Easter

So much FUN to dress the kiddos up for Easter. We went to Church, hunted Easter Eggs (or at least the few that the neighbor's dog didn't beat us to) and were otherwise lazy! Jaydan DID get to participate in the Resurrection Egg event at our church. They called all of the kids up and he raised his hand and was called on to stand up in front of everyone and announce what was in "his egg" ("A Cwoss", in case any of you were wondering). Its so strange that he's at an age where he's doing things totally independent of either parent. I was very proud of him.... and a little sad that he's getting so big and brave that he doesn't need his Mama so much anymore!


But enough about that..... I have so many cute Easter photos for you to enjoy!

And this is how you know its time to be done w/ the picture taking ;)

Granny and Miss Effy

One big event that happened over the winter was a much anticipated visit from Granny and "Miss Effy", a.k.a. Debbi Duffy. My Dad and Mike Duffy have been bff's since they were eight years old and essentially, the entire Duffy Family is like just an extended version of our own family. Mom and Deb..... best friends. Their daughter Sunny and I..... there really aren't words to describe our relationship. Kind of like sisters, but better. As long as I can remember, the Duffy's have been around, to help celebrate the good times and to scrape us up and put us back together when things aren't so great. SO, we were excited, to say the least.


It was just a quick trip, one long weekend BUT it happened to be Granny's birthday. With such a short trip, we didn't want to plan any HUGE adventure..... to capitalize on the Granny/Grand baby snuggle time, I guess. But we did do the flea market and I tried to expose Deb to "southern culture" as much as I could in three days. Aunt Deb gave Jaydan a real run for his money..... taught him a fun new song (that I can remember her teaching ME when I was about his age). She also knows that if you say "smart fart.... took the elevator" to a three year old boy, you will be the funniest, coolest person EVER! It was a wonderful visit and we enjoyed them so much. And girls, be thinking about when you can come back!

The Most Magical Place on Earth!

The Little Family braved the odds and set out on a trip to Disney World! It was with some trepidation.... our kids are pretty little, spring break means its crowded and its EXPENSIVE, but we decided to go for it and we are sooooo glad we did.

We got to the park at around 8:30 on Saturday morning and got right in. The first couple of rides we had almost no line for. We started off with "Gumbo, the Flying Elephant", which was one of Jaydan's favorites. We rode lots of rides and he liked them all..... except for Peter Pan. He cried, and tried to escape and then got off of it and said "I HATED that wide" (ha ha). Kennedy rode rides too, and she seemed to love the excitement too!


We took a break at about one and went back to the hotel for lunch and a nap. It did us all good and I absolutely believe it kept our kids from melting down. We hit the park again at dinner time.... we had reservations for a character dinner, which given the fact that Jaydan had been TERRIFIED of them earlier in the day, I was convinced was going to be a huge waste of money. At first he was timid and the next thing we know he's elbowing his way through the crowd to Piglet! He said he "just decided to be brave". So we ended up getting some great pics!




We saw some of the electric parade but by that time everyone was starting to get tired so we decided to do the Tea Cups and then head for the gates. The Tea Cups was MY favorite and Jaydan and I had so much fun spinning and spinning.... he loved it! And then he stepped off and bit it, because he was too dizzy to walk! Like every good Mama, I rolled laughing!! Right as we were passing Cinderella's castle on the way out, they started the fireworks so we got to see the whole show as we walked out, but then got right on the Ferry and beat the crowds on the Mass Exodus after than. It was a long, exhausting, completely wonderful day, full of memories for all of us! An extra special guardian angel helped make our trip possible and we are so grateful that we were able to enjoy such a magical day with our babies!

So Big

Kennedy has been grabbing at the spoon now for a week or so when being fed. I often give her an "empty" spoon to play with and continue to feed her. Ms. Heather (the wonder sitter) decided to let her actually try to feed herself (and emailed the pics to me at work!)!

Clearly not a "neat" procedure but it looks like she had some success! And Ms. Heather, I'm glad that went down at your house, instead of mine!

Jaydan goes to the dentist

Please do NOT be fooled by this picture. He was not nearly as brave or charming as he appears :) He had to sit in his Mama'a lap for his cleaning and it was only AFTER that was all over that he was willing to sit in the chair long enough for a photo op.

Big Cups for the Baby Girl!

Kennedy is kind of drinking out of sippy cups now. TECHNICALLY is more like chew, chew, chew, swallow what accidentally falls into her mouth. But never fear, Big Brother is always right there to assist!

Precious girl, you're growing up too fast. Please slow down!

See how helpful the Big Brother is?

Snowmageddon

The kids and I went to bed on January 9 and woke up the next morning to a Winter Wonderland! I mean REALLY. We got about 8 or 9 inches and for the first time since starting my job, Court was cancelled and State Agencies were CLOSED! Then came a day or so of freezing rain and metro Atlanta pretty much ground to a halt. I ended up being out of work for A WEEK! The roads were so slick and temps didn't get above freezing until Thursday afternoon. It was all fun and games until about 1/2 way through Tuesday and then the Natives started getting restless. It was nice to be off work, not so nice to literally be home bound for an entire week.

Jaydan had fun playing in the snow for about an hour or so, two different times and then said, "Mama, I'm SICK of the snow". Me too, son. Me too!

Kennedy didn't get to play but she did go out to see it.... she ended up sick that week to, to make matters worse. She didn't seem to mind the extra snuggle time!