We were thrilled to replace the cheap metal swing set Aralyn got for her first birthday with a nicer wood swing set she can actually swing on without the whole thing tempting to fall over. We put it together when we had the tease of warm weather and of course it got quite chilly again so it hasn't gotten a lot of use yet but I'm sure it will be a favorite this summer.
Easter this year was SO much fun! I took the kids to an Easter egg that the credit union holds each year. With the help of Aunt Erin, Aralyn totally cleaned house! They carefully planned their path for maximum egg gathering...serious business.
Aralyn had a blast looking for eggs. Hopefully the Easter bunny steps it up a notch next year and makes it a bit harder because she is too good! Even her doll Cici got a Easter basket this year
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| Munching away on candy |
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| My little bunnies |
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| Easter at my moms...she'll be THRILLED that I added this. It was too good to pass up! |
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| Our attempt at a family picture. Always a difficult feat when Aralyn whines, kicks, screams the whole time. |
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| Uncle Mike, Uncle John and the kids |
I am SO happy to finally have our new floors installed and our nasty carpet GONE! I swear, if it wasn't Aralyn (or Matt) spilling something or Asher spitting up it was the cat making a mess on the poor carpet. Our new dark bamboo floors will be much easier to clean...I think. I'm of course obsessed with cleaning which is compounded by the fact that the floor is new so I've been a bit crazy with the constant cleaning!
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| If you ignore the mess, you can see the "before" |
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| Again, ignore the mess... |
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| After. Ahhh much better. |
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| Matt and Asher thought it would be funny to jump into my picture |
Last, and certainly the most fun, was Aralyn's Willy Wonka birthday party! My biggest baby turns three this weekend (May 5th) so we threw her party themed after one of her favorite movies! Her favorite character is Violet Beauregarde who blows up into a giant blueberry so she got to dress up like her including a costume change into a blueberry! Everyone dressed up which added to the fun! The whole house was decked out -
Sniffable wallpaper
Aralyn Oompa Loompas
Candy jars galore
Golden tickets
Wonka bars
She even had a Aralyn-Violet-Blueberry cake!
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| From left to right: Mike (lame and had no costume - j/k), Aralyn (Violet Bouregarde), Mom (Mrs. Bucket), Me (Veruca Salt), Asher (Mike Teavee - after going through the TV), Matt (Augustus Gloop), Erin (Willy Wonka), Mary (Oompa Loompa) Mike (Mike Teavee - before going through the TV), Grandma Bruss (old person in the bed? lol), Grandpa Bruss (Grandpa Joe) |
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| Blueberry! |
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| Aralyn won a golden ticket! |
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| Loving up on Dad |
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| Aralyn was pretty lucky - her Uncle John drove five hours just to come to her party! |
It's been a great few months!
