it's 'catch-up' time... dad's visit, great wolf, easter, mother's day, steel magnolias, prom

WARNING: this post is filled with many photos and not much cleverness. it is a necessary post, and I am relieved to finally get it posted... if you have been waiting for family updates ~ this is for you! if you have been waiting for the more entertaining antics of my life...well, maybe posting this now will free up that part of my brain that has been frozen for a bit ;)

Dad's visit

My father visited from Arizona for 10 days in February.

hanging with the grandkids

riding the bumper cars with Ian at Seaside

doing their best Clint Eastwood impersonations

one of the many walks they took with grandpa, they so loved having him here ~ and we all agreed that next time everyone needed to come along with him!!

Great Wolf Lodge

me~getting drenched!

our dessert~ a 'campfire' ice cream treat

evie's favorite play area




Easter


preparing for the annual Easter morning treasure hunt

Ian finds another clue...

and so does Shell!
dyeing the eggs

egg hunt at our church with friend, Justin



Mother's Day

kiddos made special pictures for me,

and their daddy designed a Tom Petty poster for me that advertised a special show ~ just for me! :) (they got me the Tom Petty collection DVD ~ me likey!)

brunch at Gustav's ~ soooo yummy!

thank you, family, you are the best :)

Steel Magnolias

I got a chance to do this fun show recently.

I played the role of Annelle.

shhhh...backstage

onstage during rehearsal

(hee hee hee ~ not doing what I supposed to be doing)

photo from the show ~ Christmas scene

the Magnolias gather before the show

(I am top, center)

Prom

Shell attended prom one more time, because her boyfriend was a Senior this year.

Shell and Nick

whew! any of you that made it this far...thank you :)