Sunday Snapshot {Happy Easter}

(Warning:  Picture heavy!)

What a wonderful Easter Sunday we have had!

The kids were so excited about the Easter bunny coming and hiding their eggs and leaving them some goodies.

 The little camera ..... huge hit!

 With so many eggs, the kids shared with the big dogs :)

 Willow waiting patiently for hers

 We then spent the afternoon at the botanical gardens where we had a picnic and the kids had fun with bubbles.

 (I need a remote for my camera instead of using the timer!)

 I adore these kiddos so much!

 And I couldn't ask for a better sibling relationship for them.

 Japanese Gardens-- Our favorite place at the park

 It's seldom that these two are not holding hands and laughing together

 Someone is ready to be done.  He doesn't melt down or have fits.  He just starts frowning when he's had enough.

 J is never at a loss for someone to help him when he needs it.

J checking to see if his sisters are smiling ;)

Easter EGGS!

Another beautiful sunny day, so we were able to dye eggs outside.  This was J's first "real" experience doing it "alone" and I must say, that I was pleasantly surprised at how well he did.

 Once I got over the fact that his hands were going to be inside the cups full of dye, I was able to enjoy watching him have fun!

 Three kids.  Three very different personalities.  Big age difference. No arguing or crying.  Just plain sibling fun.

"See our Easter eggs??"

Sunday Snapshot {Kite Flying}

A perfectly windy day to fly kites.  

So a little one's nap was delayed so we could get outside

and practice flying the *new* kites!

We have a park half a block away that is the perfect place for kite flying!  And the view of the mountains is an added bonus!

J tried his hardest to catch the butterfly!

 B got the hang of it fairly quickly!  

 The penguin, in honor of the school mascot!

 V had a harder time getting her kite to fly high...but when she did, there was such joy on her face!

 Not the easiest kite to keep in the sky.  

 V was all about the running....

 While the girls were busy flying their kites, J collected dry grass in his bucket and carted it around in the new wheelbarrow.

I think I'm digging the dry grass much more than sand!!  

Thankful for a FUN afternoon in the *calm* wind (if that makes any sense)!!  It's what we all needed.

Happy St. Patty's Day!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

We all enjoyed a traditional meal of corned beef, cabbage, and potatoes.  It's the only time of the year that I cook corned beef and the girls always look forward to it!  J doesn't quite get the tradition yet, but I have no doubt he'll have it figured out in the next few years.

 (Poor Vivi has an eye infection and doesn't feel well)

 Had to get Paxie in on the action!

 And Willow too!

J says, "ENOUGH with the pictures"!!!

Sunday Snapshot: Happy Spring!

I participated in "Sunday Snapshot" back when Stefanie first started  hosting it.  And not long after, I was busy working towards my third (and final) adoption.  And then blogging got put aside.

And I regret that because I've really missed it.  And missed documenting some of the precious moments with my youngest.

So hopefully, with this Sunday Snapshot, I will feel inspired to keep it up!  And reconnect with old bloggers whom I used to follow.

And meet new ones!

Happy Spring!!

Slow Process....

I attempted to get back into blogging using a wordpress site.  I found it really hard to use.  Probably because I'm so used to blogger.  So having taken that blog down, I hope to transfer the posts from there over to this one and it will be a

s l o w    p r o c e s s!!

S'mores Fun!

It's hard to believe that Spring Break is coming to an end.

So to finish off a perfect day, we decided at the last minute that we should have s'mores.  So off to the store we went.

We haven't used our fire pit in....I'm embarrassed to say....years.

The girls were excited about these monster marshmallows.

(note to self--just buy the large ones next time)

Marshmallow, chocolatey, sticky goodness times three!

Jumping on the trampoline=fun

Jumping with your sister=loads of fun!

B is taking a break!

Poor Pax....so neglected!

An amazing red sunset to end an amazing day with 3 amazing kids!