Happy Easter 2012!

Happy Easter 2012!

Ava (almost 21 mths), Lauren (4 yrs & 10 mths), Kieran (3 yrs) and Colton (almost 2 1/2 yrs)

Hugs for everyone!

Let the Easter egg hunt begin!

Family Photos

The Pledgers (Brian, Kristen and Ava)

The Beck Grandkids

Flower Pictures

Sunday after seeing the Easter Bunny we moved on to the other side of the Pinnacle Mall where they had these nice flowers set up...just perfect for a fun mini-photo session. :-)

Why Is The Easter Bunny So Scary?

Sunday, I decided I would get the kids all dressed up to get pictures with the Easter Bunny in Rogers at the Pinnacle Mall. Aunt Kristen and Uncle Brian were going to meet us there since they had not taken Ava yet either.

On my way to the mall I called to just make sure we would not be going during the Easter Bunny's break. Well I was shocked to find that the Pinnacle Mall did NOT have an Easter Bunny this year! WHAT?!?!?! I mean, did these people not know the work that goes into a mom of two getting their kids all dressed up and out the door without getting something on the clothes five seconds after they are all dressed? I mean they were all dressed and ready to go, loaded in the car and I was almost to the mall...PLUS my sister-in-law got her 9 month old daughter all prettied up to see the Easter Bunny for the first time! I was NOT about to let this time go to waist. :-)

The security office (yes that's who I had to talk to about the Easter Bunny) told me that "we don't have an Easter Bunny this year but he is over at Old Navy this weekend". I thought 'ok, we will just go over there'. But before we went I thought I better call and check it out. The person at Old Navy assured me that YES they did have an Easter Bunny walking around the store. I being the crazy creative mom I am said asked if they had anything set up for pictures and the store associate said "well we don't have an official set up, but there is a bench outside you could use" and I thought 'perfect'!

We get there (me, Kristen, Brian and the 3 babies who are all dressed up in their Sunday best) and make a full lap around the store but don't see a bunny anywhere? I found 2 managers at the front of the store greeting customers and I just said "I have a random question for you...I was told the Easter Bunny was at your store today since the mall doesn't have one this year" and the guy said "oh, that was yesterday." I wanted to scream...but kept my cool and said "NO! I was literally just told 10 minutes ago by someone at your store that the bunny was here today" (how's that for keeping my cool!) I explained the situation and he asked the other manager if the bunny was still here. She said "he's not but he could be" with a smile on her face. So, they went to the back and had someone get the bunny (and by that I mean someone had to get all dressed up again since they thought they were done for the weekend!).

Needless to say, we basically made someone get all dressed up again just to take photos with our kids! LOL Hey, that's what you do when you are a mom right?!?!?!

Colton was not a huge fan of the bunny and Lauren would not even sit near him which is why I'm in the photos below

(BTW I'm consoling Colton in the 2nd photo...not getting on to him)

Oh, the things we do for our kids!

Easter 2010

We got up...went to church (actually made it on time!) and then went back to Nana and Papaws house for breakfast and Easter egg hunt. It was a fun day!

Ready...set...GO!

Excuse the Albino in the next shot! LOL!

The Beck's

Kids shot with Mimi

Nana and Papaw with their three grand kids...baby #4 is due in July!

Papaw and Colton wearing their blue suits

Nana and Kieran (who just turned 1)

Look at that belly!

Sneaking some chocolate!

Father and son...

Mimi and Colton

Coloring Easter Eggs

Last Thursday, April 9th, we were supposed to go to the Beck household to color Easter Eggs, but Nana was sick, so we had everyone over to our house and had a great time! Kristen, Brian, Spencer and Chelsey came over and we dipped the eggs and then let Lauren color some with the coloring pen. She loved it! We have a little artist on our hands!

Aunt Kissy shared her water with Lauren and she loved it because she got to drink from the bottle herself instead of a sippy cup or without someone holding it for her so she didn't spill it.


After working with the eggs, someone wanted to hide...Where's Lauren? :-)

This was the sunset that night! Isn't it pretty!