The sound of Christmas

40 Years...

It's official. Mom and Dad have been married for 40 big ones. We had a gathering at Aunt Gwen's on Saturday. It was windy but that didn't keep anyone down... especially the kids.

A funny moment arrived when we uncorked a 30-40 year old bottle of champagne. "It has floaters!", per Dad. The brave ones still took a sip.

Braden and Logan had a ball playing with their cousins Abe, Jacob, and Anna.

What a nice celebration.

Easter - the dust has settled

What a day. The boys were gentlemen in church. Logan got good rest (yeah!), food was good, and weather cooperated. We had both sets of grandparents at our house for Easter, and to quote Braden "and one, Aunt Sarah!".

We were happy to use our china for the first time! And so glad to do it with family. We had ham, party potatoes, strawberry salad and garlic bread. Yum! After that we had a full-fledged Easter egg/basket/present hunt. Braden was all in. He had a ball. So did Mommy and Daddy.

We then opened presents and had some yummy strawberry cheesecake dessert (thanks Costco). A fun game of Mexican Train dominos capped off the day. As always, the hard part was saying goodbye. Having family come is always a special time. Today was no exception. We love our family...and our little boys.

The 'after church' smiles

Our boy is getting tall!

Can't tell...ya think Braden's excited?

Easter 2011: Braden 4, Logan 1

Easter Prep

Eggs colored...
Baskets prepped...
Grandparents on the way...

...and one excited four year old.

Boys meet with bunny...

Walking in the mall a week or so ago, Braden actually asked us if he could meet the Easter bunny. What a surprise! Both boys approached and sat on the Easter bunny just fine. Super fun.

No Tears!

My First Post

I'm so happy I was able to create my first blog posting!!


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