Sunday, April 24, 2011

Happy Easter!

We had a fun Easter day at my dad and Angela's new place in Sioux Falls. Karina, Kelli and I hid treat-filled eggs around the house and along a walking path by the house. This was my first time really hiding eggs for kids over the age of five, so I was very excited to find really good hiding spots. I think that I had more fun than the kiddos.

 The wild animals were released for the hunt and the cheetah (Lauren) wasn't wasting any time while looking for her kill.

 Stella supervised.

 Stella and her godmother, Auntie Leah
 Stella with her godparents, Uncle Nick & Auntie Leah just before we headed home
 My brother, Kyle, left about 15 minutes before us and we caught up with him just a few miles north of Sioux Falls. Joe saw smoke coming out of a car on the side of the road and said "Is that your brother?" Good thing one of us was paying attention.
 Sami and Stella waited patiently in the car while we were stopped on the side of the interstate.
And we got a couple of extra passengers! Kelli and Makayla rode home with us while Kyle stayed back to take care of the car and picked them up later.  Poor Kelli was squeezed between my two divas and I didn't even hear a peep out of Makayla way in the back.  I am SURE that their crisis was much more fun for Sami and I than it was for them (Joe is indifferent). Even though Sami was exhausted and emotional, she LOVED the extra time she got to spend with Makayla.

Chasing Waterfalls



On Saturday we went to Falls Park in Sioux Falls.  It was chilly, but still beautiful to see and listen to.  What was the most beautiful for everyone to listen to was me singing "Don't go chasing waterfalls, please stick to the rivers and the lakes that your used to..." by TLC because I could not get the song out of my head.










Too Slow

For Easter weekend we went to Sioux Falls to spend the holiday with my Dad, Angela and the rest of the family. Sami had a BLAST playing with her cousins all weekend and it was a huge bonus when she got to go swimming with them.  So it was only natural that she show off. 

I tried and tried and tried to take an action shot of her jumping into the pool...

 but I was either too slow...
 or took it too early...
she was going in and out of the pool so fast I didn't think that I would ever get my shot
until FINALLY I caught her.
It's not even a great picture, but I am just happy that I got it after all that work!

April 17, 2011

 Sami and Joe decided to bake chocolate chip cookies from scratch
 and it's not really baking if you don't get to taste the work in progress
and then sneak another taste.


I was so excited when I saw the finished product, my only focus was sneaking a cookie while it was still hot and gooey.  Sooo I forgot to take a picture of the two with their finished product.

Your Grandma Called...

...and she wants her clothes back.


Thursday, April 7, 2011

Tension

This picture, taken today, illustrates the tension we often see in Sami when she is near Stella.

Also, IMPORTANT MILESTONE TO DOCUMENT: "Mama" !!!! Yay! Sami and I have heard it before (Joe denied it), and today Stella just couldn't stop talking about me. Awww. OH! And her TOP TWO TEETH are through, so four total!
Kate

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Photo-a-Day

 My photo taking lately has been...well, it hasn't been.  So I am going to try post a photo a day to encourage me to take more pics. 


Stella - Then
Stella - Now