Easter Weekend 2014

warning - a load of pictures!

A major perk to living back in Kansas??  We got to spend Easter with both of our families!  Something we will never take for granted since we spent many years living in Texas.

All of the Jones' came to KC to not only celebrate Easter but Quincy's 1st birthday too!

 The bounce house was a total hit!!!

 Love this sweet picture of Brynn and Hadley.

 Even the birthday girl had fun in the bounce house!

 Piper enjoyed the warm weather out in the grass.

 The boys had their shirts off and the little girls were not to be outdone!  If you know Laney, you know she was all about stripping down to that diaper!

 Emily Marie and Piper Marie

 Once the sun went down it cooled off quickly.  Hence Brynn is fully dressed and coat - Hadley and Laney still rockin' their birthday suits.

Moving on to Easter morning...

 That Easter Bunny must know this boy well!  A basket full of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle items!

 This look is more of a 13 year old that we woke up for Easter morning instead of a 2 1/2 year old!

 She was so excited about her princess notebook and markers!

 He's showing Piper her new bottle, he told her it might be a magic bottle that she will like ;).

Piper's 1st Easter gifts!  A new bottle, sippy cup and super cute romper for summer!

Lola got lots of Easter love from Brynn.

 We headed over to Aaron and Cami's for lunch and Easter egg hunt.  Our bunny left a note for the kids at our house that he left all the eggs at Cash's house so they could all hunt together!  Emily thought the Easter Bunny had bad handwriting ;).

 Neither girl was happy about us posing them together.

Look at ALL these girls!!  Those 5 little girls are going to be so fun to watch grow up together.

 Piper found an egg!

 Who knew a 4 month old could have bad hair days!?

 This girl loved it!

 So did this boy!  And if he's running, you can usually guarantee that he has one hand holding up his pants.

 Quincy was totally content sitting and shaking this one egg.

You know it's a good Easter when kids are wearing shorts and no shoes!

Comparing their loot.

 Mamaw, Papaw and their 11 grandkids…how did that happen!?

After the egg hunt, all the Wash, MO family hit the road back home.  We hit the highway south to my grandma's house for Easter with my family.

 Grandma, Grandpa and their crazy grandkids!

 Funny Faces!  Henley was not harmed during this process although it appears otherwise.

 Another quality family picture with my loves…or not.

 The reason holidays are so fun…and so much work ;).

 Sweet girls!

Mama Kelly picked up chalk and bubbles for the little kids.  It was a hit!  

Needless to say, it was a great Easter! 

Spring has Sprung!

Could it be that Spring is finally here?!!?  One day a few weeks back, Cooper asked me if we were ever going to get to play outside again.  Ugh, we I might just be missing the Texas weather a teeny tiny bit.  But it looks like we are headed on the right track with Mother Nature.  Finally.

 The kids are loving our deck and that there is a door to it right off the playroom :).  I should also mentioned how well these 2 are playing together now!  Of course they fight like crazy but for the most part, they are really playing awesome.

I was making lunch one day while they played on the deck.  LOVE that the window in the kitchen peeks right onto the deck!  This was what I found when I went outside at one point - they just giggled and blamed each other for it.  

 One Saturday, Town Center Plaza hosted Powell Gardens for a fun activity.  For $5, kids could paint a pot and pick a flower to plant.  Wish I had a pic of the final product, they did awesome and totally loved it!

 Marshmallow Bunnies!  Another one I wish I had a pic of the final product - so cute!

 Piper had fun watching

 One morning we colored eggs-they were mesmerized by the process.

 And Piper was mesmerized by her hands.

The final product.

More Randomness

 Ugh, not sure why this is blurry on here.  Anyways, my two best girls each have 2 girls of their own.  Needless to say that Cooper is a bit outnumbered when we get together.  Each kiddo has someone their age…a few within days of one another!  So fun!!!!!

 With these kids home full time and not in preschool, trying to incorporate some academics into our weekly routine!  This time it was working on numbers 1-20.

 On her 4 month birthday- oh those sweet lips!!!!!!!!!!!

 On tax day our Lola turned 9!  We sang to her multiple times throughout the day, gave her lots of treats and a new toy.  

Behind our house they have dug a hole for concrete trucks to wash their trucks out.  (Lots of new construction still happening in our neighborhood)  It has become the hotspot for our kids, especially Cooper.  The kids love to go out there and throw rocks in the hole…it's the simple things in life :).

I am way behind and have lots of blog posts to catch up on!  On another random note and keeping things real…my kids had Monday, post holiday meltdowns tonight.  In the end, they both lost all their Easter candy…win for me! :)

Girls Everywhere!

My grandma was blessed with 1 granddaughter and 3 great-granddaughters in a 6 month span in 2013!

 We can't forget the leader of their pack, Laney Faith!

