Easter 2015

Neither of the girls wanted to get near the Easter Bunny this year, so we got a cookie instead.  Marlee will make just about any face except a smiling face and Laynie is always on the move.

 Then we rode their favorite ride.  It cost a dollar!, so our rule is that we only ride once.  Laynie doesn't like that rule. 

 This pretty much sums up what Marlee thought about dying eggs...just not enough action for her. 

We celebrated Easter Saturday night at Memaw & Papaw's house.  Papaw smoked some really good ribs and Memaw made all the fixings.  Then, we did an Easter egg hunt for the kiddos. 

By the time I got Marlee to smile, Laynie was over it!

These are the two best group shots.  Either everyone is clear and Marlee isn't looking (suprise, suprise) or everyone is looking and Laynie is blurry.  Why do my kiddos have to be so complicated??

 The Easter Bunny came to visit at Memaw & Papaw's house

 After church on Sunday, we went to Jami's house for lunch and another egg hunt.  It was cold and wet, but stayed outside for a little while.

  It was fun, but we were all worn out.  Marlee refused to let go of her goodies from Memaw and Papaw on the ride back up to Fayetteville.

 

Tulsa Zoo

Margaret and Jim were going to Tulsa to watch Maggie dance, so they asked us to tag along and go to the zoo.  Marlee really wanted to see the zebras, but we never did find them.

  Laynie slept the majority of the time we were there, but woke up just in time to ride the merry go round before we left.  She DID NOT want to get off and threw a pretty big fit. 

We stopped at Cracker Barrel for lunch after the zoo.  Laynie enjoyed playing checkers outside.

And Marlee was not leaving without this umbrella.  She has an obsession with umbrellas right now.  She likes to use them to build her tents.

Swimming in the hotel pool was the highlight of Marlee's trip.  She keep asking Dada when he is going to get us a pool at our house.  sidenote: she started calling us Mom and Dad this week instead of Momma and Dada :(  And yes, this is the best picture I have.

They both loved playing in the hotel and sleeping with us.  I really like sleeping in hotels with them too.  All of us in one big bed gives me the best feeling. :)

We stopped at Steak and Shake on the way home and the girls got their first milkshake.

We all had a great time but we were all pretty exhausted.  Marlee feel asleep as soon as we got on the interstate...under her tent, of course.

March 2015

I think someone in our family was sick the entire month of March.  Marlee had a virus, I had a stomach bug, Marlee got the flu, James got the flu, Laynie got the flu, Marlee got bronchitis, and Laynie is welcoming lots of new teeth, and Marlee got another virus.

We built a lot of tents during our snow days...and we are still building tents every day.

 Laynie at a doctors appointment.  They always act like nothing is wrong once we get there. 

 Marlee wouldn't take her antibiotic for her bronchitis and told us she wanted a shot instead.  The poor girl was not prepared for how bad that shot hurt.  We bought her this mermaid costume for being so brave.

 Marlee and I did get out of the house one Sunday afternoon to go skating.  She didn't want to leave until it closed down and she was SO exhausted, but she loved every minute of it.  She is constantly talking about going back

The girls had spirit week at school.  Here they are dressed up for pajama day.

 Laynie had her 18 month appointment.  She is between percentile 10 and 25 for height and between the 5 and 10 percentile for weight.  She is just a little bitty gal.  She is talking a lot more, but I am probably the only one that can decipher what she is saying.

Here she is saying "I don't know".  She still stands by the door when she is ready to go bye-bye.

Marlee loves to dress herself and she loves her cowboy boots.  She was so proud of her outfit for school last week.

The girls are really starting to play together.  I will often find them walking around the house holding hands. :)

Laynie gets so tickled at Marlee.

Laynie also likes to help.  She will hand Marlee all of the blocks from the drawer so Marlee can build a tower.  The only problem is that once the drawer is empty, Laynie thinks she needs to tear down Marlee's tower and put them all back in the drawer. 

I am so blessed with these two girls and this great Daddy.