Leprechaun Traps and Easter Eggs

Sophie made this leprechaun trap:

And caught this little guy!

Coloring Easter eggs:

Easter Morning:

The Easter bunny left princess dresses on the couch and then left a path of grass out to the backyard to their new...

Our Easter bunnies:

**Disclaimer: Many of these pictures have been taken at my mother-in-law's house since we are living there now until our house is built. Do not despair, I have not decided to change my interior decorating into a western theme.

From Sand to Snow

A week after we moved back to Boise, we headed up to McCall to spend a few days with our Boise besties, the Roes. We were happy to miss the cold winter, but it was super fun to play in the snow! Glad we got the tail end of it.

Amelia + Sawyer = <3 p="">

The Patricks

We made a lot of super cool friends in Mississippi and it was so fun to spend that time of our lives with them.

We will especially miss our besties, who are still there! We had tons of fun with the Patricks and they were also there for us whenever we needed them. They have become like family!

...And we're back!

Phil graduated from radar tech school (as a distinguished graduate!) and I got to place his new pin.

We picked Sophie up from school. She loved her teachers Ms. K & Mrs. Liberato:

We then made one last trip to the Biloxi beach and snapped this pic:

The next morning we were on our way back to Boise.

It took us 5 days to drive from Biloxi to Boise. Sophie rode with Phil in the moving truck the entire way. 

Caitlin had her moments, but overall was a pretty good girl! 8-10 hours in the car 5 days in a row is quite an accomplishment for anyone, but especially a 2 year old.

And Sawyer was our angel baby the entire time.

El Paso was a little scary...

But we got to stop and see our dear friends the Tenneys in Phoenix.

I was so excited when we drove into Boise, I had to snap these pictures in the car:

These cousins were so happy to be reunited!

It's good to be home.

Phil Hits the Big 3-0

Thanks to Josh & Sum we were able to have an entire night without kids! We went with friends to eat at the Half Shell Oyster House- SO yummy. Then bowling + ice cream but the best part was an uninterrupted night of sleep and sleeping in! Happy Birthday to Phil and I love it when I get a present on Phil's birthday too.

Then since Phil's birthday is February 8th and Mardi Gras was Feb. 12th, we decided it would be fun to have a little Mardi Gras bday party for him with some of our friends. We even ordered a king cake and guess who got the baby? Mardi Gras is a BIG deal down here. The kids usually get at least 3 days off of school and every city from New Orleans to Mobile, AL has their own parade.

 They give beads out everywhere. Here is Caitlin at the library:

 Those are beads! And you just drive over them until they get cleaned up a few days later.

Caitlin's Turn in "The Dress"

       

Disneyworld!

So we weren't going to go because Caitlin is 2 and crazy and we have a newborn but we decided since the military resort and military tickets are SO cheap and we will probably never be down this way again, we just did it!

And we are glad we did. Caitlin had her moments, especially waiting in lines, but overall she did awesome and Sawyer was an angel as usual. Caitlin LOVED meeting the princesses, Minnie and Tinkerbell. When it was almost her turn, she couldn't even handle it and wanted to run to them. It was so sweet!

Sophie wanted one of those autograph books and she designated a page for each character and they HAD to sign that page. Periwinkle did not sign the right page and Sophie was so mad she scribbled out her signature. Crazy kid.

They loved all the rides and we did most of them as a family. That is the best part about Disney, they are so family friendly!

Met Merida

Met Ariel

Caitlin realizing her time with Ariel is over.

Sophie chose these sparkly Minnie ears.

 At Epcot

Met Minnie

 Swimming at the resort's pool.

The boyz.

The cousinz.

The family pic.

Riding the teacups.

Met Periwinkle

Met Tinkerbell

Group pic with Goofy & Minnie

Sophie FINALLY getting the cotton candy she wanted the whole time.

Caitlin FINALLY taking a nap.

Check out the sweet stroller we borrowed. Thanks Patricks!

 This didn't last long...

So excited to be here!

Met Sleeping Beauty

Riding It's a Small World

Caitlin loved riding her "pony"!

Met Rapunzel

Met Mary Poppins

This is how Sawyer spent most of his time there.

Rode the Finding Nemo ride and checked out the aquarium.

The castle at night.

Met Cinderella

 Riding the bus to and from the park.

PHEW! We actually did everything we wanted to. It was super fun but super exhausting. Glad to have a couple of weeks of "downtime" before the move!