Double Dip Day

Easter + Anna's Birthday = One AWESOME day!

We dyed Easter eggs on Saturday afternoon. Anna did a good job and she had fun!



On Sunday morning the kids were raring to go!
Anna asked for peanut butter in her Easter basket.
"Anna, what do you mean... you want peanut butter cups or a jar of peanut butter?"
"A jar of peanut butter!"
Uhhhhh....


Andrew is in the process of getting his molars, so he has been chewing on everything!



"So Anna, are you ready for your presents?"




We let her open up one at home.




A new wardrobe for her princesses!! Does it get any better than this??




Once we made it to Nanny and Poppy's for Easter dinner, Anna opened the rest of her presents. She got a scooter from them, and some Barbie stuff from us.




Andrew helped (make a mess)!




Anna was very specific about what she wanted. She requested a Barbie house WITH A TOILET! I mean, it's all about the important stuff, right?




Drew just wanted to play, "maybe this will fit into my mouth"...



He got lots of attention from Aunt Rochelle, Aunt Sheila, and Uncle Howie, who joined us for the day.




Anna also received a barbie car and swimming pool. She really wanted a bathtub that you could fill with water, but they don't sell those any more.




Here's the spread. Can you spot the toilet?



Daddy let Drew take a nap on him. We just can't pass up having our children sleep on us!



Anna asked for a cake with purple icing and flowers from Nanny and Poppy. They were happy to oblige!



She LOVED having Happy Birthday sung to her!


It's been a challenging, fulfilling, entertaining, and sometimes hilarious four years! We love you, Anna!

Party Time!

Anna's 4th birthday party was at Monkey Bizz. She had been telling us since January that she wanted her party there. All of her closest friends attended!

Lily and her mom, Lauren



Drew checked out one of the rides, but we don't think he really liked it much.



Angelina


Sara



This is the most of Mick we ever saw. He had things to do!



Anna and Audrey



Kristen and Peter



Nanny and Poppy were there, too!



Drew and Peter played in the baby area while the big kids ran around.



Anna had (rather ugly) homemade cupcakes that were colored pink, green and purple, with purple icing. They tasted a LOT better than they looked. I have come to the conclusion that she is a cake snob, like me. We don't DO shortening- everything MUST be made with butter. No riff-raff calories for us! If we're going to ingest those calories, they'd better taste GOOD!



After the party- enough said.

Another Month Closer to Summer!

Mid-March and early April were busy for us. Shaun is in the midst of golf season, so he's been working 12 and 13 hour days. Both of us are completely exhausted by the end of the week, so we haven't done a whole lot of exciting stuff, or had the time to update this blog. Here's what we've been up to:

We attended Angelina's party at the park. You can see Anna between two of her friends, Parker and Audrey.




Andrew got the "professor" look down. We think it's so funny when he peers over the top of his glasses at us!




When we finally convince Anna and Sara to go out on the field and play during the soccer games, they run around, holding hands and hugging each other :-)




Andrew discovered the joys of scavenging in Fritz's food and water bowls. Perhaps he thinks that he will turn into a dog if he eats enough dog food? Watch out, Fritz!!




Here we are at another soccer game. I just thought Drew looked SO CUTE!




Anna got to "kick off" a few times during this game.




Drew made sure the chee-wees didn't fly away.




Grandma and Grandpa came for a visit. They had been working all week on their house.



Three generations with the same haircut. We are so creative.




The little girl who lives next door to Nanny and Poppy has been giving Anna some special attention. Anna worships Emily, especially because Emily invited her to come over and jump on her big trampoline.




Andrew started crawling and pulling up this month. His legs are strong because of the extreme jumping that he does in his hanging bouncer. Perhaps both kids enjoy bouncing so much because of all of the Jazzercise I did while I was pregnant with them?





He also went in to the doctor for his 9 month checkup. He weighed 22 pounds and was 28.5 inches long- 75th percentile across the board. Luckily, he only had to get shot twice this time around.




Anna became a professional at driving her power wheels, so I allowed her to take Roo out for a spin. He seemed to enjoy it- Anna certainly did!




She pulled all of her vehicles into the carport next to my car for the "party" that she was having. I enjoyed some leaf cookies and then she told me that I had to leave.




Andrew got to stay because he brought the microphone for karaoke.


So we've got about 6 weeks until school is out for summer. We can't wait!!

Puxtahawney Phil Was Right

It seems as if spring may have come early and we're loving it! Two weekends ago, the weather was warm and beautiful. Anna helped daddy get the peppers started.



Andrew and I soaked it in. He can move VERY quickly in his walker.



Here he is chasing Anna in her car.




We went inside to take a little break.



Andrew was so tired that he just sort of inched forward on the floor and then conked out!



We heard Anna driving around outside. Thanks to Parker, she now knows how to steer. We're a little worried about her parking skills, though...



It even got warm enough to play in the sprinkler! (According to Anna)



It appears that Drew disagreed. He just watched her.





Perhaps the best pic of Drew ever!




We went over to the Pasquier's on Friday night to watch the Southdowns parade. Everybody had a great time!!



Peter kept going after Kristen's beer can. We teach 'em early!



Then he passed out.



Anna and Mick had the best seats in the house!



You know you're an AWESOME dad when you can sport a sippee cup in your back pocket!



Drew and Peter are starting to notice each other! They did great together, especially since it was WAAAAY past their bedtime!

Thanks for a fun night, Pasquiers!