It's a GIRL

Congrats to Bri, Geoff and Greyson! In September, they will welcome Emerson Elle! We are elated to have another girl in the family. Maddy is beyond excited to have another girl cousin, and this time a baby one. The girl vs. boy ratio is tied again on the Reehl side. Hooray!

Easter Happenings...

It was a fun-filled packed, Easter weekend! We had a HAPPY EASTER and hope you did too!

What a fun Easter celebration this year! It started on Saturday with an egg hunt, acrobats and brunch at the SACC, as well as posing with the Easter Bunny (that went over real well with Brody haha)...then on to Sunday morning egg hunt and baskets at home, brunch and more hunts at Gamma and Poppy's...then off to Auntie Stacy and Uncle Steve's house for Easter lunch. A fun day to celebrate with family and we will always remember the Easter earthquake.

Quote of the day

"Why is your brother crying?"

"I don't know, I didn't knock him over, I didn't hit him, he didn't fall."

That girl is classic!

Painting eggs

Maddy loved dying eggs this year!

She made a special purple one for herself and a blue one for her brother! We are ready for the bunny to come hide some eggs at our house!

Spring has Sprung

Ready to walk over to the Spring celebration in her new, pretty Easter dress!
Look who is ready for the egg hunt. The Shwam Kids!

Maddy is so passive and sweet, she needed some cheering from Gamma to get started running.

Brody took charge and filled his basket with eggs.

Look at our loot!

Doing what he does best- finding any ball around!

She was on her way to the top and slid down so fast!
Maddy, Mommy and Gamma!

Saturday was the annual Spring Celebration and Easter Egg Hunt in Ladera. We look forward to these fun events that come from living in such a fun, family oriented place. Maddy was so excited to do the Easter Egg Hunt and excited that her brother could join her this year. Last year, he hung out in the Bjorn since he was three months old. They had a blast. Maddy got to do it all- the egg hunt, caterpillar crawl, big slide. She could have stayed all day. The weather was beautiful, but windy! My mom even stopped by to see the fun and pick Maddy and I up for a baby shower. Looking forward to all the Easter celebrations next weekend!

Madonna anyone?

Lately Mad has been loving the tutu and the necklaces, beads, hair accessories, etc. Tell me this isn't Madonna in the 80's...

I love her creative side, her love for dress-up and the fact that she is so girly!

Party for a Princess

Our niece, Hayley, is turning five on Easter this year! Yesterday was her princess tea party in her backyard. It was a girls day for Maddy and Mommy. We had so much fun. Maddy LOVED being one of the big girls. There were 14 girls and Maddy was the youngest. All of the girls were from Hay's school and Maddy is her little cousin. She loved watching the older girls, learning how to curtsy from Belle, getting her face painted from Snow White and singing with Cinderella. At one point I had a tear in my eye watching my little girl enjoy herself so much. She was so cute and so into the whole party. She is my little princess! I was so into watching her have fun that I didn't get a picture of us together. Hayley had a great time being the birthday girl!
Happy Birthday Hay- we love you!

Amazing party and set-up! Great job Stacy! Tables for the little girls.

Tables for the mommies!

The princesses just started arriving. Maddy is so excited she doesn't know what to do. Hayley the birthday girl is in the butterfly dress to the left.


Maddy wasn't shy and got right in there to hold Belle's hand.

Learning to curtsy- cutest thing EVER!

Princess food and tea party.

This little princess wouldn't leave Cinderella's side.

Very serious about that heart on her face.

Happy Birthday Hay Hay!

Her favorite princess!

Being a princess is HARD WORK...