Easter weekend

Wednesday was Steve's birthday! The big 3-8! :) I took Presley to gymnastics, my mom had Piper over to spend the night and then Steve met us at BWW for dinner after gymnastics for a quick bday dinner. Of course we hit up Van Dee's ice cream on the way home too!

 

Friday I was able to join two of my neighbors, Sarah and Wendy for dinner and drinks for a mom's night out! We just went to Polk City and hung out and talked and talked and talked. I've known Sarah for about two years and Wendy for about 1 year and  I think we all learned SO much about each other this night! It was awesome! There was laughs, sarcasm, cussing and tears but it was a good night out with my girls! Can't wait to do it again! 

  

Saturday morning we decided to get up and go to brunch at Jethros, then most of Saturday we hung out at home. The girls played outside, I went to Target BY MYSELF and then we headed to Firetrucker about 5:30 to watch our friend Baird play/sing there. It's so nice to have these early, family friendly shows that we can take the kids too. Piper LOVES watching 'Beard' play! Holly, Jerry and Mary met us there and the girls kept occupied for a good 3 hours and then we headed home in the middle of the thunderstorm!

 

Sunday was Easter and the girls were excited!

 Presley found her basket right away, with the movie Moana in it.

 The found all the eggs and ate a bunch of candy before heading to grandma and grandpa's.

 My parents always do an egg hunt for them in the backyard. They are smart and do 10 eggs in certain colors for each kid, that way it is even! :) That is big deal for my girls, we wouldn't want things to be 'unfair!'

 (yes that is a wire corn stalk and a pink flamingo behind her)

 My dad has a very interesting backyard with many different items (some very weird items), this is one of his recent rock arts.

 We dyed a couple eggs using the colored Cool Whip method, which was a MESS but they did turn out pretty cool.

 Gotta love these kids (and Boston actually cooperated with some pictures!)

 Then he was done cooperating! :)

 Loving his little mohawk!

 The family tradition of 4 square! Presley and Boston played! Presley was very nervous and Boston cried a couple times, but we are just happy that they were getting into the fun too!

 Acting sad and goofy.

 Our baby girls! Our brunette and our blondie. Love them!

 Sweet girl.

We had a good time hanging out, enjoying the awesome weather, eating too much and talking. As the evening came to an end Holly, Jerry, mom and I headed to the visitation for a friend Tony Quinn, who was shot and killed last week in Beaverdale. He was friends with Holly, they graduated in the same class, his family lived right around the corner from us growing up. It was very, very sad. I can't, and refuse to look at the bodies at visitations, I just can't do it. It just saddens me. The situation, the reasoning behind it all, the 3 kids he leaves behind. I just CANNOT imagine. It was not the way we thought we would be ending our Easter Sunday, but definitely puts things in perspective! :(