Easter Sunday...

We hope everyone is having a joyous Easter celebrating the Risen Christ! We have had a wonderful weekend.

The other night Tony was talking to the girls about Easter and especially to Riley since she has had a lot of questions lately. Regan kept answering the questions before Riley had a chance. Tony told Regan to give Riley a chance to answer first and then Tony asked Riley, "What do we celebrate at Easter?" And before Riley could open her mouth Reece blurted out "Resurrection!" Tony was amazed she knew a word that is almost as big as her. We can thank Miss Pattycake for Reece understanding the word Resurrection! :) For those of you who do not know who Miss Pattycake is, she has an Easter DVD that goes along with the FamilyLife Resurrection Eggs and they are great tools in teaching your little lambs about Christ.

Happy Easter to everyone!!! Christ is Risen, Alleluia!

Regan loved the fact that her new Easter Dress came with a matching doll dress. Riley is posing with her beloved dog, Rosebud, that she got from Drew after hurting her arm.Riley and her friend, Drew, in Sunday School today making their Easter Frame.

Dyeing Easter Eggs...

The girls enjoyed dyeing Easter Eggs yesterday. They turned out very pretty and yummy!
The finished product!

Riley goes HOT PINK!!!

Riley got her permanent cast today. She chose HOT PINK! They took more x-rays today and the doctor is thinking Riley will only need to wear the cast for 4 weeks. We will go back May 5th and the cast will be removed and they will do more x-rays. Sounds like it should heal quickly and hopefully she won't need the cast back on after May 5th. The doctor said she may have to go into a brace for a few more weeks but sounds like it would be something removeable. YAY

Skating and Slumbering...

Yipee, Regan is eight

Isn't that great?

So, let's celebrate

and go Ice Skate

and stay up late!

Regan had a wonderful time celebrating her 8th birthday with her two best friends, Hannah Doucet and Hannah Stepp. Both of them have been dear friends all her life and it was neat for her to celebrate with them. They were all so cute together. We ordered pizza, ate cake, decorated pillow cases, went ice skating and then they had a slumber party with the whole package - popcorn, movie, sleeping bags, giggling, staying up late, and pancake breakfast in the morning. This was Regan's 1st "official" slumber party and she was SO excited! The ice skating was a great hit. Neither Hannah D. nor Hannah S. had been ice skating before and Regan had only been once before. They all did really well and had lots of fun. Tony and I had a blast too. Happy 8th Birthday, Regan!!!

Decorating Pillow Cases
Full of giggles at dinnertime.
Regan thanking Hannah S. for her books
Hannah D. gave Regan this photo board. It had a bunch of pictures with them growing up. It was neat because one of the photos had Regan, Hannah D. and Hannah S. in it when they were 4 years old. It was actually taken at Regan's 4 yr. old birthday party.

Poor Riley...

Riley did not have a good ending to the day yesterday. Riley and one of her friends were spinning around in our office chair yesterday and Riley fell out and hurt her arm. I saw the fall but it happened so quickly I could not remember if she hit her arm on the desk as she fell or how exactly she landed on it. Anyway, it did not look like that bad of a fall so we put ice on it and off we went out to dinner and ice cream to celebrate Regan's birthday. Riley was nursing her arm all through dinner but we just kept telling her she was going to be Ok. We did not believe that it was really that hurt. But, after ice cream - seeing that even dessert did not perk her up - we figured Tony better take her to Triangle Orthopedic's Urgent Care. Sure enough she fractured her right arm. :( Boy, did I feel like a horrible mom telling her it was Ok and she needed to perk up for her sister's b-day. Riley has a temporary cast on right now b/c of the swelling and we will go back Tuesday for the permanent cast. She will have to wear it for 6-8 weeks. So, she can't do gymnastics or swim lessons for that long. :( She is really bummed that she will miss her gymnastics recital that they have been practicing for all winter long. So, we all learned a lesson yesterday. My heart goes out to her!

Happy 8th Birthday Regan!!!

Today we celebrated Regan's 8th Birthday. Regan, we are so proud of you and are blessed to have you as our daughter. We love your sweet spirit, your beautiful smile, your kindness toward others, your passion to learn, your faith in Christ and your desire to know Christ better. We pray that you will always have your strong faith in God and will continue to grow in your relationship with him. We look back over the last 8 years and smile. You bring us great joy and make us so proud. It seems like just yesterday we were holding you as a baby in the hospital. Time sure goes quickly!

We had an eventful day. Since Regan had school today we spread out the celebrating. This morning we had cake and cereal for breakfast and Regan opened her presents. Then, at school we sent cupcakes and Regan had more cake at lunch. Then, tonight we went to Panera Bread for Dinner (one of Regan's favorites) and then to Cold Stone Creamery for dessert. Aunt Abby, Uncle Joe and cousin Lizzie joined us for dinner. And unfortunately we ended the night with Daddy and Riley going to the Orthopedic Urgent Care because Riley fractured her right arm. (we will save that for another post). We came home and Regan opened a few more presents that came in the mail today. Regan is really looking forward to her party on Friday. She has invited her two best friends (Hannah D. and Hannah S.) over for a sleepover and we are taking them ice skating.

Regan was excited about receiving a book light so she can read in bed.
Books - imagine that!!! Regan got a perfect shirt from her Aunt Kim, Uncle Jeff, and cousins - it says, "I love to read."Regan's sisters got her a pet shop birthday toy. They all love to play pet shop together.Tackle hug from RileyDinner at Panera BreadPoor Riley she was being a trooper at dinner - her arm really hurt.Regan eating her Cold Stone Creamery Creation - Chocolate Icecream with gummy bears!

Regan enjoyed having Uncle Joe, Aunt Abby and Cousin Lizzie with us for dinner.

There Was A Little Girl Who Swallowed A Tooth...

Riley is keeping the Toothfairy very busy this week. On Monday night, mommy pulled Riley's upper, front tooth b/c it was extremely loose. Then, last night at dinnertime Riley lost another tooth (literally). I was at work and I got a phone call from Tony asking, "Is Riley supposed to have all her teeth on the bottom?" I replied, "Yes, but one is very loose, why??" Tony's answer was, "Well, it is not there anymore and we can't find it. We are pretty sure she swallowed it."

The Toothfairy forgot to come last night (probably b/c there was no tooth in the box). So, Riley wrote the Toothfairy a note this morning saying, "I swallowed my tooth last night but will you please still come?" :)

She has another tooth that is pretty lose and will probably come out soon!