Don't Blink....

Don't blink...

Because this

will turn into a 6 and a half years old who is starting to lose teeth and is making big decisions like donating 9 inches of her hair to little girls who don't have any.

 And this little guy

will turn into a 5 year old,

  who is starting Kindergarten soon, 

spends his time reading books to us,

gives Mommy hugs willingly still, and LOVES the computer

And don't blink

because this little gal

will turn into a 3 and a half year old 

who is a chatterbox, sweet as can be,

very sensitive and a little bit fearful of things

and last but not least

this little peanut

will become a non-stop,

full of energy, 

speaks in full sentences,

gets into EVERYTHING,

2 year old

So take some time and give the little ones in your life a squeeze and a smooch because time passes in an instant. Someday I will  go from a house that is always in chaos, where something always needs to be cleaned or picked up, is always noisy, to a house that is spotless and silent and where no one will be following me to the bathroom. And I am dreading it.

End of April photo dump

I just realized going thru my pics and blog that I never posted Loralee's 2nd birthday party pics or Easter pics. So here they are! Better late than never.

 Loralee had a Minnie Mouse party because she is basically obsessed with Minnie right now. My mom made two cakes, one for friends and family, and one for Loralee. This is the bigger cake.

This one was just for Loralee to dig into.

Still hard to believe our baby is two!

She dove right in, no problem!

With my parents

With Michael's parents

With her Godmother Auntie Kat

Exhausted after the party with Dat and Uncle Jer

Now onto the Easter pics

Mommy's attempts at a group shot

On a side note, Bobby wore his yellow bunny ears in church and most of the day...

This is what most of the pics actually turn out like. I usually get only one, sometimes two pics if I am lucky that all of them are looking.

You have to have a sense of humor on holidays

Loralee got ahold of Auntie Kat's high heels

My dad with 2 of the girls

Loralee's 2nd Birthday and Lloyd Pack Studio Pics

Little Miss Loralee Catherine is two now! We went over the weekend to take her birthday pics and did our yearly pic of the entire Lloyd Pack. And I am thrilled to say that for the first time ever I got some amazing pics of all 4 kids smiling together.

 

End of winter stuff

The Lloyd Pack was sure glad to say good bye to winter. We are more than ready for warmer weather and longer days, the end of school, and enjoying our first summer in our new house. But first we have to get through spring and 12 more weeks of school. 

March was a fun month for us. I surprised my older 2 kids with a trip to Disneyland one weekday. One of my BFF's Julie, was visiting and we were able to meet up at Disneyland with just our older kids. Wow what a difference it makes going with no diaper bag, no strollers, and kids who don't need their bottoms changed. Also, Lilly also lost another tooth, I was able to take all 4 kids on a field trip with Bobby's class to the Huntington Beach Heliport, we went to my nephew's bowling party, and Michael and I were able to go on a hot lunch date for St. Patty's Day. Phew! And we still have Easter, Loralee's 2nd birthday, and spring break all next week!

Disney Adventures

 They were really into this attraction

With Julie's older 2 boys who are around the same age as my older two

Trying to get the sword out!

Huntington Beach Heliport field trip

Bobby's class

Future pilot?

Took a group shot of the Lloyd Pack after we watched the helicopter fly

My nephew, Barrett's 3rd birthday bowling party.

Loralee's first time bowling

Birthday boy

Well we tried to get a group shot. But Heidi wasn't too interested, Loralee was no where to be found, and my brother also included himself in the shot. 

On St. Patty's Day Lilly lost her 2nd tooth

Mommy and Daddy getting ready for our date!

In a week our baby is turning 2. Still in awe of how fast it has all gone. Loralee is really turning into a little kid now. Her vocabulary has just exploded and it's crazy that we can have regular conversations. She is still my crazy baby who climbs out or over anything, and tears anything apart that she can. But always with a smile on her face! I did manage to get a few pics of her playing in our front yard the other day.

 

 Computer time

Enjoying some warmer weather at the Butterfly park

This is one of my favorite pics of the 4 of them walking together

And we will end this lengthy post with the Easter Bunny pic because I just can't get enough of it