Easter weekend

Gramma Jane, Grampa, and Uncle Brian came to visit over Easter weekend (two weeks ago). As always, the girls loved the extra attention!


Gabi coloring for Gramma Jane


Uncle Brian!


Grampa helping Bella find the "yellow"
After seeing the Avoiding Surgery post, Gramma Jane and Grampa asked if all of those pictures were taken at Arkansas Children's Hospital. They were, indeed, and we took our guests up to the hospital for a tour.


Testing magnetism


Playing bumper train


In the cave


Waterfall


Touching the water


Stalagmites


Peeking through the hollow tree
We went to the local Filipino restaurant, and the kids enjoyed dancing beneath the disco lights.


Catching lights on the dance floor
We took Grampa on a neighborhood walk just before bedtime.


Daddy and Gabi walking into the sunset


Sisters riding in the wagon


Grampa pulling his granddaughters

Easter Day

Easter morning, Lolo and Lola brought over lots of food, and Gramma Jane and Grampa prepared the kitchen for a feast. The Easter bunny hid way too many eggs, but Annabelle had a blast hunting for them all morning. When she first woke up, Gabi preferred to play with Uncle Brian and Cousin Steven, and she spelled lots of words with her new letter toys. Once our friends arrived, she joined the rest of the kids to fill her basket with eggs.


Lola and Lolo with the girls


Cousin Steven with Annabelle


Bella in search of eggs


Bella cracking into her eggs


Bella and Daddy


Yay! Baskets!


Alex on an egg hunt


Gabi found an egg for her basket


Isabella reaching for an egg up high


Gabi and Cousin Steven


Adrienne with Isabella and Alex


Gabi, Ninang, and Cousin Steven


Bella specifically requested that Ninong play with her

Easter preparations

Playgroup Egg Hunt
Collecting one of each color egg at Chenal Valley





Neighborhood Egg Hunt
Racing the other kids to find eggs on the St. Thomas playground (and then hunting for our own re-hidden eggs, because our girls definitely lost that race, each being the youngest child in the two age groups)





Dying Easter eggs

Gabi stamping eggs


Preston painting eggs


Gabi writing her name on an egg


Bella found a puppy to join her for lunch


RJ got stuck in his brother's crib


Sibling hug


Alex learning to drink from a straw


All our eggs in one basket
Baking cookies

Cutting out bunny shapes


Gramma Jane iced the cookies


Gabi decorated with sprinkles

Spring Break: Wonder Place

Our second trip to The Wonder Place during Spring Break, we met up with Gabi's friend Veda.


For someone as active and adventurous as Bella,
she is surprisingly fond of chairs


Testing the fresh produce in the grocery store


Gabi ringing up Veda's groceries


Cooking fish in the house


Have I mentioned that Bella loves water?
At Home
We also had friends over to play at our house during Spring Break week. Isabella and Alex came over one morning.


Bella offering Alex some "water"


Refilling the water


Gone fishing!
(The little strawberry-box-converted-to-tackle-box
is full of paper fishies that Gabi colored.)


Alex playing music with a rhythm stick


The big girls played with the dollhouse


Gabi reading Isabella stories
Another afternoon, RJ and Preston came over to play.


All the kids building with Legos


RJ with Lego dinosaurs


Bella buckling Preston in the chair


Chef Preston
Of course, you've already seen pictures from the day Katelyn and Brayden came over to play.