April 2009 Trip to Rapid City

Ella and cousin Baby Karson (Pete and Alisha Kolb)

Great-Grandma Ruth plays with Owen

February 11th birthday buddies, Great-Aunt Rebecca and Owen

Ella models her new jewelry from Great-Grandma Ruth

Owen and Aunt Nicci

Matching rockstars Ciara and Ella


Ciara and Ella dying eggs at Grandma Berta's

Nicci and O-Dog

Ella and Ciara with their Easter eggs

Aunt Angel and Owen

Owen and Grandma Berta


Ella and Grandma Berta's snowman

Ella playing outside at Grandma Berta's

We had an Easter egg hunt at Great-Grandpa Bob's and Great-Grandma Ruth's house. Here's Ella eating the goods from the Easter egg hunt. Ella and Ciara hunted for eggs. We told her to keep looking for more eggs, so when Ciara was near her, Ella tried to take eggs out of Ciara's basket!

Owen with his football-shaped Easter egg

Great-Grandma Ruth and Owen


Ella and Grandma Nancy

Owen, Ella, and Grandpa Rod

The Easter bunny is spotted Easter Sunday in the neighborhood. Unfortuntately, Aunt Angel was out for a "walk" so she didn't get to see him! Ella was amazed to seeing him walking down the street towards the house. He stopped in for a visit and Ella gave him a hug. Afterwards she said, "He no bring any eggs." I guess the Easter bunny didn't plan very well.

Sunrise Easter morning
"While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about." - Anonymous