April Happenings - Easter and Baby Showers

At the beginning of April we had a going away party/baby shower for Jennifer and Jonathan at our house. We had a great evening spending time with some of our good friends. The kids had so much fun playing together - we really do have to get them together more often!

Check out what dinner is like now with all the kiddos!!
Kylie, Macey, Noah, Tyler, Bailey, Elle and Garrett
The kids helping with the presents

We had a great Easter weekend with lots of family. On Saturday, we had lunch at the Colburns and Tyler and Elle enjoyed an easter egg hunt later in the afternoon. Then on Saturday night we dyed easter eggs with Tyler for the first time. He loved every minute of it and we managed to make it without any major messes or spills. On Sunday, Nana and Dan came down to spend the day and go with us to our church's easter brunch.

Elle with her Granmommy

Wow - look at all those eggs!Getting everything ready - now all we need are the eggs!

Tyler with his Nana

We were very blessed to be given a baby shower by some of our church friends at the Christensen's home. It was a beautiful evening, the food was delicious and we got lots of goodies to help us get ready for Logan - thanks everyone!!

With the other preggos - Courtnie and Callie

Jen and Elle enjoying some yummy dessert

Another weekend in Tennessee

Toward the end of March we took another weekend trip to Tennessee, this time to Maryville for a baby shower for Cort and Anca. We drove over to the Sommerville's on Friday morning with the entire Colburn family in the RV. On Friday night we had a special dinner at The Dancing Bear Lodge to celebrate Mom and Dad Colburn's anniversary. After dinner we enjoyed making S'mores in the outdoor fireplace on the back patio of the lodge. Of course the kids enjoyed their sweet treats and it was a fun ending to a very nice dinner.

Tyler and Elle all dressed up for dinner
Tyler and Uncle Ryan in front of The Dancing Bear Lodge

Tyler and mommy making S'mores Jen and Elle enjoying their treats

On Sunday the girls enjoyed a beautiful baby shower for Anca. We had a delicious brunch and then watched Anca open all her presents. She received a wide variety of things to prepare them for baby Caroline. It was a great ending to the weekend before we all had to head our separate ways toward home. Thank you to the Sommerville's for a great weekend!

Snow!!!

March 1st was a big day in South Carolina - we got snow!!!! The weather forecasters had been talking about the storm and we were skeptical but excited about the chance of a "big" snow. After waiting most of the day, it finally started to snow around 6:00 that evening and it didn't stop until early in the morning. We ended up getting a total of around 6 inches and it was absolutely beautiful! Tyler was a little hesitant about getting out and walking in the snow but after a little while, he became much more comfortable and had fun playing with the neighbors, Caleb and Catie.

Tyler was ready all decked out in his vest and boots waiting for the snow to start Only a couple of hours after the snow began

The next morning, getting out to play in the snow

Tyler and Catie making snow angels

Brad didn't get to participate in all the activity the next morning because he had been invited to fly to Savannah with one of his good friends in a Gulfstream plane. He was super excited about his opportunity and even the snow couldn't keep him home!

Greenville Zoo

The first weekend in February was absolutely gorgeous so we decided to get out on Saturday afternoon and take the kids to the Greenville Zoo. Aparently we weren't the only ones to have this idea because the zoo and the park across the street was packed! But the crowd didn't phase Tyler and Elle - they enjoyed getting out in the sunshine, seeing all the animals and, of course, just spending the afternoon together.