We had a good, if not exhausting Easter, this year-- the first with TWO little girls. We made it to church, ON TIME, so we actually got seats. We made it through half of the service until Noelle got hungry, and the two of us made a quick exit. It makes me laugh, though, that Mike sent an email to a friend in which he said that we made it through the service which is, and I quote, "a rare accomplishment with Noelle." Hehe. Michael, I love you. :)
After church, we headed up North for some family time. It was a big, wonderful family weekend-- three days in a row that the girls got to hang out with grandparents, aunt, uncles and cousins!
(Buckle your safety belts, folks. It's a long one!)
Riley does a little pre-church photo shoot. She tried to avoid the camera, but she just can't help looking cute. :)
A rare Mommy-Riley photo
This is typical of our sister pics, these days. This wasn't Riley's fault, though. If I remember correctly, Noelle was exhausted.
This one just cracks me up because it's absolutely PERFECT. Ashley, this is life, right? :)
All you ladies out there, aren't you so impressed with Steve's mad skills?(Steve, I won't tell them that we're lucky I had the camera aimed and ready as this juggling lasted only about 2.1 seconds.)
Riley takes a ride in the wagon!
And then it's Daddy's turn!
Riley got to experience her first Easter egg hunt. We all agreed that this was a nice age because neither Ben or Riley particularly cared how many eggs they got. Riley frequently got distracted, even, you know, with things like having to change a bear's diaper.
Ahh... family pics... SO easy with two little ones. :)
I love these dresses. Thanks, Moom/Nana!
Noelle's lips crack me up here!
I feel like I rarely get to hang out with little Hannah, so it was fun to get a little face-to-face time!
Ham-a-holic...
I was referring to the bear.
Hannah and Riley have a little staring contest.
Sister kisses... once again, Mom chooses the opportune time. Oh, bother.
A somewhat unsuccessful photo shoot with Daddy
Riley snuggles with Roly and Poly.
And Noelle gets some one-on-one Roly time. Look at those cheeks!!!
Happy Easter! He is risen!
He is risen indeed!!
Oh my gosh, Riley forking that entire ham! Poor Noelle getting schlepped around when she's tired / hungry (she and Ellie share a similar fate as the 2nd child...). Mike in the wagon but what was Steve doing behind him!? Riley on daddy's lap with her entire hand in her mouth. Hannah, don't even try to outlast Riley in a staring contest. Those are my favorite parts of this post - but of course, the girls were just gorgeous in their Easter dresses and you got such great pictures of YOURSELF too! Jealous jealous jealous. haha! Love you, Greens.
ReplyDeleteSuch a cute, cute family! I loved seeing pictures of YOU on the blog for a change. You looked so pretty on Easter morning and I love that you matched your girls. Glad you had a fun day! :)
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