Easter Clothes

I FINALLY took pictures of the kids in their Easter outfits.  If I waited much longer they would probably have a growth spurt and I would be out of luck.

There are lots...I had a really hard time choosing.  I hope you like them.  I think they turned out great.  The kids did a really great job.

Easter

So, I realize that I am complete blogslacker.  It's not because I haven't had anything to blog about....I just haven't been feeling witty or motivated.  But here I am, finally.  I know you missed me.

These are our latest adventures at the Adams' house.

I tell myself every year that I am not going to bother coloring easter eggs.  I convince myself that it's too much of a mess.  I reason that we are not going to do anything with them.  I tell myself that the kids really don't care.  And then, when Easter begins to shine upon me....I give in.  You just can't have Easter without coloring eggs.

Besides, the kids LOVE it.

Oliver was in complete and total heaven.  

He thought he was one of the big kids.

Eme was, as always, ecstatic to do anything.

Here are their eggs.  I was a little worried at how brown eggs would take the dye.  But as you can see, they turned out really great.

Here's Eme being VERY proud of the end result.

And here is Ryan's idea of a hilarious picture.

Gabriel is always such a ham when he gets in front of the camera.  

I have no idea where he gets THAT from.

This is Oliver yelling "EGGS!"

After church the "Easter Bunny" (a.k.a Daddy) stole the eggs from the refrigerator and it was the kids "mission" to recover all of the stolen eggs.

"Hmmm....where to look...."

The Easter Bunny thought he was very clever hiding the eggs in the chickens nests.

"Mine!"

"Gotcha!"

"Let me help you Oliver!"

I have completely given up on the idea that I might get ALL three kids to look and smile at the same time for a picture.

We got close....

Bunny Cake

When I was little my mom would make an easter bunny cake EVERY year.  It is one of the quintessential images of Easter for me.  However, I am not a big cake eater....so I haven't made one since I got married and moved out.

But this year Gabriel came to me and said,

"Mom, can we make a bunny cake for Easter?"

"Sure Gabriel."

"I want it to have big ears and a big bow tie!"

Hmmm....I have no idea how he came up with the idea, because I don't think that he has ever seen one before....but at least I knew exactly how to make it.  And here it is....

Eme HAD to have chocolate, so we ended up with a brown bunny.  

It really turned out to be a lot of fun.

Be sure to check out my Easter post.

Sweet Girly Girl

This was so sweet that I just had to share it.  I complain about Eme a lot, but she really is a very sweet little girl.

For those of you who may not know, Ryan raises rats and mice as feeders for snakes and other reptiles.  These are the joys of my life....

Anyway, today Eme was helping Ryan pull all the little pinkies out so that he could freeze them before sending them to the pet store.  Eme LOVES all animals and has a great talent for handling them.  So, picture my sweet little Eme with a handful of baby mice....

Eme:  Why you gonna freeze them Dad?

Ryan:  So the snakes can eat them.

Eme begins to tear up.

Eme:  But their mommies will be so sad!

She ran inside sobbing to me that all the baby mice were gone.

This nearly broke poor Ryan, who is not an emotional sort of guy.  He said that he nearly put some of them back so that Eme wouldn't be so upset.  

I've never known someone more compassionate than Emelia.  

She will be a great woman someday.

Ahhhh Spring!

Spring is springing at our house.  I LOVE seeing the blossoms on the trees.  They are the first thing to arrive.  With the budding of the trees comes the rumble of bumble bees and the sweet smell of the promise of fruit to come.

Unfortunately at our house, there is something else that is new.  Emelia has a(nother) new haircut.  Yes folks, she did it again.  It was almost grown out and she hacked it off again.

It doesn't get much shorter than this.  I told her that next time she cuts her hair, we are going to have to shave it!

The good news is that she is finally interested in bows and headbands.  These definitely make it easier for people to distinguish that she is, indeed, a girl.

The Wild Wild West

This here's the story of the Adams clan who done got all stir crazy in Georgia.  So they packed up all their belongings (You think I'm kidding?  Have you ever traveled with three kids and all your portrait equipment?  Our luggage piled on the cart at the airport was taller than Ryan!) and headed out to the wild west.  Utah, that is.

The young'ns were pretty dazzled by them big ol' jets!

Ya'll take extra precaution not to lose the this here baggage.

Waitin' in that there airport was a terrible kind o' torture for them babies.

Eme done found hidden treasure under them there seats!

Here we are at the Hardware Ranch.  Nice bunch of folks, but the food was a little crazy!  Guess all they had left was some Elk hoofs.

Watch out for them Utah natives.  Throwin' them snowballs comes mighty natural.  O' course Gabriel were askin' for it.

This here's the sleigh we done rode on.  Guess you can guess where all them elk hoofs done came from.  There was a huge swarm of 'em!

It can get mighty chilly up in them there hills!

Here was a nice little fella we done met on our sleigh ride.

The young'ns just loved seein' where their dinner done come from.

Next thing you know we were headed to this Antelope Island.

Hey there little bucaneer!  Ride 'em cowboy!!!

The ranch and museum on the island were awful pretty.  Can't say I envy 'em though.  Lots of coyotes out there.

Still not much to eat out this a way.  Couldn't find no bison hoofs to munch, so Gabriel started munchin' on the native water supply.

Havin' fun is what the little ones do best!

Them kids had a lot to learn about the native landscape.

Try not to let Pappy bury ya in the snow banks.

Pants don't stay dry here!

Tryin' to run up them hills is harder 'n it looks.

Here's the gang practicin' the ancient art of snowman buildin' 

(in a parking lot! hee hee hee).

We ain't had no carrots, but we found a apple.

When Gabriel got too darn rowdy Pappy tossed 

him out on the side of the road.  

We finally decided to bring him on home with us.  Thanks Granny and Gramps for a hootin' hollerin' good time!

(You can check out some more pics from our vacation on my photo blog!)