** This blog is a little scattered and out of order, Sorry! ** I have so many pictures to share, but not enough time for this blog. I'll get to them next time...
We had a wonderful Easter this year. Once again, our girls are so blessed to have such a wonderful family! The girls were up bright and early to check on their goodies. It's always so much fun to see their excitement. This year, however, Hadley had a better understanding of why we celebrate Easter. They had discussed the Easter story at school and even made their own story using eggs. She loves telling the story. One day last week Hadley and Brooke were playing in their playhouse in the backyard. I kept hearing Hadley tell Brooke to drink her blood. I wasn't quite sure where that came from until I opened my email and saw that they had discussed communion at school. Later, at dinner she balled up her bread and tried to get Brooke to "eat her body. It's not my real body, it's just bread, Brooke!" she told her. After the girls looked through their baskets, we went to church. When Brooke turned three she moved up to a new room for child care. She WILL NOT go to her new room. She has gone with us to big church for the last couple weeks. We are trying to get her comfortable enough to stay without us, but it's not looking good. Normally my Mom and Dad would be the volunteers in the room, so we didn't have to worry about her being upset, but now that she has new teachers, she is scared. We'll keep trying because she's got to go to pre-school this fall. After church we went to Grandma and Grandpa Tweryon's for lunch. The weather cooperated and the rain stayed away so the kids (I can't say girls anymore, even though Ryker didn't participate in the egg hunt this year) could get outside for the Easter egg hunt and play time.
Ok, here are our first official cousin pictures with Ryker and let's just say we hope the next round goes a little smoother. Ellie was upset because she wanted to hold Ryker. Kami wanted nothing to do with having her picture taken and Hadley just assumed she got to hold him because she was the oldest.
When we switched Ryker to Ellie, Kami was completely done with pictures and cried the entire time. I love how Hadley and Brooke are oblivious to the fact that she's bawling and sit there with big smiles on their faces.
We brought the bounce house over for the girls to play in
Ellie and Brooke checking out their eggs. 
There was an egg hiding on top of the chicken shed. 
Brooke absolutely loves to swing. I love the smile on her face when she swings. I keep telling her that I am going to take her spring pictures while she's swinging so I can get her to look at me and smile!
Brian and I made this painting thing for the girls for Easter. I had mentioned that they loved painting on the glass at the museum in Bloomington, so we figured we would give it a try. We used plexi glass and PVC pipe and made a "painting window" complete with paint, squeegees and squirt bottles. We've had one chance to get outside so far. This rain NEEDS to go away, and fast! In the backyard, you'll notice our new patio and fire pit area. Brian, Bill and my Dad worked all Saturday and few weeks ago to finish it and it looks great. We are looking forward to having outside parties this summer. Our house and yard might be small, but our yard is fenced and safe for the kids to play in. I will even let the big girls out in the yard by themselves and feel comfortable that I can hear them.
Last weekend we went to the Easter egg hunt at the high school. The weather was cruddy so it was held in the gym, again. For the three years that we have been going, it's never been able to be outside. The Easter bunny and Mrs. Bunny made their appearance and Brooke was so scared of them she was shaking. She didn't want to be close enough to even see them. The girls found plenty of eggs and even won a prize. After the hunt, we let the girls run around the gym and play with the volleyballs. They had a blast! I wish we could do that more often on a rainy day!
