Easter Weekend

Well it has taken me FOREVER to get some posts up, but here is Easter in all it's glory:). The whole weekend was great b/c we had so much family here. My sister and her husband, and three kids were here, my mom and dad, and Jeff's dad. We had a blast! We went to Southaven's Egg hunt on Sat. morning, dyed Easter eggs in the afternoon and that evening made Easter cookies. Sunday morning MiMi and PaPa and Grandpa had to drive back but the cousins got to stay!!!! We all went to church and then Ed and Julee had prepared lunch for us all. We played hard and had so much fun.

Finding their Easter baskets after church.

The four big cousins, were all into taking pictures for the parents :)

One of the attempts at a good picture with all of the cousins together Easter morning.

Ty decorating and Jacqueline eating the Easter cookies!

Hayden, Emma and Mason decorating Easter cookies

Emma dyeing eggs.

Ty dyeing Easter eggs.

Emma, the back of Jacqueline, Mason, Hayden, and Ty with ALL of their eggs!

Emma picking up eggs.

Ty picking up eggs.

Ty and Emma feeding the animals.

Ty and Hayden swinging while we were waiting for the egg hunt.

Ty riding the horses.

Emma riding the horses.

C.R.O.S.S.F.I.R.E. Commandos Birthday Party

On Friday of last week we had Emma's birthday party. She chose a place called C.R.O.S.S.F.I.R.E. Commandos. During the party all of the kids got to run and jump in a foam pit, jump on a trampoline with a bungee cord on so they could flip, and fly through the air on a zipline! Emma had an INCREDIBLE time, and I think all of the other kids did too! Mrs. Andrea made her cake again, which was adorable and delicious. I can't believe my little girl is already 7!!!

Singing to Emma.
Emma's Cake

Blowing out the Candles.

Maddie, one of Emma's friends on the zipline.

Ty jumping into the foam pit.

Emma doing a back flip on the trampoline.

Jumping on the trampoline!

Field Trip to the Zoo

Thursday of last week we got to go to the zoo for a field trip with Emma. It just happened that PaPa and MiMi were in town for Emma's bday party, so they got to go too! We had so much fun looking at all of the animals and being together.

Emma and MiMi

The Gorilla

Panda Bear

Emma and Ty in a canoe.

PaPa, Ty, MiMi, and Emma.

April 6th, Emma's Birth Day

Emma's Birth Day was on a Monday this year so we started off the day with pancakes shaped like a birthday cake with 7 candles. After breakfast I took her to school, and as we do every year I told her of the events of the middle of the night, when I was in labor and when she was born. For lunch, Jeff, Ty and I took Emma McDonalds for lunch and she passed out the cupcakes she made for her class. That night we had fried chicken, Emma's favorite, played Candyland DVD version. This was only the beginning to Emma's Birthday week!

Emma passing out cupcakes

Emma and Ty at lunch

Emma and Daddy

Emma and Me

Emma about to eat her birthday pancakes

The Birthday Cake Pancakes

Spring Break in Vancouver!!

Last week , for spring break, we had the wonderful opportunity of going to show Emma and Ty Vancouver for the first time. They both had an incredible time. We stayed in a hotel with a pool (BIG HIT). We went to the Aquarium, and ice skating. We met with some of the core that live in Vancouver and Jeff met with a couple pastors from churches there to talk to them about the church plant. It was a great experience and the kids love our future home!

Emma ice skating.

Ty ice skating with the cone.

Jonny, Melissa, Jeff, Mike, Emma, and Ty

Downtown from the back of our car.

The Mountains ,on a cloudy day, that surround downtown.

The SkyTrain which is an above ground subway.

The SeaBus, which is like a ferry that goes from Downtown Vancouver to North Vancouver.

Aquarium mascot.

Bald Eagle at the Aquarium.

Ty getting his face painted.

Emma getting her face painted.

Beluga whale at Aquarium.

Blue frog we saw at the Aquarium.

One of the other hotels by ours, from our window.

Ty showing his muscles.

Emma doing gymnastics in the gym area.

Emma and Ty playing in the hotel pool.

Snow again

Ok, so the day before this we were playing outside without jackets and after bowling and naptime the next day, this was all outside! I love snow!!

The kids with PaPa.
Our snowman

Making our snowman.

Where MiMi stood and watched while we played.

The Phillips' in the snow!

Bowling and Playing Around

While MiMi and PaPa were here for Grandparents day and Upward Awards, we played a ton and they took us bowling. We all had a great time, but MiMi and I are blaming our low scores on false confidence from Wii bowling :)

MiMi bowling.
PaPa bowling.

Ty bowling.

Emma bowling.

Ty riding his fourwheeler through mud and puddles.

Ty playing outside.

Emma while we were outside.

Emma with our neighbors dog Boots.

One of the crazy things about all these pics is that Friday we were outside playing with no jackets and Saturday afternoon it started snowing!!!CRAZY weather.