Hope everyone had a Happy Easter Weekend!  We enjoyed ours.  Although I failed to take pictures, Saturday we colored Easter eggs with Westen, and then that night we made Resurrection Bread.  It was kind of cool and he totally got it.  We've been talking about Easter and what it means for the past couple weeks, plus he's been getting it at school too so he can tell you exactly why we celebrate this day called Easter.  Anyway, long story short, we put marshmallows (dipped in butter and a sugar/cinnamon mixture) -also known as Jesus- into pillsbury crescent rolls- also known as the tomb- rolled them up tight leaving no gaps then baked them.  When you take them out they're hollow inside, thus Jesus rose from the dead and the tomb is empty.  Westen totally got into this while I let him dip the marshmallows in the butter.  It was pretty cute.  We opened them up Sunday morning before we went to church to see the results:)  It was a really cute idea and perfect for his little toddler mind.  And although we didn't really say much about the Easter Bunny, the boys did get Easter baskets which they opened in our bed after milk.  Here's a couple shots from that...

Westen's been wanting a belt for probably a couple months now so he can dress like Daddy.  I finally made him two and put them in his Easter basket.  He's so funny about it and wore that one all day:)

And Baron got a horse because he loves to name animals and make their sounds right now so he was pretty excited about his little Neigh Horse:)

After baskets and breakfast we got ready for church.  Unfortunately, our little Baron has not been feeling well and you can pretty much tell in some of these pictures.  As cute as they look in these adorable little argyle ties, I can see that puffiness around his eyes and know that probably right before this shot was taken, he had his nose wiped for the 100th time before 9am that morning.  Bless his little heart.  I felt so bad for him all day.  They sure look handsome, though, don't they???

And Daddy does too...

And here I am all gussied up too - make up on...hair fixed...it must've been a special day for all that to go down:)

I tried to get a cute shot of the boys outside together all in their matching khaki pants, white shirts, and ties, but this was honestly the best we could day.  Baron had other things on his mind...

Baron's face in that picture looks like he was on his way to do something mean:)  But here, he looks sweet and innocent...

We went to the 9am church service which was great, then headed on home.  I had a mini Easter egg hunt planned for the boys.  Here's a couple shots from that.

In this next one, we told the boys to stand side by side and show us the eggs they found in their baskets and Baron proceeded to dump his on his head...

Next, we had lunch then put the boys down for a nap.  We weren't due in Orlando 'til 5pm, so we spent the afternoon home (although Austin and I did P90X, so it wasn't that pleasant:)  Anyway, off to Nana's and Papa's for an Easter dinner.  I have to show this picture from last year's Easter of Lauren pulling Baron in the wagon...

And then this year...

Isn't that funny!  Man how much a difference one year makes!  Anyway, like always with Lauren, the boys had fun!

Can't you just tell little B doesn't feel good in that one?  Despite how he looks, he was really quite the trooper all evening.  I don't think he whined or cried once.  He can be so sweet sometimes.

After our bellies were full from a great dinner we snapped a couple shots with the boys great-grandma, aka Grammy...

I could be wrong, but I think she's 92 yrs. old.  And I've never seen her looking anything but good.  She's such an awesome woman and we love her dearly:)

After that we headed to Todd's house which is Aunt La La's boyfriend for the big Easter Egg Hunt.  The boys LOVED this.  Baron really enjoyed both Easter egg hunts more than I thought he would.  He loved finding them and then throwing them into his "Lellow" basket:)

Westen had to figure out how to get that float from the middle of the pool close enough for him to reach the eggs on it.  Aunt La La, Todd, and Nana did a good job making it fun for the kids:)  Thanks guys!

The boys also got to jump on Todd's trampolene and I think it's the first time either of them have done that.  They LOVED it!  We had to make them get off to go open their Easter eggs and eat dessert!

That picture is deceiving, but they kinda look the same size there.  Moving on, here's one more picture I'm including just to tell a short story about Mr. Cousey who got to tag along with us to the Easter fun...

I'll try to keep this short, but before we left yesterday Austin said, "I was thinking we should take Cous today to show him a little love since he feels like he gets left out now all the time."  I thought it was a good idea so off to Easter dinner and egg hunt he went.  While at the egg hunt at Todd's house, Lindsay's dog was there too and they were playing together for awhile.  We were all outside the whole time for the most part and no one saw little Cous slip away.  So around 8pm when Austin and I started packing up stuff to head home, we start calling for Cousey to no avail.  We walk outside and begin yelling his name but he is nowhere in sight.  Long story short, we, along with Todd, Lindsay, and Nana looked for Cousey for the next hour.  We thought he was gone.  And, of course, he was not wearing a collar or i.d. tag.  We NEVER put one on him.  Stupid???  Maybe, but he rarely leaves us when we're outside with him.  By 9pm, already an hour past the boys bedtime with an hour yet to drive home, we decide we have to take the kids home.  We leave...WITHOUT my sweet Cousey whom we've had for 6 years!!!!  Once we actually start heading for home I begin to cry and feel completely sick to my stomach!  Although our plan was to go back the next day with flyers and hope that someone took him in for the night, my heart sank at the thought of him spending the night in an unfamiliar place or worse yet, outside and alone.  Our Cousey is a spoiled little dog and extremely emotional.  I wouldn't put it past him to have a heart attack in a situation like that.  He's terrified of storms for crying out loud!!  Anyway, right as we pull into our neighborhood one hour of nausea and silence later, Lindsay calls to say they heard scratching on the back door and lo-and-behold he made his way back!  Insert HUGE sigh of relief here!  I got him back today and Westen gave him a good talking to on our way home.  And that's true:)  I'm so happy that he'll be back at my feet tonight:)

One final note, my favorite pictures of the day are the two below.  I just love these boys so much!

Mr. Happy Go Lucky - not afraid to sport the bunny ears, loving his new belt, and still happy with his nearly rubbed off Ironman tattoo and the chance to ride a scooter:)  He is such a sweet child!

And then Mr. Baron who wants, ever so much, to be big like his brother and looks the part in this picture.  Marching to the beat of his own drum, usually looking a little disheveled (probably due to some kind of fall and hit to the head), always looking for the next thing he can get into.  There's never a dull moment.  He melts my heart everyday when he clings like a monkey to me or Austin when he wants to be held but only gives kisses away when he feels like it.  He is so precious!

Hope you all have a great week!

Most of you in KY have probably already seen this video or were there to watch it live, but here's the link to my 2 nieces Hailey and Ellie singing in their school talent show!  They totally rocked it - making it into the top five!  Next week is the final round.  I'm so proud of you, Girls!  Love you guys!