anna got her ears pierced

Yep, you read it right! Anna got her ears pierced on Saturday, March 29th! We were shopping one day and she saw some pretty earrings she wanted to get. I explained to her that she couldn't wear earrings until her ears were pierced.

Saturday afternoon, she and Bill were out on a date together and she asked him if he would take her to get earrings. He didn't know anything about it, so of course consulted mommy first. After going through the process with her, she decided she wanted to have them done that afternoon.

So after grabbing the camera (of course) we went to the Wausau mall and got them done. She was such a big girl. As you can tell from the pictures, she got a little nervous (poor little honey), but she really did remarkably well.

She is such a proud little girl! She shows everyone she comes into contact with that she has diamonds in her ears now. They really are cute on her. What a milestone!

easter greetings

He has risen! Greetings to everyone! We hope you had a blessed Easter.

The kids had a great time with the egg hunt at Nanny & Papa's house on Easter Sunday. As Anna says, "We got lots of stuff in our Easter baskets, like candies and toys and monies."

I think this year Anna has begun to grasp the concept of why we truly celebrate Easter. She can tell us the whole story about Christ's death and resurrection and even quote several verses.

With our kids, we try to emphasize the true meaning of the holidays we celebrate and make sure they know we are pretending the Easter bunny comes and pretending Santa Claus comes. Easter morning, I asked Jackson "Should we go and find your basket? Who do we pretend hides your basket?" "Ho Ho!" He exclaimed. We thought that was pretty cute.

Our buckaroo turned 2!

Our little guy turned two on February 24th. It's truly amazing how fast that time goes. He is such a big boy now. He is talking up a storm. He can count to 14, helps clean the house, shoot baskets like a pro (Papa's game as he calls it), colors pretty well for a 2 year old, and cleans his plate + whatever Anna doesn't eat. We had a birthday party for him on the 24th. He got to pick out his own cake at the grocery store. He loves Lightning McQueen, so it was his first choice. He had fun opening his presents (and laying in the middle of them apparently). He got lots of great gifts for his birthday. He got some new tracks for his train set, a tent and sleepingbag, a dumptruck, helicopter, and bulldozer, an activity center, a racetrack for his hot wheels cars, a tee ball set, and lots of cute clothes! What a spoiled kid! Thank you to everyone!