Dancing Kings...

My cousin got married in Ames this weekend and the boys were very excited to be going to a wedding!  Conner insisted on wearing his tie and black shoes... he is still very into his clothes right now!  Of course, the best part of the whole day was the dance!  The boys had a blast and kept dancing all  night until we finally picked them up off the floor to take them home!  It was a great way to spend our night!  Congratulations to Trisha and Forrest!  Thanks for a great party! 

Conner takes a break to enjoy some wedding cake...

Nick took lots of little videos of the guys dancing... here's just a few.... 

"Papa's Bike!"

We got to go see Mama and Papa on Friday night, and on Saturday morning, Papa had a surprise for Ben and Conner.  Mini Trail rides!!! The boys absolutely loved it!  Thanks Papa, the boys are still talking about the "cool ride on Papa's bike!"

 

Chocolate Bunnies...

Eating lunch in the living room is something that the boys like to do quite often.  I usually allow it (depending on the meal, of course) as long as they are actually eating.  Today, they actually finished eating earlier than usual... a small miracle in itself... and Ben went out to the kitchen and asked for his chocolate bunny that he got at Aunt Peggy's house.  My kids aren't really that interested in candy so it surprised me a little but I got it for him and brought Conner's to him as well.  I told them not to eat it all and I started washing some lunch dishes.  Approximately 3.5 minutes later, I checked to make sure they weren't getting chocolate all over the place and Ben had eaten the whole thing.  Conner had a small portion left but still had eaten most of it...  I guess we will see how naptime goes...  I don't have high hopes...

Pretend...

One of the countless things I love about my kids is that they are really letting me see how their imaginations work lately.  I have witnessed more pretend play in the last month than ever and I love it!  Today I was making lunch, and overheard them decide that under the kitchen table was where the sandbox was and sure enough, I spied around the corner of the counter and they had grabbed their sand buckets and shovels and were shoveling sand in as fast as they could, giggling the whole time... 

Happy Easter!

The Easter Bunny outdid himself...  the kids were really excited about their baskets and wanted to open everything right away!

We went over to Aunt Peggy's to enjoy some good food and with the weather being so nice, the kids loved being able to spend the afternoon outside.  This is their favorite tree...

Our Great Grandmas really enjoyed seeing all the kids and it was so good to have them there with us!

The highlight of the afternoon, of course, was the big Easter egg hunt...

We had a wonderful Easter and I hope that you all did as well!  Thanks to everyone who came to town and made it a very fun weekend!  And thanks to Peg and Brian for hosting us all at your house on Sunday!

Eggs...

I was thrilled when I found out that my whole family would be joining us for Easter weekend.  I decided to wait to dye eggs until my niece Marley was here so she could do it with us... and so I would have more adults to help with the activity!  The kids all had lots of fun!

After the eggs were colored, we settled in to enjoy a night of feasting, relaxing, and enjoying the company... 

Car Wash Turned Water Fight...

We had a great afternoon washing the van and once that was done, it was time to turn the hose on each other!