March - Happy Easter

Easter was early this year and as you can probably tell from the pictures, we were cold!  But that didn't damper our Easter spirit...

Liv and I made Easter Bunny cinnamon rolls Easter weekend - yum!

One of the first years that Olivia wasn't scared of the Easter Bunny.  Lilly, on the other hand, was terrified - hence why there is no picture of her with this obviously terrifying bunny.

We participated in an Easter Egg Hunt at St. Mildred's Church the day prior to Easter.  It was organized by our cousins Martin and Sara and the kids had so much fun!  Lilly was a machine picking up the eggs!

Little cousin love :)

The cousins stopped long enough for a group picture :)

So excited about their loot!

Uncle Randy organized another egg coloring session at Grammie and Grandpa's house...

My brothers (minus one...)

Not surprising that the kids abandoned Uncle Randy and he was left coloring the last eggs!

Easter morning brought lots of goodies from the Easter Bunny!

A few pictures before church - can you tell it is cold??

My girls are always being silly :)

A good picture of me and Jeremy

Time for church!

A quick visit to Memaw's after church to show her the girls all dressed up!  Love these bunny glasses!

Time for another Easter Egg Hunt at Memaws!

Show me the money!

We love you Memaw!

Lilly manages to get everyone rubbing her arms, legs, belly...

We came home Easter Sunday to a special surprise - apparently the Easter Bunny "egged" our yard!  Olivia was so excited!  Lilly was so worn out she wouldn't even look at the eggs.  It took me a week, but I finally figured out who was behind this special surprise - thank you to great friends for such a neat idea!

March - Color Me Rad and Our Little Busy Bees

We started March with a fun 5K called the Color Me Rad.  It was freezing, but we had a blast running while participants threw color bombs and sprayed us with bright neon pink, yellow, and orange paint!  

Pre-race we were clean and cold...

That didn't last long...

Our serious picture, followed by our fun pic!

We had so much fun!

But the best part were the after-race Mimosas and breakfast at the Lunchbox!

The girls had a busy month too.  Lilly spent the month experimenting with makeup (unfortunately Maggie became her guinea pig!)

The girls enjoyed a little Krispy Kreme and explored how donuts are made.

Olivia practiced her ninja skills as a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle (she bought this with money she saved up from her allowance that she receives for doing weekly chores - so proud of her!)

Olivia also celebrated Dr. Seuss by making her own Dr. Seuss hat!

Lilly fulfilled her lifelong dream of dancing with the ballerinas...

As you can tell, she loves tutus...

But that dancing can really wear her out!

The girls spent some special sister time together!

And a few pretty days allowed them to play on the playground!

They finished the month with some silly pictures with Bobbie, our fantastic nanny who is like a member of our family.  What would we do without her to shuttle our girls around, keep them entertained, and care for them when we can't??  We love her so much!

February - Pinot's Palette, Painting with a Twist, and Celebrity Dinner Party

To beat the dreariness of February, I tried a painting class at Pinot's Palette in Louisville with the dinner club girls and Laura and I loved it so much that we tried a second painting class at Painting with a Twist in Lexington.  Who would have ever thought we could be so talented??

Amy and I enjoying the painting and the wine :)

The Louisville skyline - and, yes, I painted that - I can't believe it!

Our finished product!

Laura and I taking our second class at Painting with a Twist

The finished product - pretty proud :)

I think we did very well - please ignore the subliminal message - unintended :)

Jeremy and I also traveled to Louisville to volunteer at the CFF's Celebrity Dinner party.  They worked our tails off but it was worth it - all for this sleeping beauty...

January - Happy 34th Birthday Mommy and Congrats to Grandpa!

January marked my 34th birthday and a special surprise for Grandpa:

My girls made a cookie with ice cream for my birthday and sang "Happy Birthday" - so sweet!

Me and my girls

Olivia made me an owl ornament - I love owls!

The girls were also old enough this year to pick out my birthday present...

As you can tell, it was quite a surprise!

Needless to say, the girls ask me every day if I am wearing my Superman or Wonder Woman underwear.  I have a difficult time explaining to them why I am not...

I also had a second birthday celebration at Grammie and Grandpa's house.  Cooper picked out the princess tiara and wand for my birthday - he has me pegged, doesn't he?

Bobbie and the girls made me owl cupcakes - so cute!

We also had the opportunity to celebrate my Dad.  The Mill Springs Battlefield Association honored his service to the organization by naming the library after him.  It was quite an honor and a well-deserved one.  I was lucky enough to speak at the dedication.  We are so proud of you Dad!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year from the Lanksters!  As you can see, we rang in the New Year a little early - by about 5 hours in our pajamas - wild and crazy times at the Lankster household, huh?  We hope that next year is as exciting and memorable as this past year - can't wait to see what 2013 has in store for us!  Now off to bed...