A "Good Friday" Easter Celebration

We celebrated Easter with my mom and brother by going out to dinner at Carrabas tonight.  It was a tasty good Friday feast!  After dinner, Austin and I decided to celebrate Easter with Hadley because I have to work this weekend.  When we got home, we discovered that the Easter bunny had made a little stop by our house to visit Miss Hadley.  She was super excited to see what he brought!  

 

When she saw the Elmo bag, she came sprinting around the table yelling "Elmo, Elmo!"

Daddy showing Hadley some of the goodies she got in her basket.

Hadley checking out the bubble mower in her bag.

A yummy Reese's miniture bunny!

Goofing around with the glow stick...

This picture is priceless!

Mommy showing Hadley how to make the chick chirp.

Feeding daddy her candy...

Even with all that candy around, she still wanted ice.  I told her that I would get it for her if she gave me a kiss!  Hey, I've got to get them anyway I can, because Hadley is stingy with her kisses.  Trust me!

Happy Easter!

 

Here come the curls...

I REALLY wanted Hadley to have straight hair, but it looks like the curls are creeping their way in.  Her hair was just mildy wavy until about two weeks ago.  For some reason the curls have really started to dominate.  While my naturally curly hair is nice, and I get lots of compliments from 80 year old ladies, it is what it is.  I would absolutely love to have straight hair so that I could wear all of the latest styles.  Sigh.

 

Sweet and Sassy!

Happy 2nd Birthday Julianna!

We celebrated Julianna's 2nd birthday tonight at our house.  We just had some immediate family over, and it was a fun time.  Lex did an awesome job making Juli's smash cake and cupcake cake to match her Dora theme.

The kids had a great time playing together while we were waiting on dinner to get ready...

Juli opened her presents shortly after dinner.  We were all too full to jump right into cake, so we decided to switch it up a bit.  She got some really fun toys...as I'm sure all 3 of them (Gabe, Juli and Hadley) will agree!

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday dear Julianna, Happy Birthday to you!

Juli wasn't too sure about eating Dora's head.  Even Grandpa and Gabe couldn't convince her that it was okay.

Uncle Zeb even tried, but Juli wasn't havin' it!

Hadley obviously didn't have a problem with the cupcakes!

...and neither did Gabe!

Once Juli got her little hands on a cupcake she was happy too!

Happy 2nd Birthday, Julianna!

Last Day in West Virginia

Today was our last day in WV, so we checked out of the hotel and headed out for some lunch.  We decided to eat at Pizza Hut for the lunch buffet.  Yum! 

Hadley has become quite fond of her sunglasses.  Last summer I couldn't get her to wear them, and now I can't get her to take them off...literally!  She insisted on wearing them in to eat, so I let her.  She even wore them up to the buffet.  The only thing that made it better was that I kept getting comments on how stinkin' cute she was!  I couldn't agree more.  

I kept telling her that she was wearing them upside down, but she kept saying "no, no" and putting them back on upside down...the Hadley way!

After lunch, we had to make a quick stop at the MedCheck for my mom because she wasn't feeling well.  Hadley and I had a long wait in the waiting room.  When we walked through the door, a little boy not much older than Hadley got all excited about her for some reason?  He jumped up and tried to hug her but she pushed him away.  When he was done seeing the doctor he brought a sticker out for her.  She seemed less than impressed and wanted me to stick it on her back...yes, her back, of all places?  Oh my sassy little girl!    

After mom got all fixed up, we headed back up the creek for a little while before heading home.  It was yet another wonderful "3 generation vacation!"

West Virginia Day 2

We started our late morning off at Travillian's Pharmacy and Old Fashioned Soda Shop, where we ate lunch.  It was truly a step back in time, and tasted so yummy!  I actually broke down and had a pop after 4 weeks on the wagon.  How was I supposed to resist a true fountain coke?  When we left, Hadley wanted to ride the random "dog?"  In the picture below, she's showing Grandma his nose. Too cute!

After lunch, we headed to Campbell's Creek, which is the hollow where my mom grew up.  Our first stop was to check on the trailer park.  We needed to access the condition of the newly vacant lot and prep it for our rental sign.  Hadley had a great time getting out of the car and playing outside! 

They have had a lot of rain down here, and the creek (hence the name Campbell's Creek) which backs up to our property was really high.  Hadley kept wanting to get in and swim.  Poor thing, she doesn't understand that there's some water we just don't swim in!

Hadley...surveying the empty lot.

She got bored quickly...

...and then she told me "Bye!"

You can see from the picture, she was very happy to be in the car and on to a new adventure!

Our next stop was Coonskin Park, which is filled with beautiful water falls and creeks.  My mom has talked about this place my entire life, and yet with all of my summer visits to WV, I had never been.  I guess it was a first time for both me and Hadley!     

The morning started off chilly, but by mid afternoon it was up to almost 80 degrees.  It felt great!  Much better than the cold Indiana weather we left behind.  FYI: I got an oil change the next week!

After we left Coonskin Park, we headed back up the creek to Uncle Mick and Aunt Kay's house for dinner.  It was nice to sit outside on the mountain and enjoy the nice weather.  Hadley had a great time playing with her Great Great Uncle Mick! 

She really liked his fake geese.  She kissed and hugged them several times throughout the evening.  It was super cute! 

After dinner the temperature started to drop, so we had to hang out inside.  Hadley enjoyed playing with the blocks that Aunt Kay bought for church.

I wanted to get a picture of Hadley with Uncle Mick and Aunt Kay, but Aunt Kay thought she looked terrible.  She said she didn't have time to put on makeup.  I managed to still snap a quick picture of her playing with Hadley. 

What a great day!  We had so much fun just relaxing and hanging out with family.  How does the ol' saying go?  "A day spent with family is a day well spent!"