Grandma and Grandpa Barker stopped by for the night on their way home from St. Louis. The twins had a blast especially since they brought some Easter presents! They each got a camping chair, water bottle and an individual gift. Thanks Grandma and Grandpa!
Uncle Michael came over for dinner tonight and gave Ethan a piano lesson. Tonight's topic....Control! Ethan did very well!
Everyone did great last night and they even slept in until 7:30am! This morning the twins had fun watching their cartoons and playing with Phillip some more. Thier Nonie is coming today to help out....so much excitment in one day!
running errands the twins got to visit Patrick while he was in the hospital. They were really well behaved....I think the bribe of plastic cups and cookies helped! They really miss their Daddy and can't wait until he comes home. 
At the grocery store the kids got to ride the horse "Sandy". They thought it was a blast! Ethan even managed to go 'no handed'...what a pro! Maybe they can spend a week at White Pines Dude Ranch like Aunt Jamie, Uncle Christopher, and I did as kids.....Good times!
Tonight the twin's cousin Phillip came to spend the night! Patrick went into the hospital today so it was nice to keep them occupied. The twins were thrilled to show him their toys. It was kind of funny because they started pulling out some crazy old toys they haven't touched in forever! 
This morning everyone got up really early since we were an hour behind...what fun! We decided to head down to the pool and let the kids work some energy off. The kids had a blast and can't wait for summer to come! We had a busy day ahead of us, so we had to head back to the room before we knew it to grab some breakfast and get ready for the shower.
What a whirlwind! When we got to Joslyn's shower we were immediately running around hugging and saying hi to family. The twins were a little bit overwhelmed. Luckily Polly (Joslyn's mom) brought the twins some crayons and coloring books. This helped calm them down.
After the shower we headed over to my cousins Polly and Jim's house. Lots of friends and family joined us....it was great catching up. I always love meeting over there because it reminds me of all the Christmas Eve parties they would have when I was a kid.
My cousin Amanda helps put cousin James (Julie's son) down. I didn't get any pictures of Jake and cousin Paul (Amanda's son) because they were off in their own corner playing video games! They were like best friends, it was really cute.
Elaine didn't eat anything at Jim and Polly's partly because of a monsterous poop and all of the new people. I hate to see her not eat, so we stopped to grab her some chicken. Of course Morgan and Jake had to get something too...who blames them?! Elaine was thrilled though because she got to eat some of their fries and cheese sauce! She has a love for the cheese sauce just like me...poor thing, it is a daily battle not to buy a GIANT can of it from Sam's Club!
We headed to Chicago today for our cousin Joslyn's bridal shower. The twins were AWESOME! They were so well behaved and quiet. They didn't even ask for the tv! 
Today we grilled out some burgers. Elaine tried her first pickle spear and LOVED it!
This is the typical ride home from the twin's sitter, Bev, house. Ethan is pooped and Elaine takes a few minutes to look through a book and will sometimes sing or practice her counting. Now that it is warmer, I can leave the door from the kitchen to the garage open and the car windows open so Ethan can get a small nap in before dinner.
Today we able to get home and go for our first walk of 2010! The twins were really excited to try out their new wagon. We just went up and down the street, but they had a blast!
Tonight we went to Chuck E Cheese to celebrate Elaine getting her cast off. The twins had a blast watching the show, eating pizza and playing on all of the rides and games.
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