Hoppy Bird-day!

It was this little chick's birthday. On Easter. Happy times! So I got out an old Halloween costume and snapped this gem. 

Then I made some cakes, because it was my oldest son's birthday too :) River was born 2 1/2 weeks early to land on Liam's birthday. Pretty awesome sibling love going on there.

 

 I don't know how many more birthdays will be on Easter, but I tried to think of something to go along with the fun aspect of easter, and then combine the two cakes into one. These cakes were the best I could do.

 I asked Liam if he wanted to celebrate with River and he was really excited to. So far he's been thrilled at sharing his birthday. I think he'll continue to enjoy his birthday as long as I am sensitive to his feelings about being separate with River or not. He was a little bummed about his birthday landing on Sunday, but I am a stickler about celebrating the birthday on the actual birthday, and we made the best of it.

Riv's Easter/birthday dress 

 The boys thought the bunny was creepy when they saw it for the first time. It is a bit possessed.

Sweetness

River is in a stage where she just wreaks sweetness wherever she goes!

Rivey Jean

River is so beloved at our home. She is such a smiley kid and so much fun to be around. One of her favorite things is to get on top of our table and dance all over the place. Gives me a heart attack each time!

The boys have been fun to watch with her. Liam takes on the oldest brother role well, and Julian wants to hold and help her all the time.

While catching up in some sewing projects, I spotted a little helper.

I feel so blessed to have my kids.

The Tetons

 Tanner and I decided to bite the bullet and camp a couple days for the kids. So much work and preparation to camp- we only hope the kids will have good memories from it.

After we mapped out a place we were happy to find a tent spot that overlooked Jackson Lake and the mighty Tetons. 

 Camping with a 1 yr old was a new experience for our family. River likes to put rocks in her mouth, so   one of us was on constant rock watch. 

 Tip: bring a blow up mattress and put it in your SUV for you and the baby to sleep in. No one will hear you, the bears won't eat you, and your neighbors will think your baby is the most adorable baby ever the following morning.