Easter Morning

I wanted to share our Easter with everyone. It actually comes with a funny story:) Cole had been sick for awhile so he wasn't in the best of moods, and he was sleeping really late. The girls of course were really impatient as they could see eggs hidden through out the back yard. Finally I agreed to let them wake Cole up so that they could go egg hunting. BIG MISTAKE! Cole was excited for a few minutes when he saw his filled basket.... then.... the tears came! As we went outside he continued to cry and whine. Kenny tried being patient in the beginning and tried to get him to find eggs, but Cole continued to sob. At one point Kenny pointed out an egg to Cole that was sitting in the middle of a brick, unfortunalty this only made things worse as Cole screamed that there was a spider in there and that he could not possibly place his hand in there! Well, luckily (heavy sarcasim) I had been video taping this whole emotional break down. As I watched back the taping this is what I saw:

Cole: (whimper, whimper, tear, tear)
Kenny: Cole look! There's an egg in there!
Cole: No! (Sob, Sob.) I don't want a egg!
Kenny: Look Cole- the Easter Bunny hid this for you!
Cole: I don't want a egg! (Cry)
Kenny: Cole, just put your hand in there and get the egg. (Getting impatient)
Cole: NO!!!! There's a spider! (Screaming)
Kenny: Cole, knock it off and get the egg.
Cole: NOOOOOOOOOOO! SPIDER!!!!!
Kenny: Cole, suck it up and get the dang egg!!!!!
Cole: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! (Hysterically crying!)
Kenny: Oh forget this. We are going inside!

Yes- it was indeed a memorable Easter!:)

Spring Break!

Well, it's official! We can finally say that we have been on both coasts, swam (ok, maybe just waded) in both oceans, and have been clear across the country!

I took the girls to Myrtle Beach on March 25th during spring break, and they had the time of their short lives!!! Kenny wasn't able to come due to work, but we still had a great time! It didn't take the girls long before they were swimming in the 20 degree water, and then the best part was that in order to warm up (because it was only in the 50s on the beach that day) the girls got the bright idea to roll around in the sand. It makes sense- the sand is hot, the girls are freezing, why not? Of course after that we had sand caked clothes and girls:) We (Andrea and her 2 girls and us) made them strip down before they got into the van. When I was home the next day I had to lay their clothes out on the sidewalk to hose off! They had so much fun though, and I forgot how much I missed seeing an ocean! I think that we will always have to live close to one- they are so relaxing and calming. My favorite part of the trip was when the girls were standing right at the egde of the ocean and screaming towards it- You couldn't hear a thing!!!!! ;)