Easter was a success!!

Ok - so we are officially 5 days post Easter as I am writing this blog and I have to say I am a bit surprised that Ella is STILL waking up asking for the Easter bunny every morning - and wanting to find her "eggies." Holidays are definitely so much more fun with kids. We started off the day with Tangled which happily made it's way to our mailbox via Netflix the day before!! Perfect timing - it also allowed our early riser to kill some time before Daddy made it out of bed for the main event... the Easter baskets...

You like how she had to put on her Rapunzel night gown immediately after the movie? And then we had a DELICIOUS breakfast (chocolate chip pancakes for Ella)!! The cousins came over in the afternoon for some fun in the sun - Cam dug out the ol' mini pool from Rancho and it was quite the hit!!

Then after lots of appetizers for the adults we finally started the Easter egg hunt!!





And Miss Bailey won the PRIZE EGG!!!


It was definitely so much fun to watch Ella running around with such enthusiasm for these plastic eggs! She had a bit of a practice run at school the previous Friday so she had no problem keeping up with the big kids.

And of course, Ethan just chilled most the day...


So the last thing I am going to say is that I am so incredibly grateful for my amazing family. I couldn't have asked for anything more in life than what I already have. Ella, Ethan and Cameron are the loves of my lives... until more come right?! HAHA, not anytime soon folks :)

XOXO, Michelle

New Camera!

She loves pictures...

For those of you who don't already know - my super awesome husband bought me a new camera when Ethan was born. It was a very generous gift and after much deliberation I returned it for a little lower level camera WITH an accidental damage protection plan!!! More fitting for this mama. So - my new one came in the mail yesterday and I finally got it charged up and took a few pics of the kids... the few moments my hands were actually free... which isn't many. Of course, in typical Michelle fashion I lost the lens cap in the pool and my sweet daughter kindly retrieved it from the freezing water for me (don't judge my mom skills - I swear she wanted to!) And little E is doing well - still working on our eating and sleeping issues - hopefully one day this tired lady will get some sound sleep. More from this new camera soon... Easter is coming up...

Hugs and kisses XOXO.

The bubs

He is getting BIG!! What do you think? Big change??

Yeah... it's been a while.

Alright long lost friends and family - can I start a new years resolution in April? In my defense I was busy having a baby and managing my 2 year olds tantrums... ok, enough of that. No excuses - I am committed to being a better blogger... keeping a digital diary! So rather than try and update you on the many months of our absence we will just move forward. Today's topic. Maternity leave.

This obviously comes to me as we are nearing the end of my 12 weeks off of work. It just seems so cruel to have to head back to work so early and turn over my little bubs. And of course there is also the fact that I just can't fathom how I am going to manage sitting in a cube all day (alert! my job is not glamorous) with my eyes open when Ethan still isn't sleeping well. He seems to have a chronic nighttime snorting, grunting, wiggle problem. I have read and been reassured by my pediatrician that this noisy sleeping is normal but what's a mama supposed to do?? I can't snooze alongside all the hustle and bustle going on in his crib and I can't just shut the monitor off either. So I guess I am going to deal with the sleep deprivation somehow (picture me finding time to shop, spa and drink wine...possible? prob not). And that whole sleep during the daytime? Come on. Who's going to do the dishes, the laundry, chase the two year old tornado? I guess I should put the computer down and give it a go! So to leave you... here is why we should not feel fortunate to be living in the USofA: