Easter 2009!

Hayli and Layci posing for the camera.

Sweet Brenner, taking a nap. This is the only time you can get a picture of him!

Sydni takes a break from the egg hunt to give me a pose!

How sweet is this? Look at those pink cheeks and lips! Cutie-pie!

Karson and Sydni "hang out" at Granny Marla's house.

Always crossing her legs like a big girl!

Removing the loot from the eggs so they can hide and hunt them again. They did that for nearly two hours!

Check out Brenner hanging with the big kids!

I can't believe she will be FIVE soon.

Makki showing me her eggs. Ah, that hair!

Ready to hunt!

I was trying to teach them how to make dandelion necklaces...but I think grass stains on the knees were the only thing that was accomplished.

Karson said they were having "a meeting"! Guard your loins!

Mak's headband makes me happy. Cute cousins, too!

Going through their stuff from the Easter Bunny.

Arriving in White Deer Saturday afternoon, we weren't too optimistic that Easter Sunday was going to be very promising in terms of egg hunting and celebrating Jesus Christ's birth in the glorious sunshine! It was windy, cold, and rainy, and the forcast for Sunday didn't give us much hope, either. The kiddos (eight total) seemed resigned to the fact that their play was going to have to take place in doors. However, we were pleasantly surprised that the sun made a few appearances and the girls and their brood of cousins were able to have a fun egg hunt in Granny's yard.

Sydni told us on the way to White Deer "that Jesus died on the cross for us" and went on to explain "that is what Easter is all about!" It was so sweet to hear her repeat what she is learning about God, but she's still a little confused how eggs and a bunny are involved in all of that! (Just like when she thought that Santa and God were brothers, and quite possibly related, we are having to explain and define things that are confusing to us, too!) Speaking of the Easter bunny, he made quite an impression on the girls! Tons of crayons, markers, and every type of candy and Easter goodies were left after his visit. Thank you Easter bunny! (You know who you are! You did an AMAZING job on the girl's baskets!)

The Haircut That Makes Me Nauseous

Makenzi.....Oh, Makenzi! Apparently, Makenzi's bangs (that we have been growing out since September) were in her face and getting on her nerves Friday. She decided to alleviate the aggravating bangs by cutting said bangs to her scalp. Mak and Syd were staying with Granny Deb so I could finish cleaning the house, and she snuck into Granny and Pop's master bathroom and used Pop's beard trimmers to do the deed. Deb thought they were both intently watching an episode of Tom & Jerry on her bed, but Makenzi had other plans when Granny left the room. (Deb, you couldn't have prevented it! She's like a stealthy cat. Nothing can stop her when she has a plan!) She then hid the cut hair in the bathroom drawer. Maybe if she hid the evidence no one would notice six inches missing from the front section of her hair? I'm not sure what our ornery girl was thinking, but she definitely will not have bangs in her face for SEVERAL months! Oh, Makenzi!!!!

Oy! How do you style around this?

Yes, she is giggling about this.

Yep. You can see her scalp.

"Does my hair wook all crwaazzyy?" she said. She's rather proud of her artistry.

Another sampling of Makenzi's dazzling personality.

Talk About Being Bored!

The girls were goofing around Friday morning (we didn't have school) and I thought I'd take pictures for black mail someday! Sydni's first boyfriend will love these shots, and when Makenzi appears on American Idol, I'll definitely send these pics to producers!

Sydni doesn't really wear much on the weekends!

Makenzi is wearing Sydni's old Dee-dee Doodle costume, her pink yoga pants on her head, and then her polk a-dot pj pants, as she plays a ditty on the Doodle Bops guitar. So talented!

Only Sydni would point out the fact that her gloves match her panties.

Future rock star! I totally love the goofy grin!

She started improvising a new addition to her "silly dance" routine. I must get this booty shaking on camera. The complex choreography involved is unreal!