Friends and Easter Eggs

On Thursday we were able to get together with our good friends and meet baby Ike!  He is such a little sweetie!  So cute and such a good baby!  He just laid there and looked around while we ate lunch. 

It was really good for Boo Bear to meet him because when Ike’s family first got back (missionaries in Russia) his Mommy was pregnant with him and Boo was fascinated with her belly.  That was just weeks before we told her that we were going to have a baby too, so it was great for her little mind to see what you get when the “baby comes out of the tummy”.  She loved little Ike and wanted to give him lots of hugs and kisses!

Bug wanted to demonstrate her excellent big sister helping techniques. :)

Both sets of our girls are five months apart and these newest babies will be eight months apart.  It’s SO MUCH fun when they get together! 

Silly girls!

Since we’re closing in on Easter (how did that sneak up so fast??) Noni got everything we needed to let the girls dye eggs together.  Bug was so excited.  She loves to dye eggs!

Boo really got into it this year too…she just needed a little help.  Well, make that constant supervision. :)

And even then…

The finished product!  They all did a great job!

After the egg dying the girls all had a little playtime while we got the lunch ready.  Ike didn’t get very into it. :)

Boo was so sweet, she came up and hugged Ella and said, “I yuf (love) you Ey-ya.” (you can see her dyed fingers in this picture.)

After lunch the four girls started running around.  I could just picture two pesky little brothers chasing after them on their next visit in a few years.  Maybe we’ll have a little buddy for Ike, but if not, he’s going to be pretty outnumbered! :)

He was laying on the couch and I saw Bug go over to him.  I could hear her talking quietly so I got my camera and went over.  I heard her say, “You’re so cute!” He made a little fussy noise and she said, “You probably don’t remember me.”  Haha, she’s never met him before, but she hears people say that to her all the time.

Boo wanted to hold him so we set up some pillows and let her.  She was SO happy!

Kisses for baby…good practice for when she’s a big sister!

What a fun day!  When we left I told Bug that they were leaving soon to go back to Russia.  She was so sad!  She said, “No!  I don’t want Anneka to leave!  I want to play with her all the time!”

Thanks so much for getting together with us guys!  It was so much fun!