TuTu Party...

Later Saturday afternoon we met some girlfriends a TuTu party hosted by Blue Eyes and Bare feet. (handmade adorable clothes, she made the dress Bella was wearing that day!)

The girls (moms) took scrap t-shirts tied it around an elastic band and made a skirt!

SUPER CUTE!!!

They also got to paint their nails and play with make-up (a little more than we'd hope when we weren't looking)

Then we went to Mellow Mushroom for dinner. They girls loved sitting at their own table when the moms enjoyed chatting at our own table!

Thanks for a fun late afternoon, friends!!!

Happy 4th Birthday, Cameron

Happy Birthday,

Cameron!!!

Saturday we went to Bounce Planet to celebrate Cameron's 4th Birthday!

Bella, Libby, Cameron and all the other kids had a blast there! It is this weeks pick of where Bella wants to have her party! (this changes and is talked about all the time, even though her bday is 5 months away)

Brunch with Matusin's

Saturday we met the Matusin's at Granite City Brewery for brunch! (an awesome recommendation, Angie, Thanks)

Olivia was a perfect baby not making a peep the whole time we were there! I enjoyed loving on her and feeding her! As you can tell Bella loved her too!

We equally enjoyed seeing Jim and Allison also!

Glad we got to see you all!!!

Puppy Love....

My sister has a huge heart for animals, especially those in shelters. She often volunteers her time in the shelters walking and caring for the animals. Recently she has nursed a cats eye back so it could return to the shelter. Last week she had an ADORABLE 8 week old black lab mix! TOO CUTE!!!

We all had fun loving and playing on it!

Happy Birthday, Ryan

Wednesday we had a great family celebration for my brothers 27th Birthday!

We hope you have wonderful 27th year, Ryan!!!

We love you!

Tim, Alli&Bella

Easter Brunch...

After church we headed to Suzi's for Easter family celebration with both families!

We enjoyed a wonderful brunch, the kids had lots of goodies in their baskets and and on the egg hunt!We are reminded how blessed we are to have great families who enjoy celebrating holidays together.

Happy Easter!!!

Dressed up and Ready to go...

Sometimes getting Bella to take a picture is like pulling teeth!

Grandma M got Bella her Easter outfit this year, and we thought she looked pretty cute!

Tim, Bella and I met my parents and sister at church Easter morning, and it was as wonderful service as always. A little bitter sweet for me because our minster of 15 year, Dr Ziegler, is retiring so it was his last Easter sermon. Dr Ziegler holds a special place in my heart b.c he is been such a part of important moments in our life: he has been there some sad and tough times for our family but the joys too, he married Tim and I,baptized Tim and Bella. We are excited for he and his wife, Becky, to enjoy retirement!

Bella was excited to see Emily at church today.

In the afternoon she was a little better about giving some smiles for the camera.

Easter Morning...

Bella was quite excited to hunt for her basket Easter morning!!!

She quickly moved her basket into our bedroom so Daddy could see the goodies MR Bunny brought Bella.

As you can see, she loved her dress she got and there is a matching one for Bitty too!

Easter Eggs...

Friday night the Reusser's brought pizza over for dinner! We enjoyed catching up as the girls played, had a dance party and dyed Easter eggs!

It was a great night!
Thanks Reusser's for coming over and for the pizza too!