Coloring Easter eggs...

We colored Easter eggs the day before Easter after picking up Grandpa from the train station. Kaila was much more into it this year compared to last (check out last year---->(http://thereyesohana.blogspot.com/2009/04/easter-egg-hunt-and-coloring-eggs.html)). Her favorite part of coloring the eggs was saying good-bye to them as she dropped them in the cup..."buh-bye egg!"

Mommy doing the coloring with the crayon...
Now putting it in the dye..."Buh-bye egg!"
Grandpa & Sissy looking on...
Kaila trying her hand at coloring...
Kaila singing while Daddy colors...
Getting "more egg" as she would say...
The end results!
And this year the Easter Bunny actually did come to visit us, although a day early. He sat in our front yard for most of the afternoon and evening until we got too close to him and scared him away, unintentionally of course.

Kenna is 4 months old!

Kenna turned 4 months old on the 2nd and is just getting so big, so fast! At her 4 month check-up she weighed in at 13 lbs 9 oz and 25 inches long. This makes her 70 % heavier and 90% taller than girls her age. We feel so blessed to have a happy, healthy lil' girl :)

Happy 4 months!

This will be the infamous sisterly picture when they grow up. Tried to get them closer together, but both of them weren't having it.

Kenna's first swim class...

Kenna had her first swim class today and I think she really enjoyed it. She was not fazed by the water in her face like Kaila was. She just took it like a champ and actually gave mommy a few smiles here and there.

Paying attention to Coach Jeremy's instructions...
Pouring water over her face...
Praising her for doing so well...
Massage time...
Getting sprinkled...

Snacktime with Kaila & Morgan...

Last night Morgan came over to play with Kaila and I just had to get a picture of this. Sadie kept looking back and forth at them to see who was going to drop something first, hence the reason she is lying between them. Silly Sadie!

This is what kids do to you...

So, I had a moment today making fun of myself that I just have to share. I had just put my brace on my neck, heat pack 0ver my shoulder onto my back, and was about to make me some ice cream when I thought to myself "Oh my gosh, this is what kids do to you..."

Oh and I forgot to mention that I had just taken Tylenol, and let's not forget that at this point I am exhausted from having to wake-up multiple times in the middle of the night for multiple children.

Anyway, Cisco had quite a laugh watching me all beaten up eating ice cream to ease my pain and make me feel better. Long story short, I feel all you moms out there...

This is what kids do to you...lol!

*I think I might need to do a little more explaining. I have been having a lot of pain on the left side of my chest, back, and arm for a few weeks. Went to the doctor and it happens to be from carrying the kids on that side. So, the diagnosis was basically that my muscles and nerves on that side are inflamed. Hence the neck brace to relieve the pressure of having to work those muscles and the heating pad is for the big knot in my back that hurts like (you fill in the blank).*

For the love of princesses...

Kaila loves anything princess and I'll respect that as long as she knows that I am the Queen ;) Here are the girls enjoying their princess moment.

The little princess...

The ugly princess...
The pretty princess (snow white)...

An ukulele star in the making...

Kaila will sometimes get the urge to pick up her ukulele and strum a few tunes. Here she is doing her rendition of Happy Birthday.

Alice FINALLY made it to Oprah...

We were finally able to take Mom to the Oprah Store and to see Harpo Studios. The last time she was here it was on our list of things to do, but then Kenna got sick and we were unable to make it there. But this time we did, and with the whole family.

On the chair she used for her 1997 season...
In front of Harpo Studios...

A visit from Gil...

One of my good friends from high school, Ryan Gilmore, is the marketing director for athletics at Eastern Illinois University. He was passing through DeKalb on his way to visit a friend in Madison, WI and so he stopped by the house for dinner. It was nice to catch up with an old friend. It had been awhile since we hung out so it was nice to spend even a little time with Gil. We're only about a 4 hour drive from each other, so hopefully we'll have more opportunities to hang out.

Preparing for a walk on a beautiful spring day in Illinois...