Ayla Blair & Jasper Paul: Pappaw's 61st Birthday & Easter Eggs Galore!

We had a great time in Salem over Easter Weekend. We left to go down Friday night so that we could see KK's soccer game the next morning. It was nice to get down Friday night so that Ayla and KK could play together for a few minutes before they went to bed. We relaxed and then went to bed around 10:30. Our little Miss Ayla is now cutting 6 teeth consecutively, so a full night's sleep is unheard of at this current time. She was up at 1:30 and then again at 4:30. She wouldn't go back to sleep until 5:30, so it made for a tired Saturday morning! KK had a soccer game at 11:00 and it was so fun to watch her play. A bunch of little 3 year olds running around the field, picking up the ball with their hands and wanting their snack early. It was adorable. I got a few really good pictures of Kinsley. My favorite is the one where she stopped to pout because a little boy stole the ball from her. She gets her competitiveness honestly! That's all I can say about that! :-)

Saturday night was a blast. Brian, Mary Beth, Shelley, Johnny, Allie, Gavyn and Hadley all came over to eat dinner and celebrate Bobby's 61st Birthday. We ate steaks and the usual "Big Dog" meal. No one ever disappoints that's for sure! After dinner the kids got to do an Easter Egg Hunt in search of like 165 eggs or something crazy like that! They ran around everywhere, and it was so cute to see Ayla start to get the concept of finding colorful eggs in the grass. She would pick one up, shake it, and then want you to open it for her so she could see what was inside. Bobby opened up presents and cards and we sang happy birthday to him. It was just a really good time!

We had another sleepless night from Abe the Babe and then we got up for the Early Easter Service at church. They had a message and then a gigantic breakfast downstairs afterward. You can't beat the Church Ladies' Breakfast. Everything is so good! Ayla at an entire H&R Bakery donut by herself, tons of grapes and strawberries, and even tried my biscuits and gravy which she spit out immediately.

After the breakfast, we went back to Nini and Pappaw's house, packed up, and headed out. We had to go to Fancy and Grand Dude's house to celebrate the holiday too. Overall, we had another lovely weekend in Salem.