HAPPY EASTER!!! Seriously...we hid 800 eggs in the yard!

Yep---that's 25 kids hunting for 32 eggs each! That's ALOT of eggs...especially for the adults to hide. Okay, it's impossible for them ALL to be competely hidden, the yard is only so big and the little, little kids don't understand it anyway. I love it when the little kids find about 2 eggs and then figure out what's inside. It instantly ends the hunt, they plop down and eat candy! However, the funniest part of the entire hunt is all the adults chasing down all the kids with the cameras trying to get shots of each kid finding an egg or showing off their baskets. I'm just happy it wasn't as cold this year. In last years pictures everyone has coats on...how "springy" is that?

Here's a picture of all the grandkids; minus Kevin in Argentina and Riley napping!

Getting everyone's attention....IMPOSSIBLE!!

The BOY streak has ended!!

Before 2009 we were afraid the boys had taken over, with 15 out of 23 it is definitely a boys world! With Brad & Lisa' s Riley born in August and Emily & Dan's, Joel born in November, our last hope was with Amy & Cliff. Due in early February she decided to leave the sex a surprise. Then in January a miracle happened, Jennifer & Brett got a call that there was a baby due any minute and it was theirs; the crazy thing was the birth mother had no idea of the sex.

What a thrill on January 16th when ANDREA DIANNE PETERSON was born; officially breaking the streak.

Sixteen days later on February 3rd; Amy & Cliff welcomed

ALLISON CATHERINE TICE!

It is so fun for Amy and Jennifer to have daughters the same age. Now if we could just get Jenn and Brett moved to Utah forever so they can hang out!!

Birthday Party at the Laws Corral

I was in charge of the January/February Birthday party. I was going to do a Mardi Gras theme, but couldn't quite figure out how to make it fun for the kids. When I found all the fun stuff at the party store for a Cowboy party I knew I'd found my theme. Here's my invitation:

YEE HAW!!
The best danged shin dig is coming and Y’all is INVITED!!
Mosey on down to the Laws Corral
for wild west games and cowboy grub!

Saturday, February 28th
6:00pm
Don yer best wild west duds;
Don’t forget yer gun!

Everyone is always such a good sport to come dressed up and all the kids looked darling. Jeff's family cracked us all up dressed up in their Dallas "Cowboys" sweatshirts and hats! I decorated the garage with cowboy signs and red tablecloths. We ate our dinner of hamburgers, hot dogs, beans and french fries out of pie tins. We took some fun pictures of faces in the wanted poster. The kids always love a pinata so I decorated a baseball shaped pinata to look like a cowboy and they took turns swinging at it. We ended the night with cupcakes & ice-cream to honor all our Birthday folk---Brad, Mom, Bill, Allison & Brandon!