easter (2016)

our easter holiday was spent at my parent's house in grinnell and was full of treats and fantastic company!

it was a tad bit chilly, but the kids didn't let that stop them from having a blast finding eggs in the yard!

blaire took her new roller skates for a spin!

hendrix was the bubble master.....

and both my kids enjoyed some bonding time with their 3 month old cousin, miss cailyn cora!

but, of course, no holiday would be complete without a family selfie!!

christmas tree farm {2014}

our annual tree cutting event had to move locations this year as our previous favorite farm has stopped offering 'cut-your-own'.  i was worried that we weren't going to happy with a new place, and that fear proved to be ridiculous, as the farm we tried out this year was perfect, actually even better than our old farm.  

whew.

crisis averted, and family tradition prevails!  :)

just for comparison for those who enjoy walking down memory lane - you can check out our 2013, 2012 and 2011 tree excursions. 

I love that we had a little snow this year!  It was a cold afternoon, but it was perfect.

Happy Holidays!

bunnies, baskets, and eggs

so, i guess we are all ready for easter over here....

yes.

i know.

we still have TWO whole months before it is easter.

but you see, i was taking down my valentine's decorations the other day; which, of course, made hendrix curious about what comes next....  you know....  the next holiday.  

the next big event to decorate for, plan, coordinate, and theme?!?  

i believe i have mentioned before, that he loves holidays, and easter is the next one that i have decorations for.  (don't tell saint patty, okay?!)

so we got out all the bunnies, eggs, baskets and window clings.....

oh and we put m&m's inside all the eggs and hid them and then found them as a part of snacktime.  hendrix thought that it was important that we show blaire what an easter egg hunt is all about.

and we may or may not have already repeated that little egg hunt activity 3 or 4 times since....with fruit snacks, raisins and even pretzels.

i think blaire is getting the hang of it! ;)

you know, it is a great way to keep busy indoors on these cold and snowy days.....

now, here's to hoping for much nicer weather for the real deal come april ;)