Monday, April 21, 2014

Happy Easter!

We had fun with a total of three Easter egg hunts – at the community center the weekend before Easter, Ava had one at school, and then we had one at the house for brunch.

The first egg hunt was in our community. The girls are in their matching dresses and ready to go.

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Ali started to figure it out during the little kid hunt.

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Ava and her friend McKenzie were ready for the bigger kid version.

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Ava took a photo with the Easter bunny, but Ali was a little scared…

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Afterwards, Ava had her face painted.

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with an egg of course!

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And, we just had to get a picture with the giant Easter bunny at the car dealership.

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On Easter morning, the girls had fun finding their baskets. Ava was super excited for the children’s Bible in hers.

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And she helped Ali as well.

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NeeNee found an Elsa doll – now our Frozen sisters are complete.

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We then went to mass – we had to get the picture on the way in before the girls got too wild.

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After church we had brunch at the house with some friends. The girls practiced their bunny hops.

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Then we had another Easter egg hunt.

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We now have enough sugar to last the kids a few weeks (unless Dad takes it first)…

Monday, April 14, 2014

Springtime Fun

Our posting is a little behind…mostly because it seems like we’re always on the go, or enjoying the good weather. The girls continue to grow and (mostly) play well together…although they can get a bit jealous on sharing toys. It has been a busy few weeks since our last update.
We had an Elmo-themed birthday party for some twin friends turning two. Ali liked Elmo.
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And of course the girls had fun clowning around.
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Click the image above for a video of Ava dancing with Elmo
Another day we did the “ultimate play date” at the library. Ava had fun with Spider Man.
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With springtime in the air, Ali did a little spring cleaning.
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As well as a little multitasking – leash for Pepper and the tennis racquet…
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We’ve been doing some swimming with friends at the pool.
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with lots of towels at the end.
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Ali tagged along with Dad to Ohio for a work trip. Ali’s favorite thing was walking in the leaves, and throwing rocks into the creek.
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Ali with Papa and Lola.
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Click the image above to see Ali with the rocks
Ali also had fun riding the fire engine down the driveway.
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Video of the fire engine ride
Ali also got to experience rain. She seems to like it – whenever you say “rain” now she pats her head.
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And of course Ali had fun with Jasper…mostly because he would cuddle with her on the couch.
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Back in Arizona, the girls play well together at the park. Both going down the slide…
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Click the image above for a video of Ali running
Click the image above for a video of the girls on the slide
Ava also got a conductor hat at a birthday party…she looks like a big girl here with it on backwards.
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And we manage to get a little downtime with the girl’s favorite movie, Frozen.
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