The weather was beautiful and the kids spent a lot of time down by the creek. Avery Grace is helping Caroline build a fairy house from nature.
Here they are with their finished product. 
Avery Grace’s fairy had the mansion on the hill, so to speak. Very fancy!
We took the dogs on a walk and pet the many horses we saw on the way. 
My dad runs into us on his way home from work and gave the girls a ride back to the house.
Avery wanted me to take a picture of the bubbles she blew as she washed her face. We have cheap thrills.
The best part about visiting my parents is all the outdoor fun. This is what Caroline’s feet looked like at the end of the day.
They all look like something the cat drug in by dinner time. But oh how they slept well at night. ;-)
We always dye Easter eggs when we are there…
These 3 aprons have been around FOREVER. My sister’s and I used to wear them…can’t you tell? It looks like they came off the set of Little House on the Praire. Lol!
I took my blog header by the creek one day.
Then afterwards we hid eggs for the girls to have an Easter egg hunt. It was starting to drizzle which is why they wore their rain boots.
They look so big to me in this shot. I have pictures of them all in this same location with their baskets as young as 18 months old. They all just look so tall. 
Hunting…
Avery kept running past the “golden” egg. I guess we hid them better than we thought.
One of the many looks I get regularly from my dad. Hee hee!
Speaking of my dad, he made me this beautiful rugged cross for me!!! I LOVE it!!
Hanging around outside waiting for dinner to be ready…
I’m sorry…am I boring you or something? Caroline loses interest rather quickly when I start to photograph her. :)
Unless of course she can pose like this….
That girl is full of personality I tell ya!
My older sister’s spring break overlapped weekends with the end of ours. One night we celebrated all the March birthdays and my dad’s retirement from Fed Ex.
Jackson and Amberly (the twins as we call them) were so excited to have a couple of days together. 
My birthday boy.
I don’t understand why he won’t kiss me? Ha ha!
My dad (another birthday boy) got a musical card that Caroline really enjoyed dancing to.
My older sister turned 43. Her nieces and nephew call her Gigi. Get it? AnGIe is Gigi. My mom’s name is EugeNIE (Nene). So I am destined to be a Mimi when I have grandkids.
We were due to go home on Sunday. Sunday morning Jackson and Amberly come to me like this.
“Can we PLEASE stay an extra day?”
YES…
or no????
How can you not crack up at that?? They had only seen each other 1.5 days at that point. :(
I am convinced that it is the little things in life that mean the most.
What will they remember 20 years from now… that Monday morning of school or that extra day spent with family?