Oldest to youngest - Landree, Henley, Juliana, and Piper.  Cute girls that are sure to take the volume to a whole new level at family gatherings in a few years :).

Piper - 4 months

Everyone asks me if Laney had this much hair and if the girls look alike.  No, on the hair - Piper wins in that department.  I do think the girls look so much alike!!  Here is Laney Faith at 4 months, http://www.adamashleyjones.blogspot.com/2012/01/4-months.html.

Here's what our sweet Piper is up to at 4 months…

-She's 14lbs, 1 oz - 57%ile, 25 inches long - 75%ile and her head is 74%ile.  Almost exact stats as Laney at this age, except Piper has a bigger head.

-She's sleeping good.  Usually nurses for the last time between 9-10ish.  Then she is back up around 4-5, she will nurse on one side and goes right back to sleep.  I can literally do this in my (basically) sleep with no lights on.  Then she is up again between 8-9.  On most days she takes a long afternoon nap when the kids do and then a few other naps throughout the day.  

-A couple days after she turned 3 months, she started rolling over from back to belly.  She still does this, not all the time but definitely at least once a day.

-No longer swaddled - broke her of the swaddle when we went to Wash, MO and I forgot her swaddle blanket :).  She did fine without it and still does.  

-She is still nursing 6 times a day and still refusing a bottle.  Yes, you read that right, the baby girl refuses to take a bottle, which means I am not far from her at all times.  And God bless her grandmas who have let me get away for longer than 2 hours at a time and worked to get her to take a bottle.  This is my official cry for help!  Someone give me the magical solution to this issue!  Adam and I have an anniversary weekend trip planned in June and don't plan on taking her with us!!!  

-She is super ticklish - her back, her toes, her chest - giggles like crazy!

-Officially goes by Pippi more than Piper :)

-Adores her big brother and he is so good with her.  She smiles at her big sister but I swear she cringes a little bit too as Laney Faith is a tad rough with her.  I never leave them in the same room together without an adult :).  

-She has discovered her hands and is constantly playing with them.  Also loves to chew on her blankies!

 The hair!  It's all still there, not falling out - mine sure is but hers is staying put.  

 Smiling at her brother.

 Those leg rolls!!!!!!

Sweet Pippi - we love you!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter!  We had an awesome day/weekend with family…2 signs that give it away…my kids are still sleeping and my house is a disaster :).  Lots of pictures from the weekend to post when I get my act together.  For now, here's pics from our trip to see the Easter Bunny!

 Piper obviously not excited about the 30 minute wait in line to see the Bunny.

 Cooper hopped right up there, all smiles. Piper could careless.  Laney was holding onto that candy basket for her life and not scooting an inch closer to that bunny!

My parents came since we took all the grandkids.  Since they were all there-we thought we would get one more picture before dinner.  The camo couch was the only thing available ;).  The kids were over it and ready for dinner-who could blame them, it was 7:30 at this point!

For future reference, highly recommend the Easter Bunny at Bass Pro. Not only is it free, he is 1,000 times less creepy than the mall version ;).

Laney Faith - 2 1/2 years

Well, she actually turned 2 1/2 the end of February, better late than never!

-The transition from crib to big girl bed has made naptime/bedtime exhausting!  One week she only napped one day!  Help!!!  She is napping most days for an hour-2 hours.  Usually not asleep until 8:30-9ish and usually up in the 7 o'clock hour.  Sleeps with her lovey and about a hundred other stuffed animals.

-She is a great eater!  In fact, she would eat all day long if I let her.  "I wanna eeeaaatttttt."  Hear these words all too often.  Lives for spaghetti, fruit and anything she shouldn't have :).

-The girl still won't sit still except for the rare occasion to watch a cartoon.  She always requests Dor-Dor (Dora) but usually watches less than 10 minutes.

-favorite toys - She plays with her babies all day everyday.  She feeds, burps, rocks, changes diapers, feeds them, you name it.  She plays so well independently-totally in her own world.

-The biggest change in her from 2 years to 2 1/2 years is her speech.  From February 1 to February 28, her vocabulary quadrupled or more!  Her speech really deserves its own post.  It's like all of a sudden a lightbulb went off and she started talking!!  

- Phew~this girl is exhausting!  She has got a mind of her own and doesn't really care what others think about it.  These days it seems to be Laney's way or the highway.

-On the other end-she is super sweet and loving to Adam and I.  She adores her baby sister-maybe a bit too much.  I definitely don't leave her in the same room as Piper without me.  

As exhausting as 2 1/2 years is, she is so awesome!  Laney makes us laugh everyday-make that every hour.  Seriously, the girl is hilarious!  I just love watching her personality develop!

 I took her out in the driveway on a very windy day for a few pics.  I had a hard time prying that baby out of her hands!

 Oh that sweet face!!!!!

Happy 2 1/2 Laney Faith Jones!!!!!