Warm days are ahead...

Believe it or not, we have had a few warmer days here in Minnesota. We actually played outside without our coats on!

Keaton loved Brianna pushing him in the swing
Daddy started on the list of outside projects for the year - hanging gutters!
Alex and Taylor made us a pretty "garden" in their giant sandbox (where the pool goes in the summer).

Sweet Auntie Carrie

All Brianna wanted for her birthday this year was a balloon. So, Auntie Carrie surprised her by sending her a bouquet of balloons (oh, and a little teddy bear).

Brianna was so excited! She was so surprised!
She carried them around with her all morning. Thanks for the cool gift, Darin, Carrie and Ryan!

Family night happenings

For our last family night, Daddy decided we were going to cheer on the Twins. He thinks we should "get into the Twins" this year. We've always liked them, but he wants to take us to some games and get excited about them this year. The girls were'nt too thrilled at first, but once they started watching, they were the best cheerleaders around! From all the noise, you would've thought it was the World Series, or something! :)

Even Keats liked it!
Thanks, Daddy for the idea!
Go, Twins! They actually did win that night!!! Yeah!

What's been happenin'?

Thought I would just share a few miscellaneous pics of everyday life here in the Cottrell house...

Brianna playing dress-up in her leotard.
Keaton just climbed the stairs and then proceeded to show us all by giggling and looking at us.
Sweet baby boy
Nan and Keats enjoying a snack after nappies. (No, Keats is not eating just his hand...)
Little Evan (Jodell's little boy) came over to visit with his Mommy one day. He is such a sweet little one! :)

Cute Kid Quote

Grandma in the mountains called Nan today to wish her a happy birthday. They had so much fun talking! I have to share with you one of the things they talked about. Grandma asked her if she got a birthday cake. Brianna said, "Yes". "What did the cake say?" asked Grandma. Their was silence - Brianna didn't say anything. Then Grandma asked, "Did it say 'Happy Birthday', Brianna?" There was a long pause... Brianna, confused, said, "Cakes don't talk!"

This is our adorable new 3 year old, Nan. :)

Easter with the family

Easter with Aaron's side of the family was fun!

Darin and Carrie's island was the perfect height for Keats to climb up on.

He found a sack of potatoes to play with. A new toy!

The girls all dressed up for Easter.

They looked beautiful in their dresses!

We did an egg hunt. Brianna had so much fun with Kate and Al helping!

Carrie did so much work for us that day. Thanks, Carrie!
Grandma Iona and Grandma Carol
Grandma Iona brought hard-boiled eggs for the kids to decorate. What a blast that was!
They turned out so pretty! And they had so much fun! Thanks for thinking of them, Iona!

Our little Ballerinas

I finally got pictures of the girls on their way to ballet class. They are so sweet all dressed up as ballerinas!

They are learning so much in ballet. Here is first position (feet). Good job, girls!
Our beautiful Tay Tay.
Alex is such a pretty ballerina!
Nan wants to be a ballerina so badly. I think she's ready!
We love you, sweethearts!