Daddy throws the ball like this!

This month Benjamin's new favorite thing to talk about is how daddy can throw the football. We've been going to his flag football games and the kids have a blast cheering him on and clapping! Of course they love to try to give him high fives in the middle of the game so we're still working on when it's ok to actually give him hugs and high fives! His team is ranked #1 in the league so far! Some other perks to going to the games are seeing baby Max (Casey and Breahn's baby), seeing dogs, playing at the park, and of course SNACKS! Benjamin loves to offer daddy water at half time too but needs me to walk with him 3 feet to where daddy is standing. All those big guys can be intimidating! :)




My favorite perk.... donut holes!

Happy Easter!

We spent the night at Gigi and Papa's house after going to Jefferson City for my grandparents' Easter. Spending the night is always soo exciting for the kids! Bella can't wait to go to sleep in her bed at Gigi and Papa's! She's always getting "sleepy" in the middle of the day just so she can go and visit her room. Haha! We got up early as usual and the kids found their baskets from the Easter bunny. They got socks, PJ's for Ben and an outfit for Bella, bubbles, chapstick, a chocolate bunny, and stickers. Then they found the eggs that were hidden around the living room. We got ready and went to church with Gigi and Papa where there was another egg hunt! After church we had another amazing lunch of ham, asparagus, deviled eggs, rolls, and fruit salad. We had carrot cake, peanut butter brownie bites, and sugar cookies for dessert! Yum! The kids took naps and then we had the big egg hunt out back. It was so fun with so much territory to cover! The biggest hit these days is the new truck! Benjamin has gotten pretty good at steering and loves putting stuff in the back as he drives around! The girls were so cute driving their Easter baskets around! We were blessed with amazing weather to enjoy most of the day outside!

I'm so proud of Bella this year. She's really learned a lot about why we celebrate Easter. She goes on and on every time we see a cross about how Jesus died on the cross to wash us clean and now he LIVES! She's so sweet! She does go off on her own thoughts at times. She was telling me the Easter story one day and then added on that Jesus washes us clean of germs, and we need to remember to brush our teeth and spit out the toothpaste! "Don't swallow", she said! Benjamin really enjoyed the resurrection eggs this year! He really loved the rock which symbolized the boulder in front of Jesus' tomb. One day he grabbed the rock, unlocked and opened the door to the deck, ran out and threw the rock as far as he could! Luckily I found our Jesus rock! I explained that this was a special rock and that it doesn't belong outside. He seemed to understand because he didn't do that again!

Sachse Easter

We had a chilly day at my Grandparents house this year for Easter. It was so good to see everyone and visit. The food was all so amazing as always! The highlight for the kids is always the egg hunt! Bella and Ben got straight to business! It's so sweet to see their little eyes light up when they find a treasure!










The guys take their usual positions after lunch.

Bell's Easter Tea

Little Blessings Preschool hosted an Easter Tea with coffee and bagels to celebrate the Easter season. Bella got to wear her Easter dress and daddy and Benjamin also came to watch. She was front and center and did such a wonderful job with all the hand motions and singing! It was so fun for her to have her family up there and for us to see her in her element!

Easter Playdate with Gigi

We had an Easter themed playdate with Gigi. The kids dyed Easter eggs, played with the baby chicks, made chocolate suckers, had a pizza picnic, and just played their hearts out. When Papa got home they got to feed the fish!

Rapunzel Puppet Show

The girls had been looking forward to this puppet show for awhile! Bella wore her Rapunzel dress and brought her doll. Aunt Val even made sure they had matching Rapunzel hair clips! The boys enjoyed being more active as usual.