Monday, June 6, 2011

April 2011

Lots of parties in April. Here are the kids at a Pump it Up birthday party


Alex coming down the jumpy slide


The girls coming down the slide


Helen was the most adventurous and loved going down the big slide


Daddy goes down with everyone


Daddy goes down by himself


King Daddy


Princess Ella


Queen Mommy with the big belly


Helen helps Ella drive her car


Ella scoots along



Ella eating her cake


Helen loves her cake


Alex loves the ice cream


On our way to an Easter Egg Hunt



Patiently waiting to go find Easter Eggs (Cecil had to work this weekend so I took the kids, in 85 degree heat) by myself - I hope they appreciate this some day!)


Helen and Ella find some eggs


Alex finds his eggs



Everyone has a full basket


Ella is the only one who would get close to the Easter Bunny


Eating breakfast before church one Sunday morning (Ella is trying out her Easter hat)


Another birthday party at a horse farm - Ella is walking through the stables


Helen feeds the horse



Ella is the first one in line for a ride on the horse


Helen is next, but Alex is not interested at all



They have fun running and chasing the big blow up ball


Spring party at their school - Helen found an Easter Egg


Helen at the party


Alex makes a new hat



Ella concentrates on peeling an Easter Egg


Happy Birthday Daddy! The kids picked out a Go Gators! cake for him


Helping Daddy blow out the candles


Helping Daddy open his presents


A family picture


A silly picture with Grandma


Happy Easter! Sitting on the front steps after church on Easter (just waiting to go find our Easter baskets, but hoping the Easter Bunny is not still inside the house)


The whole family


Grandma and Grandpa with the kids


A very pregnant mommy (8 months) with Grandma


We found our baskets and now we are checking out our what the Easter Bunny brought us


Helen goes straight for the chocolate


Alex got Luke Skywalker (and claims that Star Wars is his favorite movie even though he has never seen it)


A picture with their teachers on their last day of school. I really liked their school and am sad that we have to change schools when we move.


A day at the zoo - we start with a ride on the train which is Alex's favorite part


Mommy and Ella on the train (at least I get to sit down for awhile)


The kids looking at the animals


Daddy sharing some shave ice with Ella


Ella on the carousel


Mommy on the carousel



Alex riding the carousel

February 2011

Happy Valentine's Day! The kids are ready for school in their Valentine's outfits (I wonder how many more years they are going to let me do this....)


Sisters/BFFs


How cute are they?


Here we are at a birthday party for one of the kids' school friends. This is also the first picture we have of me being pregnant. I'm about 6 months pregnant here and finally feeling better. Alex, as usual, is sticking close to me.


Definitely pregnant!


Helen playing in the playhouse


The girls wore their birthday outfits in honor of the party even though it was not their birthday. Here's Ella playing with her friend.


Mommy eating her second hot dog - now that the nausea is gone, let the eating begin!


Alex riding the car


A picture with the birthday boy