today we had a picnic

because with the randomness of our spring weather this year...

you just never know when the next nice day will be?

Easter Egg Hunt

Last weekend Scott's Stoltzfus Family had an Easter Egg Hunt

at the Stoltzfus Farm Restaurant.

We started with breakfast inside & afterwards the kids hunted for eggs outside. 

I wasn't sure if Jyla would know what to do...but she caught on quickly!  However, what she didn't realize was that there was a variety of candy, stickers, play dough, balloons, $, and small toys inside of the plastic eggs.  Not until a good while after everything was over did she realize (with great joy) that there were surprises inside of the eggs. 

 cousins

 the crew of 2nd cousins!  (minus sophia & morgan)



painting eggs!

*scott took most of these pictures*

Last weekend, the Phillies opened up their stadium & played their 1rst at home series.

Scott & I (& Ken & Todd & some other guys) got to go.

We tail-gated & grilled burgers.

It was a perfect sunny day.

 we found Carson!

 and the Benedict's

3 HAPPY MEN!
 and notice the new scoreboard.  the biggest one in ML Baseball.

the phanatic camped out in front of us for awhile.

grandma day

Around here, Fridays are "grandma day" with my mom.

If she is in town she spends a good part of the day with us.
(even when my grandfather was sick & she spent ALL of her time caring for him..she still found parts of her day to stop in at our house.)

It is always such a blessing to me as it falls over the market weekend stretch

where I am on my own with the girls. 

My mom has been in FL for the last few weeks 

so we were all thankful to have her here again yesterday.

I had a THREE hour long diabetes appt. & it was so nice to know that the girls

were at home taking naps with my mom keeping everything under control. 

Not only does she keep everything under control...

(& let me tell you she will be the first to admit that these girls tire her out!)

but she also likes to help me out with things around the house.

Yesterday the girls even got their nails painted!

She is a blessing, blessing blessing! 

Especially with all of the doctors appts. that I have on a regular basis!

Thank you mom.

they fight all the time...

but they

REALLY

do love each other!

today

we completely enjoyed the warmer temps!!

*the girls played outside for hours.

*i planted pansies.

*all 4 of us had lunch together at Jennie's Diner

(we "try" to do something fun at the beginning of the week every once in awhile since Mondays are kinda like our Saturdays...even though Scott works at his desk for a large part of the day.)

*while we were at Jennie's Addalie wanted to play a song on the jute box at our table...

she was upset that they didn't have "Jesus Loves Me" & said so in a loud loud voice!

*Scott went on a long bike ride.

*Addalie was barefoot

*we picked daffodils from the flower bed & brought them inside for vases.

*my wash line was FULL TO THE BRIM with laundry! (love that)

*all 4 of us got naps.  (more on the sleep deprivation later)

*the girls played in the sandbox

*& drove around the yard on their Barbie Jeep blaring the radio.

a fun day at home all around!

now for my "sleep story".

so, SLEEP hasn't been happening much around here. 

(the last 2 nights were a bit better & we are thanking the Lord for that..)

but over the weekend the sleep deprivation was starting to take its toll.  (on me at least)

Jyla has been waking up alot.

if i told you how much...you wouldn't believe me.

well into the high double digits every night.

i typically sleep on the floor of her room for a good part of the night...
trying to be there to console her when she wakes up.

& her naps haven't been much either.

usually about 40 minutes.

so...i was tired...

& not getting any kind of break from my little sweetie =)

but i didn't really think the lack of sleep was affecting me that much...

on friday night, we decided to go down to market to visit scott.

we had a fun time & we were about to leave.

i was talking to a friend who i hadn't seen in over a year.

all of a sudden....

I COULDN'T FIND JYLA!

i quickly looked all around me.

my eyes did a hard scan in every way that she could have ran.

nowhere!

i began to panic.

booth's corner is not a place that i want to loose my little kids at.

i really began to panic.

& then....

all of a sudden-

i realized...

(& i humbly admit this)

that i was HOLDING HER IN MY ARMS!

can you even believe it?

everyone around me stared about me with huge eyes & that is when i realized that...

I had gone crazy!

the end!