Easter '09

As you will see, Riley was all about heading down the road in search for those little eggs filled with special treats!!!! Not sure why she didn't want to stick around, maybe she simply thought the stash she was searching for initially was going to be swooped up in no time by Jade, Hayden & Dekota! Grandma or should I say the GREAT Grandma Butcher made a guest appearance at Gigi & Papa's house this year which was incredible! I asked her for some juice on Mom (Gigi) with really no luck. Appearently she was as sweet and innocent then as she is now! HA! The food was great, as always, & unfortunately, I was a little under the weather. Ughhh.... I have read, and confirmed, that parents of little people have a tendency to become sick more often, due to the little one's being the bearer of little icky germs of all sorts! It's been almost all week now and still not 100%. (Hopefully by the weekend!) Riley, Jade, Hayden & Dekota painted Easter Eggs early Saturday and Had them ready just in time for the Easter Bunny's special deliveries! The Chris' & Gwyn arrived early afternoon and as you can see, Blueberries are delish! She is getting so big and I think this time of year it is appropriate to say, Bright Eyed & Bushy Tailed! You forget how quickly they go from being so innocent and taking in all the things around, to striving for independance and heading off on their own! (I make Riley sound like she's off to college!) It's crazy how much the Wade side is growing with new babies and a husband added to the bunch! The more the merrier I say! Because of Grandma being in town, our time with the Grandma & Grandpa Louderman was short, but I can say we all really enjoyed the church service, including Grandma's very fun out fit and liveliness, Grandpa's rockin' out on the guitar & CJ's lack of shoes & new doooo! (Love it!) Riley had to take a few breaks from service but was really into all of the music! Unfortuantely, Grandma & Grandpa didn't get their initial hugs & love from Ri because a few minutes before we arrived she, with no better way to say it, threw up. Lots. Yucky. She was rushed from car to tub, then hugs! But she recovered pretty quickly & the weekend turned out to be a great one!

I almost forgot to mention, I did get my Yatzee game in with Grandma, sort of?! She kept score for the game which started with four and ended with Hayden & I. Does that count?

Also, on the early morning of Saturday, April 11, 2009, Gigi & Grandma slaved away at the beautiful fruity center piece which we all certainly enjoyed. So, no that was not purchased people, it was made with love!