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Friday, June 8, 2012

Easter

I know Easter was 2 months ago, but with it being the busiest time of year for me at school, the blog took a far backseat and now I'm trying to catch up!

We went to St. George the weekend of Easter. This weekend kicked off our Spring Break. Jenna had a blast! There were cousins everywhere to play with! She is the youngest one, but tries to be like the big kids. She adores Jaicelyn and Jantzyn and thankfully they think she's cute and funny, so it all works out.

The first night there Grandma and Aunt Sheri prepared an Easter dinner for all of us to share. It had all the yummy things Easter dinner should have; ham, cheesy potatoes, green bean casserole, rolls, salad, and jello. It was so satisfying, especially for a pregnant woman!

After dinner Grandma set up an Easter egg hunt in her yard. Since it was already dark each kid had a flashlight to use to find the eggs. Some of the eggs were filled with glow in the dark bracelets to add some fun to the hunt. Since Jenna was the youngest she got a head start. She found a bunch that were right by the house in the light. Everytime she found one she got really excited and yelled "I found one!" It was way cute. She ended up with the most eggs I think!

The cousins
Jorrin, Bryton, Teegan, Jake (Jadyn's boyfriend), Jadyn, Jaicelyn, Jenna, Jantzyn

Jorrin helping Jenna find some eggs.

Jenna finding more eggs.

Bryton looking for eggs.

Jenna and her full basket!

I ended up giving half of Jenna's basket away so that everyone ended up with a fair amount.

She was happy to share with her cousins!

Easter Sunday

Jenna and Daddy

Jenna's pretty Easter outfit.

Thanks Grandma!

Jenna and Grandma Cowley

Her Grandma sure loves her!

Jenna got an Easter present from Grandpa! He is a podiatrist and one day he was talking to one of his patients about Jenna. He couldn't remember exactly why, he said it might have been something about what a smart little girl she was. Well, the next time he went to visit this patient of his, he gave Grandpa this step stool he'd made especially for Jenna. Grandpa offered to pay him for it, but the man refused and said wood work was his hobby and he was glad to do it. What a sweet man! I was touched by his thoughtfulness and generosity.

Jenna being a goof!

We couldn't get her to just smile.

That just shows the character she has turned into!

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Easter

I know Easter was months ago, but I'm trying to do some catch up. This wasn't Jenna's first Easter, but it was her first with a visit from the Easter Bunny. She was thrilled!

Jenna's Easter basket

Daddy and Jenna in their Easter duds.

My pretty little girl!

We sure love this girl!
Thanks Grandma Cowley for the dress!

It was after church and Jenna was ready for her nap, but I was anxious for her to see her basket. She dove right in to see what she got.

Jenna LOVED the purse.
(I'm sure you can tell by the excitement on her face!)
She stood up, put in on her arm and said, "Go bu-bye".
18 months, going on 18 years!

At Grandma and Papa's house for Easter dinner.
Cool shades Jenna girl!

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Easter Egg Hunt

As a kid we had an Easter egg hunt every year. Mom and Dad would fill eggs with candy (there was no Easter bunny that came to my house), and Dad would take it all to the backyard and hide it. We'd all have our baskets in hand and wait anxiously by the back door. Dad would say "go" and we'd all race out the back door to find the loot. Since the range in age was quite a lot in my family after all the eggs and candy were found, we'd come back in dump it all on the table and Mom would distribute it fairly among all of us. We didn't care about who got the most, because we knew it would all come out even in the end.

This year my sister Alyson and I decided it would be fun to do a grandkid egg hunt. We got everyone on board to bring eggs filled with toys and treats. It was so fun! The 3 one year olds got to go out first. Jenna was a hoot. She had NO idea what was going on, she was just excited to be able to go outside. She LOVES being outside. She got down the steps to the patio and started raising up her arms with basket in hand saying "Woo hoo! Woo hoo!" It was a crack up!

That is the look of pure joy!
This was at the end of her "Woo hoo's".
I was too slow to get my camera out.

Jenna figured out that there was something in the eggs, so she stopped and started to open one.
I wanted her to get some more eggs before they were gone, so I took it from her, put it back into her basket and got her to go get another egg. Luckily she didn't protest.

Getting some help from Grandma.

I'm so glad she had fun, but the whole time I'm thinking in my head
"Please don't get your shoes dirty!"
Who has their daughter wear white shoes on a rainy day to do an Easter egg hunt?
Apparently me.

Putting some candy in her basket.
Not bad for her first egg hunt!

Getting the last egg.

What a cute little boy!

The haul that Mallory got! That basket is chalk full!

Hooray!

Jenna as happy as can be!
She is so dang cute!

Sunday, April 4, 2010

Happy Easter!

Jenna in her Easter dress.

We are grateful for the Atonement
and the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior.
Happy Easter to all!

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Easter Weekend

Easter weekend was a whirlwind of activity on my side of the family. On Saturday my niece turned 2. Her mom threw her the cutest Mickey Mouse party. On Sunday was Easter and my sister Meghan's missionary farewell. She is going to make a fabulous missionary. Monday night she was set apart. Tuesday we took her up to the airport. She is going to the Rio de Janeiro North mission and goes straight to the MTC in Sao Paulo. I can't believe she is old enough to go! It seems like yesterday she was 2 years old carrying around her silkie calling me sissy. How time flies. She is a beautiful young woman and will be such an amazing missionary. I'll miss her tons! Here are pictures from Monday night after her setting apart.