golden springtime: Happy Birthday Nana!

We celebrated my mom's birthday just a few days early with a family dinner on Sunday evening at our house. It's always fun to have everyone together, and with our big family that can happen quite often. K & T were especially excited to have the party at our house, they love parties, and they love their nana. It was a perfect combination. Here's a peek into Nana's party!

We started off with an egg hunt, Aunties Shelley & Emma were in charge of hiding the eggs, they did a great job.

Meanwhile, the kids tried to sit patiently while waiting which proved to be hard for some. (That's my brother Andrew hiding his crazy face).

T always likes a hug from his Nana. They are two peas in a pod, there's a special something between these two, and I don't think they could look more alike if there were genetics between them!

Emma getting serious hiding the last few eggs in the playset.

...And they are off! We made it simple this year, assigning each kid a particular color egg. K was pink, & T was blue. I would totally do it again this way, it made for a fair hunt, and the kids helped each other find their eggs rather than race each other for them.

Pretty N stopped for a quick picture. I love her haircut!

Nana and T worked together to find his eggs, and eggs for baby J.

K was a serious hunter in her hot pink cowboy boots.

Smile K! She found her pink egg, right next to N's orange one.

Now really Emma? How is baby J supposed to get this one?

This guy is having a ball!

A streching for her final yellow egg hidden in a bush.

Counting to make sure she has her dozen.

Papa giving the yard a final once over at the end of the hunt.

Happy hunters

Back inside the kids opened their eggs to find their goodies. T was actually pretending to crack his like he does the hard boiled eggs he likes so much.

Baby J checking out his Papa.

And then his Nana.

We can't get enough of this handsome baby!

Finally, it was time for dinner. Mom chose mexican, so we made chicken enchiladas and shredded beef tacos with all the fixings in her honor. It was such a delicious meal.

After dinner it was fun to watch the cousins playing in the hallway together. I hope they are friends forever.

This crowd was watching one of the basketball games.

We started the games with a fun jelly bean one. I filled eggs with one, two, three, four, five & six jelly beans and taped them up, then the girls had to put them in the correct order.

While the girls were guessing, Andrew set up Don't Break the Ice for N & T.

And Nana got in a little J time.

They worked together to solve it! Good work ladies!

Then Dad jumped in. I knew his math skills would come in handy for this one. He solved it quickly.

The family watching a funny video, looks like a jolly crew.

And what exactly is happening here? It's a peep game! They have to get the peep from their forehead to their mouth without using their hands. It's hilarious to watch.