Happy Spring

This past weekend was Easter and what a fun filled weekend it was. Friday night my parents came over to celebrate Easter with Jon, Kids and I. The kids, Jon and I included received candy and wonderful gifts from my parents...enough to last for weeks! :) We ended our night with games...Jon won of course..he always seems to! :)

It was a beautiful day on Saturday and Sunday, Saturday Alyssa and I had a girls day while Jacob and Jon when shooting with my dad. Alyssa and my day started with a quick visit to the coffee shop to get her a chocolate mocha, then a trip to the Impres for my hair appt. We then went shopping, tried on all kinds of fun outfits, shoes and had lunch at Big Apple Bagel. If that wasn't enough, we came home, worked out together and then watched some of our favorite shows! :) From what I heard, Jacob, Jon and my dad had a great day shooting, visiting and going out to eat for lunch.

Easter Sunday was a very busy day. Unfortunately, my grandma is in the hospital still. She has been there since last Thursday, but is on course for a good recovery now. Anyway, we visited her before going out to her and my Grandpa's house for our Easter dinner. Even though she is in the hospital, she wanted us to still have our normal traditional Easter dinner and Easter egg and basket hunts for the younger kids. It was so much fun watching all the little kids hunt for their eggs and baskets. My niece Charley Jo was so adorable, after each plastic egg she found, she opened it up and then shoveled all the candy into her mouth before my sister-in-law could regulate it! :) She was all smiles! Below are a few photos from our fun day~

It's a start...

I have been inspired by Jon's sister to start this blog and keep my family and friends updated on the important events in my life. I think it is a great idea and have enjoyed reading hers so much that I know that it is time to begin my own.

My goal to start is to at least post once a week; photos, interesting things going on in our lives, etc. This week I have especially thankful for all the wonderful family and friends I have in my life. My brother, sister-in-law and two nieces came to visit us last weekend. It was so great spending time with them and of course getting to spend time with my nieces. They are so adorable!

A couple of weeks ago we were able to go visit my friend Sophia in California and had such a great time with her and her boyfriend Gennaro. We went to Napa, SF, Sacramento, etc. Jon was also able to re-connect with a friend of his that he hadn't seen in 21 years, tour his old houses and see where he want to school and church.

We also were able to take the kids on a trip to Kalahari in-door water park in Sandusky, OH. It was 178,000 square feet of water park fun! :) We also were able to drive to Cleveland to do more fun things. We went to the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame, Great Lakes Science Center, Hard Rock Cafe, etc. It was a blast of a trip...of course we were able to fit in Jon and the Kids favorite places to eat like Sonic and Panera. You can see most of our pictures on my facebook account http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=1452829061.