A Birthday Party Mater Style

Yesterday, we celebrated Cousin D's 3rd birthday! The kids got a good workout and then enjoyed pizza and a very yummy Tow Mater ice cream cake!

Walker decided to pass on the pizza and hold out for cake!

Sliding...

Jumping...
Working out on the treadmills. I think I need two of these at my house!

The whole crew...

Needless to say, my two were ready for a nap when we got home! Now that's a great birthday party!

Life Imitating Art

Today, Walker and Kathryn had their Spring Concert and Art Show at school.

Here's Walker... And here's Walker....Can you tell the difference?

Kathryn...And Kathryn...It was really hard to imitate that nose:) But she gave it her best!

Walker with more of his artwork.

A hug (or is it an attack!)...

Easter Baskets and Monkeying Around

Early Easter morning (very early I might add, can you see how dark it still is outside the window), Walker and Kathryn found a trail of carrots leading right to their Easter baskets!

Walker handing his chocolate bunny to his sister after deciding (for some unknown reason) chocolate bunnies are for girls!

Checking out Walker's bunny loot!

The baskets before they were deconstructed!

After a wonderful church service, we ended the morning with some play time at the park before lunch.

Happy Easter!

Gotta Love the Peeps

Did I tell you that I love Easter??? Well, one of the things I love most is Peeps! So, when I saw this cute little recipe in the March/April Cooking with Paula Deen, I just couldn't pass it up!

I thought they would make a fun Easter surprise for the kiddos' classmates! Thus began our chocolate meringue bird nest adventure!

I have to say, it was definitely easier than the Easter treats I pulled off last year! Basically an easy meringue recipe and some Peeps (oh, and I thought a few robin's eggs tucked underneath would be appropriate!).

The sad news is my meringues ended up looking like cow patties instead of birds' nests. They were good cow patties nevertheless. Or at least Kathryn enjoyed them!

So, we improvised and simply used the chocolate covered chow mein noodles as our nests, tucked in a few eggs, and topped with a Peep (pink AND blue of course....heaven forbid the girls in the class receive a blue Peep as shown in the magazine!).

I have to say they weren't the prettiest things, but I think once they were all dolled up with stickers* and bows they made a really cute Easter goody!

*Love the stickers? I do too! Sugar and Spice Mommy, a very cute and creative mommy I might add, is sharing her adorable designs for free! You can read all about it here!

Blessings to all of you this Easter Weekend!

He is risen!

Mark 16:6

An Eggstra Special Activity

I really love Easter. It's honestly one of my most favorite times of year. I've had some withdrawals though this season because all of my Easter decorations are packed away in Mobile. I decided a quick solution to that problem would be to put my little helpers to work making Easter eggs. They were very happy to oblige!

Of course, this took a lot of patience on my part as they were constantly wanting to hold the cups filled with dye or stick their hands in the cups or hold the eggs. It was worth it to see the final results and most of all how happy they were with their eggs!

So one Princess and one Cars dying kit, a dozen hard boiled eggs, some water and some vinegar later and here's the final result!

Let's Go Fly A Kite

Papa stopped by today after returning from a visit with Cousins Mimi and Devon in D.C. While there, he was able to go with them to the Kite Festival on the Mall. He was kind enough to bring kites to Walker and Kathryn so they too could join in on the fun!

In case you can't tell, the kites were a huge hit! Thanks, Papa, for such a fun-filled Sunday afternoon!