Smiley Ellie!

Lately everyone tells us how funny Ellie is and how much she makes people laugh. We are very blessed to have her and she certainly does make us laugh. Here are a few pictures of her just being "Ellie".

Reading a book on her new couch!

Wearing Asher's goggles! Ready for a swim! Making a mess at lunchtime!!

Baseball Practice

Tonight was Asher's first baseball practice! He was SO looking forward to it and really enjoyed it. He learned to throw with a partner, took some grounders and got three hits when the coach pitched it to him!

Its going to be a very fun summer at the ball field!!

Lego Star Wars Birthday Party

Asher chose a "Lego Star Wars" theme for his 5th birthday party!!

Darth Vader (the inspiration for the party) The death star pinata! :)

The whole gang...

Asher and cousin Hannah

Darth Vader cake and "lego" cupcakesLightsaber pretzels...Tattoine Tacos..."Jawa" EllieThree pretty princess Leias Overall it was a great party! All of the kids were great and we have an awesome family that helped us pull it off!!

Winter or Spring?

St. Louis can't decide if it is ready for spring or not... everyone living here is definitely ready for spring! Asher took the opportunity to throw a few more snowballs, and Ellie broke out the legwarmers :)

St. Patrick's Day

We had a great time on St. Patrick's day at the Zoo and Parade! :) It was Asher's spring break from Pre-K and daddy was home too!

Asher and Katie watching the rest of the O'Brien clan walking in the parade!Ellie having fun with her beads!After the parade we went to the Zoo and spent some time in the Children's Zoo!CUTIES!!!Asher had the map and was planning out all our stops! :) He is quite the navigator...The shows don't start until late spring, but we caught a glimpse of an armadillo practicing his tricks! :) Ellie loves to sit like a big girl...So a few hours later we were tired and a little sunned, but we have an awesome family day! Thanks to the O'Brien's for letting us join their Irish family for the day...

New Camera

I finally got a new camera! Its so tiny and cute :) and best of all it takes great pictures!

Ellie after getting tickled!Alena and AsherOur puppy! 7 years old now!She wants to try to get the camera :)Big smiles!!

I love Aunt Holly!

Sorry for the sporatic blogs... I don't have a camera that is taking decent pictures!

We have been enjoying the extra time with Aunt Holly now that she is not traveling quite as much with work. Ellie loves to read books with Aunt Holly... this is one of our family favorites "Rainbow Rob"!!