Quick update April/May

 I'm waaay behind with blogging...and  I have a random assortment of pictures too.....but here's whats been going on lately.
 I wanted to throw in a couple more Easter pics that I thought were neat....

 Kennedy crushing a confetti egg!

 More confetti from the egg!

At the end of April we had a big garage sale. The girls set up a lemonade stand and did quite well with it too! They had a great time pouring the lemonade and of course, earning money!

 Happy girls!

 Jillian looking cute one Sunday morning.... :)

 Kennedy and her sweet friends at school...such a sweet group of girls.

 My sweet sweet  class sent me flowers for Teacher Appreciation week! Wow!!

 About a week later....Tony surprised me at school with a super gorgeous bouquet!! 

This past weekend the twins got invited to a fun painting party :)  Right up their alley!

 Kaitlyn

Kennedy

Obviously, sooooo much more has gone on, but I haven't been the best picture taker lately. It's been a very busy month. My last day of school is this coming Tues! :)  Can't believe it's ending so quickly. Before I know it I will have two 2nd graders and one in PK. Wow.

Easter

 We had such a wonderful 4 day weekend! Friday, we went over to Matt and Leigh's house to grill, let the kids play and dye eggs! 

 Jillian concentrating on her eggs

 More egg dying!

Friday evening, we went to the Good Friday service at our church. 

Saturday, for lunch, my side of the family went to the restaurant in the Brookwood community. My parents treated us to a wonderful Easter lunch.

 Beautiful flowers!

 The whole crew

After lunch we stopped at Chris and Jenn's to have dessert and let the kids play for a bit. They also had a mini Easter egg hunt (empty eggs, but still fun)

 Grandma got all the kids Easter goodies, including new nightgowns!  Always fun!

 Cheese!

Easter morning, the girls were up early!

 They were excited about their Easter baskets they got to open before church!

 Lots of fun goodies! (Kennedy)

 Egg sidewalk chalk!

 Kaitlyn

After breakfast, we changed into our Easter clothes.

 Kennedy

 Kaitlyn

 Jillian

 At church

Family pic!

We had a wonderful lunch and the kids got to hunt eggs in the backyard when we got home! This year, the eggs were filled with money instead of candy! :) 

Happy Easter!

Catching up

 The twins got to go on their first grade field trip at the end of March. They went to the Children's Museum and to a park to eat lunch. :)  I wasn't able to go, but Kennedy's teacher sent these pictures for me.

 2 of Kennedy's best friends, Skye and Elizabeth

 Kennedy at the Children's Museum

 Group shot of 1st grade!! (Kennedy is bottom left and Kaitlyn is top left by a post)

 That same week, Tony took off work and came up to the school to eat lunch with the girls and visit me! So sweet!!

In April, Tony participated in "Dancing with the Staff" at Elkins HS. The seniors ask teachers/staff members to "dance"  in the dance competition. What do you know...Tony won!!!   He also won in a sub category for "Most entertaining". 

Tony and the senior that asked him!

 It was a late night for the girls, but they had a blast cheering on their daddy! 

 Some of the dance participants....

 In action! :)

Last Sunday, we got invited to another church's 25th anniversary celebration in the Toyota Center. Guest speaker was Willie Robertson. We loved it!

This past Thursday was Grandparents' Day at school. Each grade level sang a song. There were lots of activities for the grandparents and kids to do! Fun day!!

 Kaitlyn is in the middle row with the white bow! (4th from the left)

 Kennedy is on the top row with the light pink bow

 The grandparents got to visit the classrooms. 

Here is Kennedy in her classroom.

 One more classroom picture

Kaitlyn's class

Posing with Cierra and Gracie

I snagged this photo from a slideshow so it's not the best quality, but I thought it was so cute!! 

Spring Break

Our family stayed home during spring break, but we still had a lot of fun. Saturday, Tony and Jilly took Scooter to the vet for her check up.

What a nice vet!

Monday, the girls were dying to spend their money, so they went to the store to pick something out. They also decided these lollipops looked good!

Tuesday, Chile's had a Daughter/Daddy date night.  

They had a lot of fun doing crafts and getting some yummy foods.

Craft time

Kennedy and Daddy

On Thursday, the girls and I got our nails and toes done. Then we stopped for lunch....the girls' choice.

Nails and McDonalds!

Pretty! (She got green on her toes! She loves green!)

We played outside a lot...

Riding bikes

walking the dogs...and just enjoying the pretty weather

Kennedy lost another tooth this week too!

Thursday evening we ate at Chuys and met up with one of Tony's old friends from Springtown.

 The kids had fun together.

Group shot

Friday, we picked up Skye and drove to Stephen F Austin state park. Our Connection group planned on meeting there and spending the evening.

The girls saw the swings and wanted to do that first!

Next up: Exploring the trails!

Cuties

Such good sports putting up with all the pictures...

Back at the camp site! (Just a few of the kids....there were 13 total)

Hot dogs!

Kennedy

Kaitlyn

Baby Emily was a hit with all the girls. 

They all wanted to take care of her.

Lauren and me (our music minister's wife)

They have 4 kiddos...ages 6 and under!

Smores!!  

After smores, Carmen (our music minister) played the guitar and led us in a praise and worship time. It was neat to see people from other areas coming over to join our group! We left late and the girls all fell asleep on the way home.

Lazy day for Jilly and Lucy on Saturday. :)

My parents have sold their house and have bought a new one right by us! They have moved in with us just for a week while they take care of all the closings.  I'm excited for them. Their new house is beautiful! :)