Jayden's dance pictures

Jayden had her dance pictures taken a few days ago and I took a few with my camera too. I curled her hair and put some make-up on - she looked so grown up! I also took a few of her and her friend, Ava. They have their dance recital in a few weeks and will be dancing to "Schoolhouse Rock". Enjoy!

My boys

I just had to post these pictures of the boys I took last night - they are getting so big! :)

Happy Easter!

We had a great Easter weekend with the kids! It started on Saturday morning, when we had "Breakfast with the Easter Bunny" at McDonell high school. Peyton went right up to the Easter Bunny and gave him a "High Five" and sat on his lap perfectly for a picture. Landon, on the other hand, screamed and cried when we tried putting him on the Easter Bunny's lap. And Jayden took a little while to warm up to him, but eventually stood next to the bunny for a picture. I will have to post these pictures later, because they are on my parent's camera. Then on Sunday morning, the kids found their Easter baskets and eggs that the Easter Bunny hid around our house. Jayden did a really good job at helping the boys find eggs and sharing the candy with them. She is such a good big sister! Then we went to church and then off to my parents house for Easter dinner and another egg hunt outside. We spent all afternoon outside - the weather was beautiful! Here are some pictures from our Easter celebration.










Here is the typical Smith Family picture (Peyton screaming, Jayden saying "cheese" and pushing her chin up in the air, Landon sitting perfectly, but not smiling and Dad looking at a different camera) ;)

Playdate with the Triplets

Today we had a playdate with the Hartman triplets! You might remember a previous post of our last playdate with the triplets, but that was over 7 months ago! The girls weren't walking yet at that time and now they are running all over the place! The girls (Aliya, Briella, Ciara) are 3 months younger than Peyton and Landon and they had a great time playing together. Everyone played well together and there was no fighting or biting (which both boys and girls have a bad habit of doing). We even got Peyton to give Aliya a hug! It was SO cute! I keep saying that these girls are their future girlfriends, but the boys are outnumbered! Oh well - I guess that means either Peyton or Landon will get 2 girls! ;)

Frosty

Jayden has been telling us she wants to build a "frosty" in the snow with Daddy for a few weeks now. But it seems like every time we try - the snow isn't packy enough. Finally, this afternoon, Corey and Jayden went outside and made "frosty"! She loved it! And Grandma LoLo bought Jayden a snowman kit - complete with buttons, eyes, mouth and carrot for the nose! Daddy even made a TV out of snow and drew Spongebob in the TV and put a remote in the snowman's hand! haha! I bet you can't guess what Jayden's favorite TV show is!! Here are some pictures of frosty and Jayden.

Corey's SURPRISE Birthday Party

Last Friday, I had a surprise 30th birthday party for Corey - and it was a blast! He was SO surprised!! I can't believe he never found out, since I was planning it since Christmas! He thought we were meeting his parents out to dinner at the Fill-Inn for his birthday, but instead there were over 65 of his friends and family members there waiting for him! :) I can't believe almost everyone could make it - he was so happy to see everyone! He also got another big surprise - his family pooled together and bought him an ice auger! He's been complaining about not having one for years - so his uncles thought it would be the perfect gift. Here are some pictures from the party. Enjoy!