Easter

We had a great holiday weekend back in Iowa. Saturday we went to DSM for Jack's birthday party, then went to my dad and Barb's that night so Kaiya and Avree could play. Sunday we went to church with Matt's parents and ate with them. Avree woke up to an Easter egg hunt inside the house and then had another egg hunt outside the house after church! What a great Easter Bunny! :-)
Avree, Matt and Papa played soccer for a little while (Avree starts soccer team next week!) It was a nice, relaxing Sunday!
We then headed back over to my dad and Barb's for ANOTHER egg hunt! The kids played for a while, some napped and the adults played pitch. We had a great Easter and we are so blessed!

Here is our attempt to get Easter Pictures:

Avree's 3rd Birthday

I can't believe Avree turned 3 and the beginning of April! I feel like she should maybe be 2! :)
She had a great birthday weekend. Her birthday feel on a Monday this year so she got a fun filled weekend leading up to her day. Her weekend started off with Matt coming home early from work on Friday to set up her birthday present from us... a TRAMPOLINE! We got that set up and she was on it non-stop. She didn't want to sit down to eat supper cause she wanted to be jumping! :) On Saturday my dad/Barb came down bringing Jack and Kaiya. Avree adores Kaiya so much and they get along so well together! So they had fun running around outside and jumping on the trampoline.

Avree couldn't wait for the netting to get up so we let her jump for a bit before starting on the netting :-)

FINALLY.. everything is set up and done :-)

Sunday was her party, which turned out GREAT! It was a tea party themed birthday and I know my grandma Farley was looking down smiling and SO happy we were having a "tea party".
We had some fun "tea party" food, and some yummy cupcakes. We played "pin the petal on the flower", and "stack the sugar", we did face painting, and color/decorate a take home bag.
We are so blessed with great friends and family who made the party! Avree had a great day and got lots of fun toys.

Singing "Happy Birthday" to Avree:

Avree enjoying her cupcake:

"Pin the petal on the flower"

Avree getting help opening her gifts :-)

The setup of the room:

The yummy cupcakes and bakery cookies:

The yummy food:

Emmersen getting some attention from Harriette:

On her actual birthday (Monday the 4th) we took her to Crown Center and ate at Fritz's Train restaurant (which she loved!) and then played in the exhibit they had ("under the sea"). She had a great day! :-)

The train dropping off our food:

Avree enjoying the "under the sea" exhibit:

Avree sleeping on the mermaid's bed :-)

Avree and the octopus..

Avree and her birthday balloons:

Here are some photos Matt took for Avree's 3 yr photo shoot: (it was very windy that day)
Talking on her phone:

We love you Avree Grace!!