Nana's 58th

A few weeks ago, we celebrated Nana's 58th birthday. We ate yummy mexican at Frontera and then came home to play outside, eat fabulous cake and then open presents. The kids behaved so well at the mexican restaurant and dad accidentally told the waiter that it was mom's birthday. The waiters arrived at the table and sang a very loud chorus of Happy Birthday to mom, complete with a hat and the loudest noisemaker I've ever heard. It was really funny and mom was a really good sport! The kids didn't know whether to be horrified or happy since the rendition was so stinkin' loud. Anyway, we had a great time celebrating such a special lady and we're so thankful for our mom and nana!! We love you Mom/Nan and are so blessed to have you in our lives!!! Happy 58th Birthday to the youngest looking 50-something ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A few other pics from Easter

Just some pics of my precious kids...I love them so much!

Easter at Nana and Pop's

my 3 babes swingin'

Rachel and her lizard

We had a great time at Nana and Pop's playing on the playground, hunting for Easter eggs and then catching lizards. (At least, Rachel had fun catching lizards, her brother and cousins had fun watching her do it.) She even wanted to keep the lizard in one of Nana's decorative birdhouses on the back deck. The kids all ran around playing and acting silly and truly enjoying one another's company. It was such a fun way to end the day!!

Easter with Gege and Papa

"I don't see what all the fuss is about."

little sweetie with a baby chick

Brave Bradley

Papa, Gege and their grandkids

After a few pics with Gege and Papa, the kids had an "exclusive" egg hunt. (They got to find and keep all the eggs themselves!!) Then the kids met the Milligan's newest animals, 6 baby chicks. There were 2 black, 2 brown and 2 yellow ones. Rachel loved them and held them all and even came up with some names for them...Claw and Chicken Little are 2 that I can remember. Bradley was nervous about holding them and first held them with Papa's gloves, but later was brave enough to hold one in his hands. He had to get used to the "tickle" feeling their little feet made on his hands. He was so proud of himself when he finally held a chick and was so excited that he was shaking and sweating! He ended up naming one of the black chicks that he held, "Bradley". (Why make up a name when he has a perfectly good one he can share?)

Happy Easter! (the "pretty" version)

We had a wonderful Easter celebration, starting with church, then a yummy dinner and egg hunt with Gege and Papa. Then, we went to Nan and Pop's for another egg hunt and fun with cousins! It was a great day spent with our wonderful families, and we were really pooped at the end of it!

Happy Easter! (A comedy in pictures)

Trent's so happy to be celebrating Easter and Bradley has wheels for eyes.

awesome family pic...did you see our other family member? We call it: branch.

Trent's about to go down!

I was about to post some good Easter pics, but there were some not so good ones that are more fun to look at! Hope you enjoyed!

The Easter bunny visits...

The Easter bunny brought the kids some great goodies in their Easter baskets again this year. The kids were so excited to get to check it all out. At first Rachel was so disappointed when she woke up, went to the table and saw NO baskets sitting out. But, the Easter bunny had very cleverly put them on the couch under a blanket; that way it didn't matter who woke up first, no one would see anything without their siblings. Bradley loved all his dragon stuff, Rachel's fave was her iCarly stuff and Trent kinda liked his new kid's broom, but mostly walked around picking up any and everything.