Dbacks game with my Samantha Girl

Last night it was Samantha's turn to go with me to the game and she was so excited since she was the last one to get to go with me. We headed out a little early since it was a school night and enjoyed another gorgeous AZ evening. My Dad had called last week to ask me to go visit his high school baseball coach who happens to works at Chase Field on the Diamond Level which is where our seats are. Mr. Ackers is a very nice man and spoke fondly of my Dad. He is also now on my prayer list because he lost his wife just last month to cancer. The game started out a bit slow but did get a little more exciting about half way through. We headed home in time to see the thrilling end to the game on TV. As always treasured moments with my kiddos is the best!

Easter afternoon at the park

It has been heavenly here this spring and so we decided to hang out at the park on Easter afternoon. I had bought each of the kids bubbles and silly string and the park seemed like the ideal place to play with these fun new things. The kids were a bit crazy as reflected by some of the pictures but I assure you no animals where injured in the making of this fun! Hahahah!

Love my family...

Date Night with Jacob

One of the biggest reasons we have bought a season ticket package is so we can have special time with each kid through out the summer. Tonight it was Jacob's turn. (Nathan and Hannah have been once already) We were both in a goofy mood and took tons of funny cell phone pics. The weather was amazing. 85 degrees at game time with a breeze....ahhhhhh, it really felt like spring! The game was a good one too...we beat the Phillies 7-5. My prayer is that as the kids grow they remember these years with fondness, I know I will!

More Easter

A little egg dying, decorating plastic eggs with glitter, and finally the egg hunt!!!

Easter 2011

Samantha gets glasses

Samantha was next in the crew to get glasses last week. Now, 5 out of 7 people in our home have glasses. You can see from the picture that her hair is starting to grow back and she keeps asking me to spike it in the back but maybe in another couple weeks. We got her glasses from EyeMasters where her Uncle happens yo works and he made hers for her. She even got to go in the back and watch. She sure is starting to look grown up.

Cornrow side puffy with straw set curls

I was playing around on YouTube a couple of weeks ago and came across this interesting technique call "straw set". It creates more of a spiral curl in the hair which I though was stunning. I was a little apprehensive to try it on Hannah so I started small. I cornrowed her hair to a side puff just below her ear. Before I pull all the hair into a pony tail I wrapped it in a spiral on a straw and secured it with a bobby pin just like the video. I then sent her to bed for the night hoping and praying she would not pull the straws out.

 I did trim the straws before bed and to my surprise she didn't touch any of them...yippy!

I pulled off the bobby pin and slid the straw out of the spiral or coil and it was exactly as I had hoped!!!!

I then pulled all the spirals into a pony and we went to church. Today is day 10 and while the rows are super fuzzy, the spirals are still intact. I have big plans for this weekend and Easter hair using the straws again only a little more purposeful. I am very excited!!!!

She looks so cute like this...this will be a standard style for sure!