Easter 2016

 For Easter this year, we stayed home in Richardson again.  We attended church on Saturday night, went out to eat for Whataburger (I just had to record our Easter dinner was Whataburger!  Ha!), and then Sunday morning we relaxed at home and enjoyed being together followed by Easter lunch at grandparents and two different egg hunts!

 Emerson wore Piper's very first Easter dress that I made her 7 years ago!

 Trying to get a pic of the 3 kids together is impossible!

 Emerson wore her cute little monogrammed bloomers and is sporting a pretty nice mullet!!

 Grandma & Grandpa let the kids have a little egg hunt.  The weather was beautiful!

Piper's face makes me laugh!

Getting a family pic is almost impossible also!!

Spring Break 2016

 Our spring break was very, very rainy!  Piper enjoyed taking a painting class with a friend 4 out of the 5 days and we did a few other fun things but it was a pretty chill week.  I pulled the car out of the garage and cleaned it up enough they could play in it while it rained.  They had fun driving Emerson around in the 4 wheeler!

 At the end of our Spring Break weekend, Sheryl, Liv, and Anna came for a little visit.  Anna turned 14 while she was here so that was fun to celebrate with her!

The end of February

 Piper finished up her basketball season towards the end of February.  I really hope she decides to play again and really loves it because I played and selfishly, it's an easy, indoor sport to bring your entire family to without schlepping tons of equipments!!  Ha!  Piper was timid at first but by the end she was enjoying it more!

 I helped host a baby shower for my friend, Karen.  Karen is right next to me in this picture and her shirt hides the big, almost due belly she was sporting and instead it looks like I might be expecting!  She gave birth to a beautiful girl they nicknamed Cece!  Piper was the oldest of the "little" girls and she felt pretty cool!

 And, just a cutie pic of our three!

Emerson...

Emerson has been sick a lot in the last month and teething so we've had a few, less than stellar nights! She is now 14 months old, walking and trying to gibber, gabber!  She is one serious chick, who loves her mama!  But she has this little silly side that peeks through, at home mostly!  And as you can see in the pictures, she's started "cheesing" it up for the camera!  As soon as I pull out my phone to snap a pic, she scrunches up her nose no matter what she is doing!  Hah!

The Emerson Face!

The Ham Face!

She loves, loves, loves playing outside!

 Poor baby was so sick!  Look at her eyes!

Big Sis knew Mama needed a break one day from holding the fussy gussy!  I love watching the bond they are forming!  Piper loves Emerson and gets mad at her all in a matter of seconds!  Especially when Emerson pulls her hair!  Ouch!  

We have a WALKER! And some of February...

Emerson can WALK!!  I was so ready!  She was shy of turning 14 months when she consistently began walking around!

The weather has been beautiful!  We've been trying to take advantage of it!  Briggs---haha!

Briggs & Asher at Kiddie Pool

I'm helping watch the 5 and under kids on Fridays for Beach Club, the bible study club that meets at our school.  We call our little group Kiddie Pool and it is made up of kids whose parents are helping the elementary age kids!  We try to play outside as much as we can!

Emerson with some friends at Kiddie Pool!

 One Saturday, we went exploring through the woods and let the kids mess around by the creek.  I love doing this because it feels like we get to escape the city for a little bit, but it is right in the neighborhood!

My absolute favorite picture of Emerson so far!

And notice--her first piggy tails!

Piper had a fun Valentine's Day party at school!

I think Valentine's Day is so fun with kids!  Simple and fun!

Three of my Valentine's!  We were about to play Operation.  We gave the kids board games for V-day.  

Daddy Daughter Dance 2016

The annual Daddy Daughter dance.  Piper was so excited to get dressed up and go have some fun! Michael said it was the best year so far!  These two have a special closeness and I'm so thankful!