Thursday, April 28, 2011

Easter and Jam







We had a very interesting Easter weekend. Travis had his 20 year class reunion. The girls stayed with my mother for the night. We had Easter lunch at my parents' home and hunted eggs out there. This was Callie's first Easter egg hunt with us. She loved it! She kept walking around with a hand out (see pic) saying "Where eggs?" It was super cute. However, we concluded that she could have hunted eggs in the same circle all day. As she would run, the eggs she had found would fall out without her noticing. After picking up a new egg, she would turn around in total amazement at the eggs behind her. This was a never ending cycle. Jenny was not as happy about Easter egg hunting due to the wet grass. She did not like having to walk in or touch the wet grass. We survived all the storms without any damage or danger. We were lucky enough to spend one of the worst nights in our friends' safe room. I was glad for the storms to pass as four adults and four children 4 and under in a safe room can become very tiring! I also tried my hand at making Strawberry Jam. The first round didn't firm, so it tastes good, but runs alot. The second round came out perfect. I think I might try to make some more and branch out and can some Salsa!

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Callie's 2nd Birthday






I am terribly late in posting about Callie's 2nd birthday. We did a small party at our house with an Abby Cadabby theme. I've attached pictures of the adorable cake that Wendy's Whimsies did. She was not in the best humor which I would later discover was due to an ear infection. She officially turned 2 on Tuesday April 12th, but we celebrated on the Saturday before and then with just us on her actual birthday. She was not in the best mood the whole party and really didn't enjoy it. We hope that next year she will be feeling well and can have fun! So the week of her birthday, she had an ear infection and her sister, Jenny, got strep throat. It was a long week at the Ragland house! Attached are a few pics from the 1st and 2nd b-day events.