Playing outside

Here are some fun pics I snapped while we were enjoying the beautiful weather we've been having. We bought a new pot (no obviously it's not ceramic!) that the kids were using as a hat/sitting thing?? Anyways, it was too funny not to get some pictures of.

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Happy Easter!!

We had a fun little Easter morning with the kiddos. Rashauna was down in Florida for spring break, but the Easter Bunny visited her room too... The kids woke up and we opened our baskets. Then we noticed that the Easter Bunny had left some eggs behind out in the yard, so we headed outside for a little easter egg hunt. The kids had a blast and were so excited about finding the eggs (and the candy inside) and their new stuff. After the hunt we settled down and ate some waffles, then sat back and relaxed for the rest of the morning... what a beautiful day it was - once again!!

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Mariah opening her basket...

Robbie - not a fan of being patient...

We headed outside for the easter egg hunt!

Robbie finds one, then eats it. Finds ones, eats it... cont.

Mariah finding eggs =)

Daddy helping with hints

Robbie and his stash...

And Mariah's...

How perfect - our tulips bloomed today!

Happy Easter to everyone!

Let us all remember why we celebrate this beautiful day... the sacrifice of our Savior.

I miss...

... my family.

"You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them. " ~Desmond Tutu

The Real Easter

Me, Mariah & Taven

Looking for eggs...

Leshelle & Rashauna searching for eggs
We celebrated Mom & Trent's birthday's too!

We love to drink.

happy easter! we had such a great time with everyone!

March Birthday Lunch

Three people in my family have birthdays in the beginning of March - Leshelle, Rashauna & Seth. We met in Elk Grove (the halfway point between our place and my parents) for lunch with the fam. We had a great time... The three birthday peopleBob-o and Taven
Leshelle and Rashauna

colorful Kaniesha

Monica & Leshelle

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GUYS! Love you!

Las Vegas

We were only in Vegas for a matter of hours (we stayed overnight) but we had a great time visiting with my Aunt Therese and cousin Elle and Sienna. The kids had a blast playing together. Mariah and Elle are only a few months apart. Mariah's been talking about her since we left. I think we're going to try and go back soon. I hadn't seen little Sienna in person yet and she was even more adorable than the pictures! Thanks again for having us Therese! Elle
Sienna

Cousin Love

Mariah & Elle

Brandilyn & Sienna

Crazy Kids

After we played for a few hours, we went over to my Uncle Rod & Aunt Chantre's house. The kids loved it there, they had a dog, stairs and lots of rooms to explore - and all the beautiful Christmas stuff to look at! I had so much fun staying up late and looking at pictures of Rod when he was younger. Apparently, he pretty much lived with us every summer until I was about 10 or so. Once again, the only bad thing about going to Las Vegas was that we weren't able to stay very long. Thanks again Rod & Chantre - you guys are awesome!

Yuma, AZ

Our visit to Yuma, AZ

We had a great time in Yuma, except for the fact that we wish we could have been there longer! I only got to see my cousin Bryce once! Thanks again to Robert & Christina and Gpa & Gma for everything - we miss you guys! My Aunt and Uncle have two adorable dogs at their house, so Mariah was in heaven. Robbie on the other hand wasn't too sure about them, especially when they were barking.

I love Gpa and Gma!

Mariah's new best friend... the leapord.

Mariah & Robbie putting on the performance of a lifetime.
Us.

Robbie and Uncle Robert

Mariah and her buddy, Uncle Robert

We got there on the evening of the 6th (my birthday!) and Gpa and Gma took us out to dinner to Olive Garden (yummmm!). It was really fun and really good, it had been too long since we've seen them (and too long since I've had Olive Garden)! Josh surprised me by having a cake brought to our table and everyone sang to me - the kids thought it was the coolest. The only bad thing about the evening was that Robbie was extremely tired and just wanted to run around, hence the pictures of the kids laying on the floor. Yes, they're in a (relatively) nice restaurant and no, I didn't even attempt to stop them. Hey, it was my birthday.

The next day we went shopping with Gma and she got tons of fun clothes for the kids. Mariah got to pick out her own outfit, so of course she chose a dress and sparkly shoes. She wanted to change into them immediately so we changed her in the car on the way to lunch. We went out to lunch at this super yummy place called Kneaders (like you knead bread - it kinda reminded me of Panera Bread, but way better). We were waiting in line, and I guess Robbie was hungry because I look over at him and he's chewing on a huge chunk of chocolate bread! He had ripped open the plastic wrap and grabbed a peice! The rest of the day we shopped and hung out with Gramps and Grams... the kids had so much fun at their house, which is decorated in a safari/african theme. Gpa let them play with his harmonic and recorder, so they sang, played and danced the night away!

Lunch w/ Grams and Mariah's new outfit!

GGpa and GGma with Robbie and Riah

New Year's Eve!

Party like it's 2009!
The Davidson Family

Sistas

Twins

And the official DDR (Dance Dance Revolution) Dance-off winner is...

Brandilyn!

The Ladies.

Happy New Year!

Everyone

So much to look forward to in this new year. Hope you all had a fun, safe time and are looking forward to the future. Happy New Year!