Easter Festivities...

Saturday morning the girls and I woke early to catch the annual egg hunt at The Dunes. The hunt was sort of a bust (Aiden had her eye on a sparkly green egg and was so heartbroken when another kid got to it first, that she basically just stopped and didn't know what else to do...), but the girls had a blast in the bounce house, playing at the playground, and posing for a picture with the "costumed" Easter Bunny (the girls informed me the real Easter Bunny was just too busy for pictures and even though they knew this one was just a costume they still liked him).

   

 

 

  

After the egg hunt, the girls and I ran a few errands...including a stop at Home Depot which resulted in the following fun photos....
 

  

 

Sunday morning was a little rough...Roo woke up with a blazing fever and it was raining. The girls and I didn't make it to church, but Uncle Dan came up for a visit and they absolutely loved the indoor egg hunt he and Doug put together for them. My camera battery was basically dead, but here are two photos I managed to snap that morning before it quit on me for good.

 

Hope you all had a fantastic Easter!!

Fun With Face Paint...

Who would have thought a quick trip to the grocery store would result in an afternoon of pure happiness for the girls? Note to self - a little bit of face paint equals a whole lot of FUN!

  

Catching Up...

Here are some photos of what we've been up to this past month...sorry for the mass posting, but time just seems to be flying by these days!!

Riding the bus to gymnastics, waiting at the bus stop, and just having fun!

 

  

  

Family photo time (Aiden decided to wear my glasses)...and some belly pics (this was me at 33 weeks)

  

 

 

More painting...first the ceiling in the girls' room then the kitchen (Doug also decided to paint my belly...nerd)

  

  

  

Last-minute decision to take the trip to Utah to cheer my sisters on while they ran the SLC Half-Marathon

 

Weird weather on the way up (yes...we had snow during the trip. The girls LOVED it!)

 

 

Cousin time after the marathon and me and the girls with Great Grandma & Grandpa Leach

 

Total, Complete Awesomeness...

In case I haven't previously mentioned it, I just want to put it out there that I have the most awesome sisters ever. This past weekend, four of my five sisters ran in the Salt Lake City Half Marathon. Em and I were there in heart and spirit - Em had a dance committment and I, of course, couldn't really run the race at 34 weeks pregnant. Fortunately, my ever-growing belly did not stop the girls and I from cheering my sisters on as they completed this amazing feat.

 

13.1 miles?! Shoot...that ain't nothing for these awesome gals!!

Dear State of California...

This is the first year we have owed taxes. Ever.

Needless to say, We are not happy about having to send you our hard earned money. I wish I could say I knew it was going to be put to good use...but, I know better than to expect that.

Enjoy the green. This will hopefully be the last (and ONLY) year you receive payment from us.

2011 Pan Jiu Jitsu Tournament

This weekend is the 2011 Pan Jiu Jitsu Tournament in Irvine. Doug and his brother both competed this year - Doug in the Blue Master Medium-Heavy and Dan in the Blue Master Medium Division. Doug had a tough first match and unfortunately lost by 3 points. Dan won his first two matches by points but went out in his third by tap out.

Although the tournament did not turn out as well as the guys would have liked, both of them fought good fights and had some tough competitors. The guy who beat Doug ended up placing 2nd out of the 29 guys in their bracket, and the guy who beat Dan ended up placing 3rd out of the 43 competitors in their bracket. All-in-all, it was a good learning experience (what is it they say? There is no such thing as losing...you either win or you learn...) and an even better bonding experience. The guys had a blast spending some brotherly time together and the girls sure loved having their Uncle Dan around. Here are some photos from the tourney...and once I get hold of Doug's phone, I'll be sure to post some photos from the past week.

The cutest little cheerleaders around...and NO...despite what you may think from the photos, we were not facing blizzard conditions that morning...just a little rain.

  

 

 

The Contenders area...this place was packed...I took the photo just to give a better idea of how many people compete at this tournament.

The mats (obviously)...just a random photo - neither Doug nor Dan were competing at the time I snapped this