Easter Egg Hunt

Today our Church hosted it's very first Easter egg hunt! They had bounce houses, crafts and egg hunts for different age groups. We met up with the Stafford's to enjoy some Easter Fun! Ava was all about her daddy today! She was so sweet to him.....definitely a daddy's girl today!

Kisses for the best daddy ever!

Look at this sweet pic!

Ava loved to slide down the bounce house slides! Last year she wouldn't have done this! She has outgrown her fear and she loves it!

Look at my brave girl!

Aubrey's new look.....a man kept smiling at her and this was the look she kept giving!

Always wanting to walk the opposite direction. Miss Independent!

Eye of the tiger

Stafford Family (and Ava)!

Easter fun!

Ava, Andrew & Clara

Our Family at Easter service

My sweet Easter babies!

Ava may be all about her daddy, but Aubrey is all about her mommy. She was so upset that I put her down. The last couple of weeks she literally has to be touching me or she cries! So funny!

We will just get one of Ava and daddy!

Easter Basket Time!

Today we opened up our Easter Baskets! Thanks to the Target dollar section and one special t-shirt, I believe they were a hit!

 This is worth letting go of Scooby!

 Inspecting the goods....

 The reason I posted this picture is because look at their mouths; they are identical. They actually look like sisters here!

 Care Bear books

 The sunglasses were a hit....especially these rainbow "care bear" sunglasses.

 Crayons to fit little hands

Ummm....she wear this shirt for two days straight (day and night). I had to convince her that Tenderheart needed a bath to get clean!

Thunderstorm Fears

Last night we had a very LOUD thunderstorm. We are currently staying with my parents until we are ready to move into our new house. Typically if Ava gets scared, she will come into our room and lay with us, but she never came in so I assumed she was sleeping through the storm. My mom went to check on her last night and as she got ready to close her door (because she thought she was asleep), there was a loud boom from the thunder. Ava squealed with fear under her covers. My mom said "Ava, Gigi is here." Mom said that Ava jumped (literally) into her arms telling my mom that she was "so scared". When my mom embraced her, she noticed she had been sweating profusely. Mom asked Ava if she heard Aubrey crying. Ava replied "No, Aubrey is more brave than I am and so is Mr. Bay. I'm not brave Gigi".
There is something about that statement that makes me so emotional. Isn't it just so innocent and honest, but at the same time sad? My poor baby was just enduring her fear while in bed. To top it off, my mom asked Ava if she prayed to Jesus. Ava replied "I was too scared; I couldn't even pray".

I am definitely getting up to check on both my girls for any future thunderstorms. I don't want them to ever feel afraid or alone. My sweet baby girl.....so thankful my mom rescued her from her fears.