MOPS Easter Egg Hunt

This would have been a cute picture, but the sun was in their eyes. At least they are all sitting in one place!
Heather is ready to get her Easter Eggs!
"Look Mommy! I got eggs!"
Zachary doesn't let a bush get in the way when he is on an Easter Egg Mission!
Since I had two little ones in the 0-1 category, Katie, our pastor's daughter, gave me a helping hand. I am trying to work out a deal with her where she takes Audrey for a day and I take her 2 pound Yorkshire puppy for a day...negotiations are still in the works. :-)

"Miss Muscles"
Christopher and Zachary are enjoying their Easter cookies.
Heather worked on a craft project in the garage while the younger kids were hunting for their Easter Eggs.
Christopher liked the playset in the backyard. He was pretending that it was a pirate ship.
"Now what??? Someone put me in the swing, but now how do I get someone to push me?"

Audrey's New Bed

Audrey is trying out her new crib set.
She stared at the butterflies on her bumper pads for quite a while.
She likes her new mobile too. She watches her butterflies very carefully. She seems fascinated by them.
Audrey's new crib set. We went with a very girly butterfly theme. Sissy thought that it matched her bedroom set very well.

New Beds for Zachary and Audrey

Zachary tries out his new bed set along with pals, Elmo and "BB" (Big Bird). All three gave their stamp of approval.
"Cool Dude" getting ready to sleep in his toddler bed for the first time.
"What did I do to deserve to be put behind bars? Wait a minute!! You mean this is where I am supposed to sleep!!??!!"
Audrey is investigating her new bed. I had to put her in the crib because she got too big for her bassinet. She wiggled around enough that she caused the bassinet mattress to flip over on top of her. I think she was trying to give Mommy a heart attack!
Zachary thinks he's "Mr. Big Stuff" now!

More Pictures of Tinkerbell

Isn't that the cutest little "gummy grin" in the world??
She was "talking" to me when I snapped this picture. She sure has a lot to say!
Audrey held her first toy today!! It took her awhile to figure out how to get it into her mouth, but she got it!
Lounging around...hangin' out...
She finally figured out that having the poppy in her mouth was counterproductive when trying to get the teething ring in her mouth.

"Tinkerbell"

I have started calling Audrey "Tinkerbell" because she is so small. Her daddy, however, calls her "STINKERbell"!!!! Big sister and I refuse to use Daddy's nickname - we use Tinkerbell because it fits her.
Elvis reincarnated??? I kept expecting her to say, "Uh huh, baby".
Audrey got very upset with Daddy. She packed herself in his suitcase and was going to go out-of-town with him to work, but he said no!! She did not like that answer at all!!

Heather's Mexican Birthday Lunch

The servers at Chevy's Mexican Restaurant sang to Heather for her birthday. She stuck her fingers in her ears when they started singing.
She got a HUGE sundae for her birthday. She did a good job of scarfing it down.
We took Heather to a mexican restaurant for her birthday and she gets a cheeseburger??? Silly girl!!
Christopher and Zachary liked the chips and salsa best!
Jerry really enjoyed his fajitas.

Heather Feeding Sarah

Heather is feeding Sarah some bananas. She seemed to like them :-)
Sarah got thirsty so her Mommy gave her a bottle of water.

Zachary wanted to be involved in the feeding of the "new baby" so he went to Sissy's room and got a bowl and spoon.

Birthday Cake Time!!

Christopher sang "Happy Birthday" to his big sister with Mommy and Daddy. He wanted to sing it in double time though - He wanted a piece of that cake!!
Heather managed to blow all her candles out in one breath!
My little cake munchers!

Heather's 7th Birthday!!!

Heather's cake and presents. We had a Cinderella theme this year.
Christopher and Zachary got Heather a paint-by-number set for her birthday.
She also got a My Little Pony's Movie
Grandma, PaPa, and Uncle Bubby got Heather 2 complete sets of a new chapter book series about fairies and weather fairies.
She also got a Baby Alive doll. The doll actually eats, drinks, pees, AND poops!!! The first time we fed her the baby food we changed her diaper too soon and the doll pooped and peed all over me!!! The doll also talks and sings. It's really like a real baby! Heather named her new baby "Sarah"

My Alligator Adventure

This is the sign that I saw at Jungle Gardens right before I almost stepped on an alligator.
This would be Mr. Alligator, whom I almost stepped on. Just a note - I did not use any zoom when I took this picture. I was only about 2-3 feet away from him.
Mr. Alligator wasn't very big, I would say he was only about 4 feet long. He liked having his picture taken - he never even moved!
That would be an alligator watching me take pictures. I was standing on the bank of the water when I shot this photo. I think he was waiting for one of two things to happen: 1) me fall into the water or 2) me to throw food into the water.
Jungle Gardens is along the banks of the Bayou Petit Anse. By the way, Tabasco was almost called Petit Anse Sauce.

Jungle Gardens is a fantastic park that you can either drive through or walk through. And, yes, there are alligators there all the time. But, apparently, if you don't bother them (or step on them) they will completely ignore you. The alligators in the park can reach 15 feet long. Thank goodness I didn't find one of those, although the nice lady in the gift shop informed me that I was probably being watched by one of them. Ignorance is bliss!!!! By the way, the kids stayed in the van during my photo shoot with Mr. Alligator.