Here Comes Peter Cottontail...

We had SO much fun yesterday! First, we met family and friends for an Easter egg hunt, pictures with the bunny, crafts, playing outside and finally had dinner at our house that my friend Shanna made. I fell into bed exhausted but for some reason can't sleep a wink! That's going to make Brian's super leaded coffee a must in the morning because today promises to be special too! We are headed to a special early service at church followed by brunch at one of our favorite spots and shopping!  

Teagan was super excited to see The Easter Bunny!

Our babies! Isla, Brecken, Madeline and Landon loved the baby zone for the Easter Egg Hunt where they could take their time getting eggs.

My sweet bunny snagged these off Brecken's head! She kept taking them off then trying to put them back on!

Later we had friends over to play outside and make Easter crafts before sitting down to dinner.

I love this shot of Baby Liam!

Logan was riding his new bike without training wheels and took a scary tumble! He said I MUST get a picture of his wound. And in return he broke out a way cool break dance for me! *LOL*

I love these sweet kids from our street! I can't believe how fast everyone is growing up!

My little rose...

Teagan and Caleb had lots of giggles in the police car! He's a much better driver than our little mouse!

I finally feel sleepy so I'm off to snag some sleep! What are you up to this Easter Sunday? Leave a comment below. I pray it is super special for you and your family!

Blessings, Michelle

When Irish Eyes Are Smiling

When Irish eyes are smiling

Sure it's like a morn in spring.

In the lilt of Irish laughter,

You can hear the angels sing.

When Irish hearts are happy,

All the world seems bright and gay.

Sure, they steal your heart away...

We had so many reasons to smile last week as we celebrated St. Patrick's Day. On Wednesday we got together with Teagan's buddies at an art studio to make all kinds of crafty fun!

I love this idea! They used contact paper which allowed the kids to stick buttons, felt, glitter and more to their shamrocks. When they were finished contact paper was added to the top to seal everything in and the excess was trimmed away! My friend Nisha said she will do this with an egg shape for an Easter craft for her neighborhood kids. Brilliant!

Sweet little Ashleigh!

I am so glad we recently met Katie from England and her precious boy, Leo! He hasn't met little Brecken, Liam or Landon yet but they are sure to become fast friends!

Two of my favorite girls! Lera and mommy Natasha.

Lera always has the best smiles!

We were super psyched that Zea and mom Nisha switched their schedule around to join us!

Ellie and Vivienne are also new, treasured friends. They are the sweetest and prettiest little girls. This goo they are playing with is like play dough/slime that doesn't stick. I heard it was made of some sort of acid....yikes! Normally the mention of acid and my little babies make for one nervous mommy but thankfully by the time I heard what it was made of the kids had been playing happily with it. In fact, they LOVED it! I have a hard enough time getting our dinners made according to the recipe so I don't see us trying this one at home!

Teagan and Ellie painting with colored shaving cream.

With the Irish, Russians, British, Americans and French representin' we've become quite the international play group! French Ellie is here with Teagan. Ellie is seriously talented with her art as is photographer mom, Catherine!

Aren't Vivienne and mom Heather beautiful? They lived in Colorado and Texas too!

It was a treat to catch up with Daniel, sister Ashleigh and their mom, Polly! We miss seeing them each week.

Zea and Teagan grabbing a quick hug!

This was another project where the kids used tongs to drop metal balls covered with sparkly paint into galvanized pizza pans. When the balls hit the round paper they made a cool pattern! Those ladies at the studio are just genius! I can't wait for Tea's next class with them later this month for Easter!

I spied little Ashleigh working away on her own as the class wrapped up. I just love this shot but wish my blog template would let me display a bigger version. It would even be cool in black and white or with a color focus. And I love that we can see all our kid's artwork hanging up above her drying before we head home with them.

Destination: Inspiration is coming up for Tuesday! And I can't wait to share photos from our Paddy's Day celebrations on Saturday afternoon and night! Have a great Monday, all!