Ashlyn took this cute picture of Ava just waking up.
Ashlyn took this picture of the bear swimming at the zoo. We had never seen the bears swim before.
Momma and Ava checking out the tortoise.
Whose feet are these? Alyssa took this picture of Ashlyn's feet. Question: How can my girls almost always put their shoes on the wrong feet? 
Lyssa bird in the morning. Taken by Ashlyn 
Granddaddy's smooth head didn't break the egg. 
Jonathan getting hit with his fourth confetti egg. "Why is everybody always pickin' on me?"
Grandmama on the hunt
Ashlyn and Alyssa on the hunt
We have a family tradition that if you want to eat Easter candy, you must hunt the Easter candy. Also, you can 't just take any candy, you have to find the candy labeled for you. This year we had to hunt fast because it was actually a warm day. The first nice Easter Sunday in I don't know how many years.
Cooling our feet in the creek. I don't really know why we used to like "swimming" is this. I guess we had to be pretty hot or maybe just little kids who didn't care.
Independent Ava had to have her own big chair and feed herself which she's pretty good at. Blaine grilled hamburgers and hot dogs, and everyone else brought the sides. The food turned out really good. Plus, there weren't any flies out yet.
Our cousins, Coralynn and Adelie, met us at the canyon, along with mema, Uncle Billy, Aunt Debbie, Brad and Ambra and Melissa. Brad has to come along just to tease Ashlyn.
On April 3rd, Good Friday, we took a big family day trip to Palo Duro Canyon. Jonathan, Helen and Sam were in town for Easter weekend, so it was a great way to spend time together. My girls favorite thing to do was make mud pies. I guess we could do that at home, but it just isn't the same.
Ava loves being outside now. I love watching her explore.
We grilled out steaks at Grandma's house after church. All three girls wanted to bring their strollers, babies, and feather boa's. I felt like we were moving, but they were so cute and busy it made up for it. 
Ava running as fast as she can.
We all love nutella. I hear it's nutritious, but maybe that's just an excuse to eat too much of it. This is Ava getting every last bit out of the jar. Good Baby!
Alyssa favorite part of the ice cream was the glitter icing.
Enjoying their princess ice cream cones.
Ava swallowed a balloon.
Ashlyn and Alyssa received lots of girly presents. Their new supply of princess shoes (4 pairs a piece) was one of their favorites.
Doesn't Ashlyn look beautiful? (Ashlyn often asks me if she looks "B-U-tiful") 
6 fancy little girls (1 is missing from the picture)
Ava wanted to get fancy, too.
All princesses getting ready for the treasure hunt. 
For Ashlyn and Alyssa's forth birthday party we had a princess party. We had 7 little girls decked out as princesses. They were so cute. Ashlyn and Alyssa wore dresses I made for them, and we curled their hair. At the party, they hunted for a treasure chest full of tiaras, rings, earrings, and jewels. We made bracelets out of the jewels and got everyone fancy. After opening presents, they decorated and ate their own icecream cone princess. Everyone had a wonderful time, and thank goodness for all our family's help at the party.
My not so little girls turned four. We went to the doctor for their check up the day after their birthday. I tried to prepare them all morning for the fact they were going to get shots at the doctor. I told them they could cry but they couldn't throw fits, and we would go to Target afterwards to get a small toy. They did so good. Ashlyn didn't even cry. Alyssa tried not to, but by the third one her face was bright red and the sobs escaped, but she didn't throw a fit. I was so proud of them. Ashlyn weighed 36.2 pounds (50%) and was 41 1/2 inches tall (90%). Alyssa weighed 36 pounds which surprised me because she feels a lot lighter then Ashlyn, and she was 42 1/4 inches tall (97%). Alyssa is now officially tall enough to ride the bumper cars at Wonderland Park.
