Easter

Larkin was the first to wake up at 6:50 am. She and I ran around the house waking up the rest of the kids. Ethan didn't want to get out of bed, and Braden slept in (Notice he isn't in the first picture, and Logan was hiding behind the baby gate, upset that we woke him up too). Everyone found eggs and jelly beans hidden in the living room. Hedy, a nice Grandma lady from the salon, made them individual bags of chocolate candies for their baskets. It didn't take long before they had found everything. Easter fun was quick because we had to rush and get ready for 9:00 a.m. church. We had a healthy breakfast and didn't eat more than a piece of candy in the morning. I think mine were the only kids not on sugar highs at church. After church was the get together at Grandpa Porks house in Centerville. Everyone on Shad's mom's side of the family meets for the holidays. They do an egg hunt for the kids and a potluck dinner. Everyone had a great time. Ethan even chose to hide the eggs this year for the 8-12 year olds instead of finding them (his picture make me giggle-teenage attitude smirks in that smile of his). I am still trying to remember to take pictures of everything, but here are some of our moments from the day.

Growing Girls!!

As I went to put away the monsterous mounds of groceries I bought a Sam's Club, Logan and Larkin got in to the box of fruit snacks. They opened several packages and dumped them into a popcorn bowl. I placed it on the table behind baby Cate, and she found it. She sure was pleased with herself and her accomplishment of pulling the bowl around and trying to reach the treats at the bottom. -Wasn't she just born last week? It feels that way. Time is passing way too fast.


Morgan and Brooklynn have been growing fast as well. They keep wanting to dress similar. They will lay out their clothes the night before school and double check each others pile to make sure that they coordinate. So, one day I got a creative itch and refashioned some old shirts to add detail to plain shirts they already had. Morgan and Brooklynn thought they were fantastic. I wish they would just stop growing for a minute and be young a little longer.

From Here on Out

I suppose it is time to start a blog. For family that lives far away; for those who miss out; for me who forgets; for my children to remember. I have this bad habit of giving up on journals because I always want to go back and fill in the missing years. When that becomes too overwhelming I stop writing. So from here on out I will try to only post new things, new happnenings, and not digress into the past. Happy reading!! (please ignore grammatical and spelling errors-it was never my strong point!)