Easter 2009

Painting the bird feeder (Check out the new hair cut!)

The slide show below features many of the activities over the Easter weekend. The weekend started out at Grizzly Jacks Thursday night. We spent Friday and Saturday there with my family. We had our Easter dinner on Saturday night and on Sunday the Easter Bunny came and hid eggs and baskets! Jolie, Payton and Emmett had a great time hunting for eggs. We left early Sunday morning and stopped at Alyssa and Andy's house for an Easter brunch. The food was great and Emma and Payton had a great time playing together. The weekend was great for everyone but me who fell off the weight watcher wagon:( I am trying to get back on so we'll see what tomorrow brings!

This past weekend we did Easter with my cousin Kelly, Aunt Karen and Hailey. My Aunt got Payton a bird feeder that he had to paint, a total hit with him! On Sunday, since it was raining he painted his bird feeder with Graham of course, the paint King. I think he had a hard time sitting back while drips were drying all over the house:)

Spooning!

Is it a problem when this is what I find as I come up to bed? Somehow I have been replaced!

Happy 6th Birthday Sami

Play Group Birthday Party

Showing off his new book Finger Painting
Checking out the cars

Eating pizza with his friends

The birthday cake

Waiting for the cake

8 of the original 13 in the playgroup (Cole, Chase, Peyton, Jovani, Ava, Payton, Jordyn & Tricia)

Spring Break 2009

Brynne



Sean

Payton loving his birthday hat

Payton & Brynne

Roger & Brynne

Swinging

Despite the icky weather we had this past week, we managed to find a few things to do. It was our first time having both of us off for spring break and Payton loved it! We spent Monday morning with Emma and Alyssa, playing and having Ugly's hot dogs for lunch, yummy! On Wednesday we had Sean's 3rd birthday party. Payton and Sean are about a month and a half apart in age and of course had a great time playing with each other at the party.

On Wednesday night Payton had a sleepover at my parent's house so we could go out on a date. Unfortunately, I also came down with a nasty cold that night so I couldn't taste any of my food at Walter Payton's Roundhouse:( Graham enjoyed his though! On Thursday, my roommate from college, Heather and her husband and new baby stayed with us for a couple of days. It was nice to meet Brynne and see the college girls again! We are planning on stopping in St. Louis on our way to the Ozarks this summer to see them again.

Today we had our annual playgroup birthday party to celebrate everyone's third birthday. We had the party at the Darien Park District and it was perfect! It included an hour of play time in this large room. The room had all kinds of bikes, ball pits, climbing things, slides, etc... Then we got another hour in a different room for pizza, cake and painting! We did a book exchange this year instead of presents since most of us are trying to cut the spending back right now.

Today (well technically yesterday but we are celebrating today) is Sami's birthday! He turned 6 years old and Payton picked out a special treat at the doggie bakery for him. Payton was so excited and wanted to give Sami his balloon from his party and the picture he painted to him. Too cute!