Easter celebrations, part 1

Easter is going to be broken into two posts. Mainly because I don't have our Easter morning pics downloaded yet, but soon! I hope...

We had a FABULOUS Easter weekend!

It started off on Thursday, when the kids and I went to the ADPi house for an egg hunt. So fun!

We got in the spirit before we left...


We got to see our friends...

Quinn & Reese


The Kitchen kids (Kellen & Quinn) and Bain babes (Reese & Weston)...Nico had already left and we didn't get a pic with her....next year!




Reese met the Easter Bunny. And liked her. Weston did not care for the opportunity, thank you very much. I have the pinch marks to prove it....



Then, we went to the farm for our first night at the amazing expanded Party Barn! It is fabulous!!! We don't have any pictures of it, but next time we go, we'll make sure to pose all throughout it. :)

We did get lots of canoeing pics...

...which the dogs did not want to miss!


David, with kids and doodles in tow!


Christine, Michelle and David ham it up!


The next day, Gigi set up a wonderful egg hunt.

Weston picked up a few but was mainly there to charm his admirers.



The egg hunting crew!


Stayed tuned for more Easter pics....

Quick update

Weston is much better, thanks to meds, treatments & plenty of rest. We were even able to run 2 errands this morning.

Reese & Weston hold on during the ride!






Feeling better....





Sweet big sis!




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Weston's week

Here's how the week started:

At the doctors office after 24 hour vomit fest & 103 fever....








Two pediatricians visits on Monday, 2 xrays, 3 shots & a diagnosis of an ear infection & bronchial virus (like RSV).


Here's where we are on wednesday:

At Dell (after another long doctor visit), trying to stabilize breathing.




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Poor baby is so exhausted, he's sleeping through most of it. Hoping we will get some answers....

Did I mention Reese had the flu all last week?

When is cold & flu season over?!?!

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A boy & a dog

Well, hello! It's been awhile, huh?
Before I start playing catch up, I wanted to post pics of the world's most tolerant dog...Weston lays full body hugs on Greta all day long, which she accepts as part of her canine duties...










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Happy birthday, dear Weston!

Time has gotten away from me, and I have so much to cover for the months of November and December, but I absolutely wanted to post about our sweet boy's 1st birthday before the year ended.

He turned 1 on December 8th. We had a very small family gathering (us and one set of grands) the night of his b-day and a slightly larger family gathering later that weekend.

His first cake, made by our phenomenal housekeeper, Esmeralda.


Help blowing out the candles.


Lots of pics of cake eating! He loved it!








And he got some help opening presents and playing with his new toys as well.







Happy birthday, sweet boy! We love you so much!

Many blessings

We've joined a wonderful church this year and have truly enjoyed attending and getting to know everyone there. It's the perfect fit for our family and has added so much to our lives, in so many ways.

So, last weekend, the kids and I were baptized. It was a really wonderful day. Beautiful service and ceremony, lots of dear family and friends attending. And one uninvited guest: the seriously aggressive stomach virus that the kids passed along to a lot of our group.

I wish we had more pictures; I am relying on the ones my FIL sent. I spent most of the day busy and also worrying about Reese since she wasn't well. Here's what we've got!








Thank you to everyone who travelled near and far to be with us. And my apologies for any illnesses brought home with you. We love you all!

Cool school party

Super Reesie!












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