Four Birthdays, a Shower and Easter

We had a busy Easter weekend. We were going up to Mount Vernon anyway for Easter, so we decided to go up there the day before to have time to visit my mom and one or two of my old friends. But then it turned out that my niece-in-law's baby shower was Saturday so it worked out great because I was going to go to that anyway, so it was awesome that it just happened to be the same weekend that I was already going to be up there!

So anyway, we drove up late Saturday morning, visited mom, then met my oldest, dearest childhood friend for lunch. Then me and the girls rode with my stepmom to the shower while Paul took a drive up to Baker Lake, about another hour and 15 minutes Northeast of MV. After the shower we took my Dad and stepmom out for Dad's 81st birthday, which also happened to be Saturday, then we spent the night at their home and went to church with them on Sunday and then to my niece's for Easter dinner and an egg hunt, and we celebrated all the March birthdays of the family: my dad (26th), my great-niece and Paul (both the 28th), and my brother (30th).

The girls and their 2nd cousin, Taylor

Kayley and 2nd cousin, Skyler on the hunt

The baby shower was a farm theme. I recognized the horsie cupcakes from Pinterest. So cute!

How cute are these???!!!?

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