AZ trip always = lots of collages

 Every trip home is always wonderful, especially when Shaun gets to go with us. The last time he was able to go with us was March 2010... Over a year! We were quite busy with spending time with family, making time to see old friends, squeezing in some alone time without the boys, and all the excitement that Easter AND a new baby bring! We managed to make it all happen and here's proof of it...

 Taking turns holding/petting baby Maddox

This is the look Parker would give me when I held Maddox. Let's just say he didn't want anyone else in my arms execpt for him!

The look Isaac and Ailee give just to be cute!

Shaun and I were able to get away and go to the Melting Pot for dinner. We've never done anything like this before and even though it was super expensive (for us), it was totally worth it! Great food and so worth the experience.

The bottom right picture is for all those that know I HATE broccoli (especially my Aunt Cathy who always tried to get me to eat it every summer we went to Michigan)... Yes, that's me taking a bite of the nasty green stuff!

So, I got this shirt for Shaun to wear on Easter and it didn't go over so well. There was no way he was going to even touch it. Lucky for him it ended up being too small though. It soon became a big joke and my dad thought he'd try it on with his swim shorts, flip flops, and socks... Oh wait, that's just his sock tan! Haha!

This was the first year we dyed Easter eggs. It started out as being a wonderful experience. Isaac was even using the primary colors to make new colors (even though they were sitting right in front of him). But little brother stepped in and all went down hill...

Off came the clothes and away went the dipping sticks. It was on now! Hands, fingers, tummies, legs, feet... All got a bath in the brightly colored vinegar. And of course what do eggs look like to little boys? BALLS!!! So Parker dumped the dye and just started throwing! Chaos I tell you, chaos!

Thankfully their "Shrek" bodies washed off in the bath that night. I was not looking forward to taking them to church the next morning!

Good thing my boys did not hunt eggs with anyone else... They would have lost big time. As my competitive side is yelling at them to hurry and fill their baskets as fast as they can, they're taking their sweet little time eating the candy out of each egg as they go, one at a time. This was a super boring (and fattening) egg hunt!!!

Happy Easter from G.G. Mom and her 15th, 17th, and 18th grandsons!

Happy Easter from the twins... Parker and daddy AND Isaac and mommy!

Happy Easter from my parents who just can't get a good picture with these boys!

Happy Easter from the boys that managed to turn their frowns upside down (thanks Mummu for jumping up and down and making silly noises!)

And Happy Easter from the new family of three!

Something I want to remember about Easter morning:

As we were getting ready for church Shaun told Isaac that Jesus was alive! He explained that even though he had died on the cross he was no longer in the tomb! Shaun then asked Isaac were he thought Jesus had gone. Isaac thought about it and replied, "To an Easter party!?" Oh how heaven will be quite the party, but I think we'll be doing things a lot more exciting than coloring eggs!