Easter Weekend

We headed to Gigi and Papa's (Grandma and Grandpa Boisseau) house for Easter. We were only there about three full days but we filled them with a lot. We colored eggs, hid eggs, played with baby chicks (more about this below) flew kites, helped Papa feed his cows, went to church and even made a trip to the Coldwater ER. Whew....it was a very full but great weekend. We can't wait to go back!

We started out Friday with decorating some eggs. Kate loved it but she was very messy. I love this picture with her hand by Gigis.

The BIG surprise for the weekend were the baby chicks. Gigi got Kate eight chicks that were each dyed a different color. Their fur is dyed by coloring their drinking water, so it does grow out and is completely safe for the chicks. Gigi found a home for them after Easter but we sure did enjoy playing with them. The two pics above are when Kate first got to see them....she thought they were super fun!

The weather on Friday afternoon was perfect so we spent a lot of time in the yard with the chicks. As Kate said it was "so fun!"

Close-up of the chicks...aren't they pretty!

Kate and I enjoying the nice day!

On Saturday morning we headed into Coldwater for an Easter egg hunt. Kate loved it and got some really fun things in her eggs from candy to money!

Later in the day we helped Papa feed his cattle. I love this photo with Papa in the background while Kate thinks she is driving.

We ended the day by flying some kites.

While the adults flew our kites, Kate spent most of her time pushing this cart up and down the road.

We were flying the kites right by one of Papa's wheat fields. I thought the green fields made for some great family pics!

Easter morning while Kate digs into her Easter basket.

Family photos before we headed to church.

As we are getting ready to head home on Sunday, Kate cuts her finger on a broken glass door. We couldn't tell how bad the cut was so we headed into the Coldwater ER. She didn't need any stitches and they just used some glue on her finger. The good news is her finger is just fine.For some reason the photo of her above loaded small....but wanted to share the pic of Kate with her rather large bandage for her very small cut!

Future American Idol Winner?

Probably not....but here is a link to Kate's latest rendention of Twikle, Twinkle Little Star.

Kate is enjoying a cupcake at her friend Emory's party!

The Bachelor Crew

I have lost count how many years ago we started watching the Bachelor with our good friends Jill and Matt Bleything...but lets just say we rarely miss an episode. So even now that we both have kids we still get together on Monday nights to watch the show. The bachelor ended about a month ago... but wanted to share some pics of us all together.

We tried to get a pic of the kids...it didn't really work so we took the next shot.

Jill, Sam, Kate, Ben & Camille

Ben & Sam hanging out before the show and their bedtime...

Our good friend Travis has recently joined in on our watching parties. Can't wait until next season!

Visit from Gigi

Over her spring break my mom (aka Gigi) came to spend a few days with us. We had a great time and one day had a true "girls days" filled with shopping and we visited the Princess Diana exhibit that is currently at Union Station.

Kate and Gigi

The exhibit didn't allow photos inside so this was the only one we could take.

Kate loves to ride the carousel at the mall so of course we had to take a break from shopping to ride the carousel. We rode it twice and each time she requested to ride the white horse!

We ended the day at the Nordstrom Cafe...we had a great time with Gigi and can't wait for her to come back and visit again soon!

Kate is 2!

We just celebrated Kate's 2nd Birthday...the past two years have gone by fast. Kate really likes Elmo and Abby Cadabby from Sesame Street so we threw her an Elmo and Abby themed party! Below are a few of the highlights.

Kate in front of the cake table....telling us she is 2!

The cake....

Grandma Charlie made these Elmo Cake Pops for the party...they were super cute and yummy! The party favor bags

The gift bags were filled with these crayons in the shape of Elmo.

The party table.

We were lucky that we had good weather for her party so everyone could be in our backyard.

The kids played pin the nose on Elmo!

Opening presents with Grandpa Potchad.

Big Birthday hugs from Grandma Charlie.

Not wanting to smile...

On her actual Birthday Kate was sick, but she felt better by the end of the day so we did go out to eat at one of her favorite places, Chick-fil-a. Kate didn't eat much, but the rest of us enjoyed it!