Easter

We have had such bad luck with the past few holidays. Being on bed rest for Valentines Day and now Josh and I were both sick for Easter. Josh has been battling an awful head/chest/sinus cold all week and has been down on the couch whenever he has been home. I was feeling great and had so much energy all week, but on Saturday I started getting really nauseous and having a lot of the pre-labor symptoms that resulted in me being down on the couch most Saturday and Sunday. So all the stuff I planned on getting ready for Easter didn't happen. Luckily I had gotten eggs, candy, and a few fun little gifts earlier in the week. The kids woke up and we made them hang out upstairs until about 9:30 when we were ready to get up (hence the leotards the girls were wearing dancing around while we were sleeping.)

 They were excited to see their baskets and the fun things in them. They each got a Dream Lite pillow pet and haven't put them down since.

 They loved the egg hunt and got plenty of candy.

 I had picked out their Easter church outfits months ago, and since Josh and I weren't feeling well they didn't even get to wear them :( So I'll have to take Easter pictures in a few weeks. I did run over to the church for 20 minutes to direct my choir during sacrament meeting. Towards the end of the song I started getting really light headed and wasn't sure I was going to make it. As soon as the song ended I turned and quickly headed for the door that luckily is on the stand and leads to the hallway. I was pretty dizzy and ended up stumbling into the lap of one of the speakers, then was able to grab onto the empty sacrament table as I headed out the door where I found a chair and sat down just in time before I fully passed out. A bunch of the priesthood brethren, including the speaker, all jumped up and followed me out. Awesome. I think they were half expecting me to pop out a baby right then and there. But luckily after being fanned for a few minutes I was able to leave and head home to rest. I still am getting calls from people at church thinking I had my baby right after that. But nope...still no baby.

After the afternoon naps and resting we headed to the Ericson's for an Easter dinner and another egg hunt. Because the kids didn't get to wear their Easter outfits to church, I found these matching outfits and had them wear them for the evening. The sun wasn't shining, but the kids could keep their eyes open, which means no good pictures. This one, however, turned out pretty cute.

 With little Mckinsley:

 The kids loved the egg hunt and got more candy.

 It's crazy to think that in the next 3 months we will go from 4 kids to 7. Fernanda, Natalie, and I are all pregnant. I'm due April 17, Natalie is due Jun 7, and Fernanda is due July 10. It's fun to all be prego together and so close. Natalie and I are having girls and Fernanda is having a boy. FINALLY Brayden will have a little buddy to run around with and get away from all the girls!!!