Easter

We tried and tried to get a good family photo, but the sun was sooo bright!

The cool kid's table!

Andrea's sister Ashley and her two cuties were able to come.

Anna's Easter basket

We had our families over for Easter and had a wonderful time! The Easter egg hunt encompassed kids from 15-3 (we had three levels) and was a huge success! Scott sang in the service and did a wonderful job. It was a perfect Easter!

Easter Fun!

We had a great time getting ready for Easter this year! Anna's friend Anne had never decorated eggs before (her parents are from Venezuela) so we had her and others over and went to town!

The Lemonade Stand

Anna and our neighbor Kate had a lemonade and cookie stand to benefit the SPCA during the historic home tour. They raised over $100 to donate to the SPCA and then got to take the money to the SPCA. It was a great learning experience and a lot of fun!

Spring Break

Anna took the bottom two pictures herself!

We visited Georgia for part of spring break and then came back and spent a few days at home relaxing. We had a great time in Georgia and Anna had a blast homeschooling one day with Emma and Ethan!

Finally!

Okay, Heather, you inspired me to keep on blogging! (some free time helps, too!) This posts probably won't be in order, but at least they will be up! This is Scott's wall of family that he worked really hard on and was finished in time for the historic district tour.

Winter Visit

The Georgia gang came to visit us in January on their way to a family wedding. It was so great to see them again so soon after Christmas! We played at home, and then visited Downtown Disney before they had to leave. Then, I left my camera in the car, so it traveled with them to Georgia, which is why I haven't posted these pictures yet!

Anna's 8th Birthday Party

We had a christmas cookie decorating party for Anna this year. I had been waiting years for Anna to be old enough to really enjoy this type of party, and now we finally have a kitchen big enough to accomodate a bunch (18) of girls. It was so much fun- the girls got to decorate four cookies (penguins, snowmen, stockings and ornaments) and they took their time and really did a good job. We had sanding sugar and dragees for them to use as well.

A good friend was kind enough to make a pinata in the shape of a cookie for us, since we couldn't find one to buy anywhere. She did an awesome job, and the girls had so much fun in the front yard trying to break it. (I'm sure the neighbors enjoyed the screaming girls.)

The biggest hits of the party were not the cookies that I spent weekends making or the cookie cake, but the hot chocolate, marshmellows, whipped cream, and straws. We went through countless pots of hot chocolate and three cans of whipped cream in a few hours. Sugar rush, anyone?

It was really fun, and will be a great memory for our family. I could not have done it without Andrea, Diali, my mom and of course, Scott- thanks!