Family Photos

Easter Fun!

Easter, 2012, has turned out to be the best yet! We have reflected on years past and miss family and friends we've spent Easters past with, but we really enjoyed being together just our little family. We had a fun time at our friends Easter Egg hunt yesterday. They had the perfect yard for not only the egg hunt, but trampoline jumping, hammock swinging, dirt digging, and chit chatting. The girls had a great time and we enjoyed visiting with many good friends.

While Ella was ambitious and skowered the yard and woods for eggs, Amelia could have cared less. She ran straight to the playground and wanted to go down the slide.

Amelia enjoyed watermelon while sitting on their front porch swing... felt like a summer day

The girls crashed after a quick dip in the bath, and then it was off to get ready for the Easter Bunny. He brought the girls coloring books, a movie, book, and bubbles this year! Grandma C also sent a fun movie and coloring book, and the girls enjoyed coloring all morning until church.

Oh, and the candy. Of course there was candy. And then there was the face below when I wouldn't open the next candy wrapper after a couple of servings! This face was accompanied by a very loud, very piercing scream! Ooooh she's a stinker with so much personality!

After church we tried to take a few photos. Tried being the key word there.

The photo below was an accident, but I think it says a lot. Who's in charge?

That would be Miss Ella Celeste!

Amelia wasn't much for posing for the camera, but she loved running through the grass in her new Easter dress.

And if the girls wouldn't stand still for a photo, at least Shaun and I could.

The loves of my life

Stinker 1 and Stinker 2

O' how I love and adore them!

One word... PRECIOUS!

Ella looked absolutely beautiful in her Easter dress

She even is kind of understanding the meaning of Easter. It's sweet to see her learning and understanding so much.

My beautiful girl, even if she never smiles for the camera.

My little cowgirls!

We had a wonderful weekend visiting my mom's family down in South West Virginia. We stayed with my Aunt Liz and Uncle Dick who have the most beautiful home they just finished building with the most significant view.

This is the view they get from pretty much every room in the house. O' how I love Virginia! It really does take my breath away. My mom's sister, Mary, and her husband own much of the surrounding land. My uncle Harold was in the top 10 sellers of Angus Beef in Virginia last year. They have quite a history. We really enjoyed visiting Mary, Liz, and uncles Leroy and Ed. My cousin, Amy, came up with her two munchkins. Ella played so well with Gavin and Amelia almost managed to not clobber little Lyla. It was so nice for the girls to spend time with their cousins.




Uncle Ed let us go riding on his horse, Patch. Ella was a natural cowgirl as was Amelia. They weren't afraid at all.

Ella and Gavin had so much fun together. What great memories we made!

Ella and Patches got along great!

Beautiful Amy with her daddy on the property my mom grew up on.

Mary has been cancer treatments but she looks absolutely AMAZING! We were so happy to see her and see her in such good spirits. She's the sweetest lady you'll ever meet.

Family. Three generations. Mom and her brother with their kids (Amy and I) and our girls.

So precious!

Amy and I huggin' on uncle Leroy! He looks so much like Grandpa did.

Two little kids enjoying a view before jumping back into mischief!

My mom with two of her three sisters.

We went to visit Mary's farm and see her son's horses too. You couldn't ride those but the girls enjoyed trying to feed them.

Ella loved the horses

Papa enjoyed spending time with us.

Visiting the cows in the barn... STINKY!

Amelia liked the view from her dad's shoulders. Those big bulls were a little scary for her.

She still loved it though. Little miss Cyclone had a great weekend and enjoyed getting into everything.

Amelia's favorite past time all weekend was opening and closing the porch door and making loads of messes in Aunt Liz's beautiful home. She's caught in the act here.

The house my mom grew up in on Walker's Creek. What memories of coming here for family reunions and sitting on the front porch listening to Grandpa play the guitar while grandma would dance flat foot... something my mom enjoys doing still. Family is so wonderful! Thanks for a great weekend!