Easter

The classic Egg-dyeing tradition. And this was our best year. No messes. Happy smiles.

 Bunny Ears! 

 Proud of her shrink-wrap egg

 All fancied up Easter morning

 After church the Barno's and Phil's mom came for the egg hunt and some dinner.

 These are the pretty pics that happen when your husband has the camera.

 These 2 are inseperable lately

 The cousins-this is as good as it gets when you're hopped up on candy.

 The Barno's

 Eliza loves her Aunt Rie Rie

 The other Barno's

Crazy Hair!

Lucy and Eliza both have curly hair, so it was hilarious to see the static make their hair stand up straight!

 This hair is killing me!

 Cute, silly gals!!

My Chasey turns 6

Chase's morning started out with lots of fun presents. I love his cheesy grin.

 My parents gave him this aircraft carrier and it was a hit!

 We had a simple, low-key party in Doylestown, PA at Kids Castle. These are his "hamburger" cupcakes. They were so fun to make and eat.

 Opening gifts up in the pavilion.

 A pregnant Aunt Rie Rie and Uncle Tim

 Playing down by the creek. I think every person needs a creek in their neighborhood-kids love them.

 The birthday boy wearing his Marines shirt from the Meyerson's

 Miss Lexi Lou

 All the girls

 The boys found a skull and so much fun speculating what it was and how it died.

 Girly Cousins

 Chase had fun ripping out the teeth of the skull and give them to each of the kids.

 The big boys (Ty even has a moustache)

 The 3 Muskateers

 Barno's gave Chase this little number

 One dirty, happy little girl

 After all the fun Chase fell asleep within seconds of getting into the van! Love this boy!

Family Hike

Phil was able to take a day off during the kids Spring Break so we could do a fun hike. We found out through friends that there is actually some good hiking here in New Jersey! Bald Pate Mountain is the highest point in Mercer County and once you hike to the top it's a really beautiful view of the Delaware River, NJ and PA. Here we are ready to start our hike.

 No hike is complete without a walking stick. And apparently a UPS hat. :)

 All throughout the hike are these huge rocks and boulders. Good for climbing.

 I love the huge alligator tear on her face. She got hurt and looked so sweet afterwards.

 Kids love hiding places.

 At the top there are picnic tables and Eliza liked chilling on them.

 My sweet, special hubby.

 Hiking back down the trail. This was the favorite spot for all of us. Lots of climbing! We were so proud of the kids for doing this hike, keeping up and not complaining at all!

Underwear Heads

If your mother-in-law visits w/ your niece and she bring panties for your newly potty-trained daughter, you should promptly open those panties and put them on your head! Dorks!!

 Phil is pretty.

Keeping Busy

I had my hair cut and my cute hairdresser Jackie pampered Eliza too. Her first REAL haircut rocked her world.

 Uncle Travis took the boys to a Trenton Thunders baseball game. They had a blast and loved the free shirts they got!

 I painted the front door yellow. The house needed some color-and boy did it get it. It looks really nice w/ all the flowers I just planted. I also painted the deck b/c it was bad shape-but haven't taken a pic.

 Eliza LOVES to paint and sits at her little table all the time!

 This is blurry b/c I took it incognito from the house-but here's Chase all alone digging his hole. In Army gear. A totally normal day for him.

 Lately Eliza has been "playing" the piano. I hope this is a sign of good things to come!