Easter

We had a wonderful Easter at home this year enjoying the beautiful weather, a great church service, fantastic friends, and lots of yummy goodies. We haven't put much emphasis on the Easter Bunny yet, so Hadleigh really didn't have any expectations for the day except that she kept shouting "Jesus is alive!". She did love hunting for eggs, though she wasn't in any hurry to collect them. She opened each one before moving on to the next. Between doing this and the fierce wind blowing her basket over several times, it took her quite a while to fill her basket! Harper loved gnawing on all the eggs (and her first piece of ham) and watching the kids run all over the yard. She's been working on her top teeth so has been a bit on the cranky side, but nothing that a little cuddling won't cure!
Here she is sneaking into Hadleigh's basket looking for something she can fit into her mouth!

My attempts at Easter pictures after church...

The perfect picture--minus the raised hand. She never raises her hand for anything, why now?!?!

Swinging while watching the ongoing egg hunt.

Do you think she can make it down the slide with all her eggs? Um...not even close!

Fighting the wind

Before you judge our hideous yard, the weeds provided the perfect hiding spot for eggs!

Marlee and Hadleigh looking for any forgotten eggs.

Good Buddies!

Another successful year of Easter egg dying

March Madness

March has been a whirlwind of traveling and fun. We continued the tradition of attending the SEC Basketball Tournament. This year it was in Nashville which meant we could drive, visit family, and meet up with some old friends. We started the trip by stopping off in Kentucky to visit Grandma and Jack. The girls loved being on the farm and spending time with family. Hadleigh was especially fond of the cows. She wanted nothing to do with the sweetest, friendliest Golden Retriever, but she would have crawled into the pin with the cows if she could!
After a quick visit, we headed down to Nashville to watch some basketball. Christian and I went to the single game Arkansas played while Gammy and Pops enjoyed cheering Kentucky to a championship at the rest of the games. Hadleigh was, of course, coached to cheer "Go CATS" which she proudly did and still will blurt out during any given sporting event. She also referred to Kentucky as "Popstucky". I must admit that I was completely satisfied that Arkansas only played one game...that is about all I can tolerate in one weekend and it meant I could spend more time shopping!
After our mini-vacation to Nashville, we headed down to Little Rock for a visit with Christian's family. Christian and some friends competed in a BBQ competition on Saturday down on the river. It ended up being a beautiful day and their team, The Mighty Fine Swine, turned out some fabulous ribs. Even though they didn't walk away winners, they had fun and are already planning out the next competition. Hadleigh and Harper enjoyed playing with their Little Rock friends and especially loved staying with their cousin Landon. Hadleigh and Landon entertained us all with concerts each evening. Landon would play his clarinet and Hadleigh would dance around. She thought it was the greatest thing ever and I must say, Landon is a pretty talented musician! Our weekend ended with us coming home to 12" of snow on the ground. It was the craziest, most unexpected thing. Luckily it melted pretty quickly, but of course the daycare thought it'd be a great excuse to close:( Anyways, we are finally back to spring weather and hope it is here to stay.
Here are the March pics:

Lining up to race to the cows.
"On your mark, get set, GO!"

Completely intrigued with the cows. Here she is waving goodbye to them.

Grandma getting her "Harper fix"

Impromptu photo shoot on the farm

Hanging out with Landon. She is way too cool to be getting her picture taken---can't you tell!

Harper is still working on her "scooting".

Entertainment time

Hadleigh and I went to see Storytime Live with Dora, The Backyardigans, Wonder Pets, and Ni Hao Kai Lan. She was anxiously awaiting Dora, but when Moose A. Moose came out, she jumped into my lap and tried to hide. She eventually warmed up, and ended up singing and dancing along and didn't want to leave when it was over.

Finally some warm weather which can mean only one thing...playground time!

And of course, the month wouldn't be complete without spending time with Scarlett and Adriene.

Friends

How blessed our girls are to have such good friends!

These girls are all smiles when they are playing together, until the camera comes out, that is!

Their sisters have no problem smiling for me, tough.

Harper and John Riley. He's already making a move!

An old one of Scarlett and Hadleigh from one of our many trips to the playground.

I foresee a fight between Adriene and Harper ensuing over the handsome John Riley:)

"Don't worry, we won't let a boy come between us!"

Picture catch up

We took Harper to her first basketball game yesterday. She loved it! This was Hadleigh's second game this season and she has become quite the little fan. She loves spotting the mascots, watching the band play, and watching the ballerinas (aka cheerleaders). She has definitely matured over the last year. Last season, we were lucky if we made it to half-time with her. This year, we can barely drag her away when it is over. It was a fantastic day, despite the loss.

Hadleigh is still enjoying dance. I caught her practicing one morning before we left.

Family picture on Valentine's Day. 4 out of 5 isn't bad!