Easter Weekend!

We had a great Easter weekend and were busy busy busy!  We started off with a trip to the YMCA to "get our energy," as Hudson says.  Chris and I always partake in some sort of HIIT or power lift or Zumba class on Saturday mornings and the kids get to attend the childcare.  After our class, we walked straight over to an egg hunt that the neighboring church had organized.  There were bounce houses, games, prizes and candy, so the kids had a good time.  There was even an Easter Bunny, but both my children are still fearful of the furry guy, so I didn't torture and force a picture this year.

There were multiple egg hunts that were roped off per age group.  Adley dominated the little kids!  I was so proud.  But she may have even snatched some eggs from smaller kids; I tried my best to referee the princess.  And with 17,000 eggs, Hud had a nice collection of eggs as well.

On Sunday, we attended the "special" early church service, which meant that the kids could wear their pajamas and everyone could enjoy a mound of delicious donuts along with coffee.  Hudson thought this was amazing.  He said wearing his pjs to church was "so incredible and weird!"  We laughed.  Every week he seems to come up with a new phrase that surprises us and makes us laugh.

After church, the Easter Bunny came to the house and delivered baskets and "pooped eggs in the backyard."  (another coined phrase from Hudson).

Getting ready for the egg hunt...

I bought these pool towel/robes at Costco and the kids loved them.  Adley wore hers all day.  She even got out her vacuum at one point and would say "mama" as she cleaned the house.  It really made me reflect on how my children perceive me.  I think I need to go shopping and I think I need a live-in maid!

After nap time, we geared up for Egg Hunt #3 at LollyPops house with the cousins.  All the grands were stoked.  Any event at LollyPop's house is a good event.  There were eggs, whistles, candy, candy and more candy.

After I took a picture of the big kids, Adley noticed it and rannnn over and stood in front of the camera.  She posed and said "cheeeeese" until I clicked a ton of pics of her.  I thought that was cute.  She thinks she is a big girl now and the older kids seem to be OK with that.  I fear that the "Baby Adley" title will disappear soon.  And I have conflicting emotions about that; I'm sad that my baby is growing up but I get so excited to see her personality blossom as she gets older.

The best part of the evening was this Toilet Trouble game Lolly got the kids.  You spin the toilet paper and whatever number it lands on, you then have to flush the toilet.  At any random time, someone will get sprayed with toilet bowl water.  It's very similar to the Pie-Face game, but with less maintenance and clean up.  The kids were obsessed!  And per the usual, Hudson had he best responses when someone got squirted...

Hope everyone has a great weekend ahead.  The Kemp/Bockelman crew heads to Lake Lanier (outside Atlanta) next week to meet up with the Boone/Alam/Hoffman crew for our 3rd annual family reunion!  There will 18 adults as well as 8 children under the age of 6 years old!  Keep us in your prayers please :)

Pig tails and Sunglasses!

Hope everyone had a great holiday weekend!  I am currently working on an Easter blog so hopefully there will be another post later this week.  But I'll start off today by bragging about my little princess.  I have waited a long 20 months for this moment....her hair is FINALLY long enough for two pig-tails!!  Oh how I have dreamed of her not looking like a disheveled little boy when Chris gets her ready and off to school in the mornings.  Even though she has trouble sitting still, she always requests a "boooooww" after I fix her hair.  And she is obsessed with her new sunglasses that fit her just perfect.  We wear them on walks and even around the house.  Hudson's blue shades have gotten too small, so he gladly relinquished them to his little sis.   

And she wears her sunglasses inside as well.  Below is one of her many "mean-mug" stink-eye looks!

Lolly got Hudson and Anderson Batman sunglasses.  Chris and I agree they look slightly ridiculous, but the boys love them so of course we let him wear them whenever he wants.  Last weekend he was playing with the "big kid" neighbors, and he had to pause and run back in the house and get his Batman shades because the sun "was looking at him."  In the below pic, Hud was having a "moment" and didn't want his picture taken.  We made him go on a family walk and he said he would rather "not hang out with the family today."  LOL, I had to laugh at that one...the poor kid has a rough life taking strolls with his parents and little sis.

 Adley loves to read and imitate the people around her.  She loves to repeat any word you say and we are all obsessed with her pointing out all her body parts (my current fav is "lips" and she will pucker her mouth!).  The other day I caught her "reading" to her stuffed animals in the playroom.  She would point and babble and then raise the book up and show the pictures to the "class."  Dora the Explorer are her current favorite books to read.  She got all the hand-me-downs from cousin Hannah so I'm sure the princess-themed books will become an addiction soon. 

"Lips" and "tongue"

The weather has turned and it may be safe to say our sweaters can be stored away.  The entire crew hit up the park last week and enjoyed some fresh air and sunshine.  Adley tries her best to keep up with the big kids.  And all the children are so sweet in taking turns to hold her hand or go down the slide with her.  Can't believe she'll be two years old in just a few short months!

Hudson is the best big bro in the world.  He's always screaming, "Adley come sit in my lap!"  "Adley, come look at this flower!"  "Mama, let me push Adley in her tricycle!"  He always puts others first, even his cousins (most of the time). One day he saved some of his "basketball trash" for Claire and Anderson.  This is a game Lolly created where the kids throw the recyclables off the side of the stairs and into the trash bin.  Crazy fun for these kiddos.

Easter blog coming soon!