This is my new window treatment that we put in our hallway at the top of our stairs. I got it on clearance at Lowe's then dressed it up with some trim from our local Hancock's and what looked cheap now looks very elegant! I love trim!

Ethan wanted to stay up late the night before Easter so he could try to catch the Easter bunny! But from the looks of it he fell asleep before he could catch a glimpse of that sneeky bunny! Maybe next year Ethan! ;)

Emma showing off her new tutu!

We have a lot of fun on our Tuesday dance class day! We finally got Emma's costume for her recital and it is adorable! :) I'll post a pic of it soon. The girls are working hard I can't wait until the recital! ~Amy

Our Easter basket fun!

Emma and Ethan got to take a sneek peak at what the Easter bunny brought them before we went to church! Looks like a lot of fun!

The Easter bunny brought Ethan a new Dr. Octopus!

I really do believe we own every Dr. Octopus toy that was ever made! We don't know why he loves Dr. Octopus so much!

Emma hunting Easter eggs!

It snowed on our Easter (I know its crazy) so we improvised and hid our eggs throughout our house! At least the snow is now melting by the next day! Spring has to be around the corner for us, right!!!

Our Easter Dessert!

We wanted a special treat for our Easter dessert, so we splurged and bought a chocolate pie from Kathy's Pies. It is a very well known bakery here in our area and it was delicious!

Happy Easter!

Easter always brings back a lot of childhood memories for me. I remember every Easter we would head over to my mother's parents house and have a big family lunch. Since my mother came from a big family (9 brothers and sisters) it was always a lot of fun. All of us cousins would always line up in front of my grandpa's old work truck and have our picture made! Then we would hunt for Easter eggs in the yard. At Christmas we didn't get together probably because everyone was so busy with activities, but Easter was always a family tradition. We plan on starting some traditions of our own with Ethan and Emma! I know how important they are because now that my grandparents and my mom are gone the memories are even more special to me! Happy Easter everyone! I hope you all make your own special memories. ~Amy

Happy Saint Patrick's Day

We hope everyone has a fun St. Patrick’s Day! And yes don't forget to wear your green!!! We hope everyone had a great weekend! Our snow is FINALLY melting. But now we have a muddy mess in our yard, but I'm not complaining at all. I am just so excited to see our grass again. It's been about 3 months since we've seen the ground! We went to our friend’s 25th wedding anniversary this weekend. It was a surprise party given by their 2 daughters. After we left the party I felt this reconnection with Mario and we stayed up late and just talked! With work, everyday responsibilities and the kids sometimes it's just so nice to find the time to sit back and really appreciate each other! We will be married for 10 years soon and Mario is still my best friend! And after seeing our friends celebrate their 25th it just made me stop and think how special that really is. Have a great week! We will update the blog with some pics later this week. ~ Amy

Ethan's Artwork

Ethan is quite the artist around our house! We now have his beautiful creations on display which consist of Spiderman and all the villains, robots, dinosaurs, crabs, lizards and most importantly his family!!! Have a good week! :) Amy