Videos!

I've been having some technical difficulties uploading vidoes lately, so am going to do a little catching up since I got the problem fixed today (thanks to my own personal computer guy!) =)

Going back to Easter, Ellie, Stephi, and I having fun coloring eggs =)



Ellie and Max checking out their Easter baskets



And Emmit loving his candy =)



And back at home, Emmit having fun on his new bike. He loves all the sounds it makes!



And last but not least...I took this a couple weeks ago. This has become an after bathtime ritual. We have to keep an eye on Emmit though, he's peed on the floor more than once with the combination of fun and cold air after a bath! =)

Playing Outside

We're pretty much outside every chance we get now. It's finally warming up, yeah! =) The kids both recently got new bikes so we've been spending a lot of time in the driveway. Kicking the soccer ball around is also a lot of fun. Emmit is a bit obsessed with balls, and while he still struggles with some one-syllable words, he can pretty clearly say - and tell the difference between! - a 'basketball', a 'football', a 'soccer ball', and a 'baseball'. His favorite thing to watch these days is SportCenter which Daddy sure loves! =)

Ellie loves her new bike! She is very good at riding it too!





"Mama, put the camera away!"



Emmit's favorite thing to do is put his feet up and just cruise down the driveway. Colin and/or I usually just stand at the end and catch him at the bottom. Our driveway has somewhat of an annoying slope so it's great for going DOWN the driveway, but that's about it!

Cruising down the driveway on his CAT truck



Emmit on his new Diego bike! Emmit wasn't even walking last spring/summer, so all of our outside stuff was pretty much 'girl stuff'. Emmit finally got his own bike though so he doesn't have to ride the Barbie bike anymore =)



Our big boy! He still seems so 'baby' in some ways, but totally toddler in others!



Playing with the soccer ball

Easter Weekend Fun

In addition to the Easter Bunny bringing lots and lots of treats, our Easter weekend was full of lots of other fun too! The Saturday night before Easter, Sara was inducted into the UP Sports Hall of Fame in recognition of her all-star basketball playing days! The banquet was really nice and all the inductees' speeches were great! Sara was the first athlete to have received a scholarship from the Hall of Fame as a high school senior, and then be inducted into the Hall of Fame as well! Congrats sister - we are very proud of you and loved watching you play!

And more good news too...just this past week Sara and Matt got engaged! We're very excited to have another family wedding ahead of us and to welcome another brother to the family! Love these two!



Sisters at the banquet



And with Mom and Dad too!



Grandma - love her!



And Colin and I =) The kids stayed at Grandma and Grandpa Pomeroy's so it as a nice night out for us =)



Easter morning was beautiful and we had some time to spare, so we played outside a bit. Colin asked Ellie if we should go for a walk, and her response was, 'we should go on a safari!', so that we did! After playing in the sand and walking the woods, the kids were all dirty for more Easter festivities, but oh well =)











Colin hitched a ride home with Steph and Mike, so the kids and I stayed an extra day just to hang out at my parents. The Monday after Easter was another beautiful day, and we were outside enjoying the sun. The kids were just in their pjs running around and having a great time. My Mom, Aunt Debbie, Ellie, Emmit, and I had a fun pajama picnic lunch to finish up our great weekend at home. The kids thought this was great!

Sugar Buzz (aka Easter Weekend)

The Easter Bunny was sure good to the kids this year. We celebrated Easter over and over again (at each Grandparent's house) and had lots of candy by the end of the weekend to show for it! After all was said and done, we came home with 6 baskets, and it took a couple days to come down from the sugar buzz! Mama quickly took over half the candy to work where all her friends were happy to dig in! =)

First it was Easter at Grandma and Grandpa Boyer's









Ellie, Stephi, and I colored eggs...it was record egg coloring as Ellie lost interest pretty shortly after we started so Steph and I were speed colorers then! =)





Then it was off to Grandma and Grandpa Pomeroy's. Matthew and Maxwell came over too so it was a wild and crazy candy and basket finding morning!