Happy Easter!

Poor Mesh was sick in bed all day today.  I tired myself out taking the kids to Mass and two egg hunts, and it was so sunny that we even busted out the sprinkler this afternoon!  One quick funny story: We had to sit in the overflow room at church which is where they usually serve donuts and juice after Mass.  All throughout the service Ben kept pleading with me for a donut which started as "Mommy, can I have a donut please?" to "Mommy I want a donut. The kitchen is right behind there." to "Mommy this is soooo boring. I want a donut now!!" I was thankful that I could distract him well enough between pleads and the good folks around us thought he was hysterical.  And yes, we went straight to Krispy Kreme after church. I was also thankful that Gramps came up in the afternoon.  Happy Easter!

Notice Nate's block...baby brothers can be busy!

Mesh was too sick to notify me that I looked like Smurfette today. Oh well!

After church...Ben's still mad about the donuts.

Community egg hunt

Neighborhood egg hunt

March Round-Up

Never a dull moment in a house full of three energetic youngings...here are some of our March moments:

Benny swabbing the decks at his co-op preschool. 

Family day on a Saturday at Ben's school.

Bball with the neighbor kids.

Worm hospital

 Nate lost his third tooth and I snapped a picture of the tooth fairy's shadow! :)

Lunch at the little table.

Mesh took Riley on her field trip to the Seattle Children's Theater.

Riley started the spring soccer season...

and Mom is the coach!

We will be out of town on the night of Nate's 1st grade concert so I snuck in to music class this week to watch them rehearse.  Nate is on the bottom row, second from the right.  This is just 2 of the 8 first grade classes-big school!

Mesh was volunteering in Nate's class and snapped this picture.  Nate saved some of the notes I put in his lunch and taped them on his pencil box.  Brought tears to my eyes!

Sweet dreams to my littles.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

With Love,
The Irish Iyers & O'Meshie

Riley Isabel is 5!

On March 1st, Riley declared that she was "the birthday month girl" and we've been celebrating her turning a whole hand in grand style.  She had an "almost sleepover party" last Friday with 18 high energy guests here in their pajamas.  They danced, tried on make-up, decorated coin purses, watched a short movie in their sleeping bags, had doughnuts and then went home ready for bed.  I can't take any credit for this adorable idea, it was the same party Kara threw for Grace in December so we just took the idea from Gig Harbor to Issaquah. :)  Then today I volunteered in Riley's class and then took Riley and her two best friends she's known her whole five years of life out on an adventure of their choosing.  We ended up painting pottery, eating ice cream and playing at Wiggle Works - perfection! We topped off the day with dinner at Red Robin with our boys.  

Rileybel's Party

The boys went to Chuck E. Cheese with dad and gramps during the all girls event.

 

3/14/13

 

Simone, Riley, Olivia

Happy, happy birthday Riley Isabel! You have a giant heart, a hearty laugh and an amazing mind...and we can't wait to see all the wonderful ways you will change this world.  You already have blessed this family in so many ways.  We love you!