Happy Easter

At breakfast, Reagan peeked out the window and said, "Mom the Easter bunny came. I see a blue egg in the dirt that he left for Easton (blue of course always means boy and pink means girl in her world).

After our egg hunt we hopped (no pun intended) in the car for Easter at the Apple Valley Ebmeyer's. The second we walk into great grandpa's house Brock and my two kids head straight for grandpa's homemade popcorn. Yummy!

Grandpa Newman has been playing the piano and organ since he was a young child.

At 89 he is still his ward pianist and organist. It has been his calling for over 40 years. My kids love to pretend they are grandpa and every time they visit they like to take a turn "tickling the ivories". Reagan is helping prep the strawberries for Grandpa Ebmeyer's traditional strawberry shortcake. Grandma even got her a plastic knife so she could feel a part of the process.

This is how Easton helps in making the Shortcake. I sware.....the things that go on behind my back. Buster is in dessert heaven! Take a look at that cake!

Time to find the Easter baskets!

Now it's time for the Easter pinata

Reagan "goes to town" on the pinata. That girl knows how to get herself some candy!

Outta my way! It's candy time!!

My babies are growing up

It's just crazy how big these kids are getting. In my mind Reagan is still my little baby crawling around. And now look at her, she's a big sis and Easton is now turning into a little boy. Can't they just be my babies forever?!

Easter Egg Hunt at the Lucas'

And......they're off
Reagan, Anna, & Miley

Time to check out the goods!

Yummy!!!!

Haircut time

My hairdresser told me this is how she cuts her son's hair. I thought, "Great idea. It'll keep him entertained, right?!" Well it did, but man was my kitchen a slippery, hairy mess when I was done. I guess if I was a professional and it didn't take me an hour I might have a less messy kitchen.
Buster with his new "do".

Daddies finally home

It's almost like clock work. When Brock gets home from a trip
he heads straight outside and waters the plants and the kids are happy that he does. EZ loves being outside with his daddy!

Brock was at spring training in AZ with some of his buddies. He brought Reagan home an Angels cap. At first she wasn't too thrilled (bc it wasn't pink and girly) but a few minutes later she ran outside with her baseball getup in full effect. This is the pose she struck for the picture and I started to laugh so she repeated it about 5 more times as you can see below.

I love that she even put on a wrist band bc that's what her dad wears when he plays baseball although, she likes to wear it on her bicep.

Easter church duds

Ward Easter Egg hunt

On our way out the door I had to get a quick pic.

Here are the kids at our ward breakfast waiting for the Easter Bunny to come.

It's go time!

Bubba found some eggs too.

No matter how hard I tried I couldn't get the kids to look up. There was no getting their eyes off all that delicious goodness.

Do Re Mi....

Playing the "piano" is a favorite in this house. I wonder when I'm gonna have to break the news to them that they haven't any musical genes.

Girls just wanna have fun!

I really hope Reagan never grows out of "dress-up". It's is so cute to see the things these girls come up with. Reagan loves it when her buddy Anna comes over to play.

Isn't bath time the cutest!

Easton is all boy

Although we were so excited that cousin Paije came to visit Easton was so mad that he had to share the motorcycle. He is now in love with anything that has wheels. The second I open the door Easton bolts to the door to get outside so he can play with his toys.
Fortunately, Easton is secure in his manhood. He loves this bike even if it is his sisters girly Ariel bike.
I told Reagan that only mom's and dad's are the bosses of the kids. She said, "well I'm the big sister I have to be the boss of Easton". I said, "you can be in charge of teaching Easton new things". She said, "OK, so I'm his teaching boss". The girl loves to be the boss. So, here she is exercising her "boss" authority teaching EZ to ride the scooter.

Save your pennies

Today on our walk the kids and I got out and played on the grass. The day was sooooo gorgeous why hurry to get home?!
Are you kidding me? I about died when I turned around and saw her striking this pose.

Most people save their pennies to buy something nice. Not Reagan. She saves her pennies so she can throw them in the fountain on Main St. She always asks to bring her wallet on our walks in the hopes that she can convince me to veer off the boardwalk and go up Main St. Most days I give in. It' so cute to see her get so excited over the splashes of water.

Little Bubba

"See Bubba (or Stinks as she likes to call him lately.....I'm desperately trying to get her to change her nickname for Easton back to her original, Bubba) there are my pennies in the fountain".