Spring 2012 - Easter and more!

Noah, Evan, and Joshua had a very fun Easter weekend!  That Friday evening, Noah and Evan dyed Easter eggs at our kitchen table and loved it!  They had much more fun with it this year than last year.  Brian and Sean started to put together a new swing set that we bought for all of the boys' birthdays (Joshua included).  After working on it for about 4 hours until dark, the main part was built, so the boys got to check it out for a bit.

Evan mixing his colors for Easter eggs

Noah dying Easter eggs

On Saturday morning, we drove to their Great Grandma and Great Grandpa's farm in Hermitage, MO.  While we were there, the boys got to play with the toys that they have in their back bedroom, ride the Gator, throw rocks into the creek, feed catfish in the pond, and also go on a mini hayride.  We also had a very yummy Easter dinner that afternoon.  We decided to drive home that night because it is much easier to sleep in our own beds here at home.  Brian and Evan were also suffering from some major allergy symptoms, so being at home was best for that night.

Daddy and Noah riding the gator at the farm

Mom, Evan, and Noah riding the gator

Evan ready to throw a rock in the creek at the farm

Noah, Evan, and their friend Alex throwing rocks into the creek

 Brian was so terrible the next morning, so we didn't make it to Easter mass.  That afternoon, Noah, Evan, Joshua and I all went to Grandma Mary and Grandpa Mike's house for Easter dinner.  Brian was too sick to join us.  We had a very good Easter dinner and all of the kids got to do an Easter egg hunt - complete with real eggs and plastic eggs with stickers, chocolate kisses, and even some with money from Aunt Ruthie!  They all had a blast. Joshua even picked up one egg and put it in his basket.

Noah's Easter egg hunt loot at Grandma Mary and Grandpa Mike's

Joshua putting his egg into his basket after finding it himself

Evan during the Easter egg hunt

Noah, Evan, Joshua, and Michael checking out their eggs!

The new swing set was finished the next day, so Noah, Evan, and Joshua have been playing on it every single day (weather permitting)!  They love it!  We even bought Joshua a baby swing that he likes to use.

Noah getting ready to slide on his new slide

Evan enjoying his "fort"

Joshua loves to slide!

Miss Mia enjoying the baby swing

Evan, Noah, and Michael hanging out

Joshua waiting for someone to come down the slide

We took the boys to their Uncle Mark and Aunt Sarah's house last week to check out baby Dominic's baby nursery, and their new hardwood floors.  It was a lot of fun...now we're just anxiously awaiting the arrival of baby Dominic!

The weekend after Easter was laid back.  We played outside as much as we could, but we also had some bad weather that kept us from being out there too much. I did take Noah and Evan out to Orange Leaf to get frozen yogurt on Saturday night.  We love to go there!  Noah always gets "yellow" ice cream (pineapple), and Evan likes to make his colorful...he goes with pink (strawberry), purple (blueberry or raspberry), and yellow.

Our next big event is Joshua's first birthday party!  I can't believe how fast this year has gone.  It's been amazing!

Here is Joshua's 11 month-old photo.  I'll have a new blog soon after his birthday.