Easter, Easter Sunday came along. We were invited to our friends the Fox's house. There we enjoyed a nice Easter lunch and then we had a huge Easter egg hunt. We also had fun driving around on the golf cart and playing with our Easter baskets on our head. We always enjoy our time with the Foxes and look forward to more fun times with them.