Yogurt

This is what happens when you leave Estelle alone with yogurt at lunch time.  I was getting stuff done in the other room while she finished her lunch.  She seamed quiet and happy so I just let her finish eating without checking on her.  When I went to get her for nap time, this is what she looked like.  She was pretty proud of herself.  

Natalia's first soccer game

Natalia had her first soccer game this morning.  She was so cute and she did such a great job; she scored two goals!  Her team was awesome.  They won 13-5.  Sienna loved watching and she is excited for when she is old enough to play in soccer games.  It was windy and cold so Estelle did not love it, but we had fun anyway.  Hector was the coach and he did great too. 

Estelle and Sienna watching the soccer game

Hector and Natalia getting ready for the game

Day at the Farm

Today was the last day of Spring Break; Natalia heads back to school tomorrow.  It was a beautiful day so we decided to do one more fun activity.  We headed up to the Farm and I am so glad we went because the girls had a great time.  There was a momma pig giving birth and Natalia and Sienna were fascinated by it.  The pig already had 10 babies earlier that morning and they were so cute.  She had another baby inside and the farmers were trying really hard to help her have the last baby.  It was really interesting and they were great about answering questions.  I admit, I was fascinated.  We watched and learned for a long time, but eventually we had to leave.  We were a little bummed that we did not get to see the last baby.  Natalia really wanted to stay but we had already stayed way longer than we had planned.  Natalia kept telling me all afternoon, "those baby pigs were so cute.  I wish we could have seen the last baby, those gloves were really big."  Natalia was really cute and it was fun doing one last activity before she heads back to school tomorrow.  

Checking out the peacocks, the girls really liked them

Baby pig, born just a few hours before we got there

The momma with her ten little piggies

Easter

Girls waiting to come down the stairs in the morning

Easter was great.  I love our little family traditions.  I think we have found a good balance between emphasising the real Christ centered Easter and having fun with the silly Easter Bunny traditions.  The girls were excited in the morning to see what the Bunny left them.  They were not disappointed.  

The girls got kites (which we tried out today) sunglasses, grow capsules, new puzzles, umbrellas, and cotton candy.  They also had eggs to find.  It was a fun watching them.  Estelle ate candy, then ate cotton candy and then found more eggs with jelly beans.  

After a fun morning at home, we headed to Hector's parents.  We watched conference, ate food and watched the kids hunt for eggs.  It was a really nice day.  The kids had fun playing together.  We all enjoyed watching conference and spending time together.  It was a beautiful day and a lovely Easter. 

Kids waiting to find eggs

Sienna waiting to go out for eggs

Easter Fun

Saturday morning we meet up with a bunch of friends at a park for an Easter egg hunt.  It was so cold and the wind was really blowing; after an 80 degree day the day before, it was extra hard to be outside.  The girls still had fun hunting for eggs, but we all left a little earlier than we anticipated.  We spent the rest of the day watching Conference.  Natalia is really good about sitting and listening and I thought conference was a great way to spend Easter weekend.  Estelle had no interest in egg hunting until she realized the eggs were filled with candy; now we can't get her to eat anything else.  

Natalia and Sienna had fun and they were really good about helping Estelle too.  They are good big sisters.  They made sure to not get too many eggs so that all the other kids could get some too.  

Once the girls had their candy, they had not more interest in playing.  They just wanted to eat it.  

Estelle has a habit of putting candy in her mouth and then deciding she does not like it.  After some good candy drull, she hands me the half eaten piece of candy.  Turns out she does not like chocolate.  

One of our other favorite Easter traditions is making Easter baskets to leave out for the Easter bunny.  All three girls made their own baskets this year.  Estelle loved putting stickers on hers and Natalia and Sienna had fun making flowers for their baskets.  They set them out on the couches Saturday night before bed and were so excited for the bunny to come.