Nose Dive

I went and taught a class at Ivy Tech on Wednesday.  I got done with class and went to do a home inspection.  After the home inspection, I headed home and did the first weedeating adventure of the spring/summer.  Lance brought home the kids and left and went to drop off parts to some customers.  When they pulled in, I was trimming between the house and garage, the last strip I was hoping to get done.  Lance took the kids in the house for the couple minutes I finished around the sidewalk to the garage.  I shut of the weedeater and hung it up in garage.  Lance came out with his little shadow behind him.  He gave me a kiss and and idea of when he would be home.

Shelby had been standing on the platform of the concrete steps. When she went to make her first step she slipped and slid down the remaining 2 concrete steps on her nose!  OUUCCCHHHH!  Her nose didn't look bad after it happened, infact it never bled....

 However, day 2 (below), it looked much worse, and day 3 (today) it looks worse yet. 

I love the facial expressions in both of these photos! 

Easter

Easter weekend we went south to celebrate Mattison's birthday, celebrate Easter, and my parents 34 wedding anniversary which was on Easter Day.  We started the day off with church.  It was chilly and breezy, Jenna let me get a picture, but I don't think Shelby ever did.  Jenna in front of Mawmaw's azelias. 

After church, Lance and Dad went to the farm to pull out a tractor that Lance had hung up while we were disking our farm on Saturday.  The tractor go un-hung Lance disked and Mom and I took the girls to the park (as a reward for being good during Easter service).  We got back from the park to celebrate Easter/Anniversary with dinner. 

We ended up eating and running because Lance's Grandfather, Benny Williams, went missing.  He has dementia.  He drove to the end of the driveway to get the Sunday paper, when it was not there he got in the car and kept driving.  The authorities issued a Silver alert and the Hofmann & Williams families went on a HUGE Easter Egg Hunt.  They found him, alive and well, in Mount Vernon, IL (he lives in Terre Haute, IN) at 11pm.  Needless to say, he gave the family quite a scare. 

Mattison's Birthday

Mattison celebrated her first birthday with a party on Saturday, April 7.  The Schenk's had a party for family and friends to help Mattison celebrate. 

 (from the back don't Jenna and Ciara look a lot alike?  J on left, C on Right)

 Tearing into the presents.

The party was out in the garage, which gave the kids quite a bit of room to play.  Shelby was playing on the pedal tractor!

 Mattison got chicks and ducks for her birthday.  Jenna and Shelby went outside to check them out.  Jenna is holding a black chick, but it's hard to see with her Minnie Mouse shirt.

 So....we switched it out for a yellow chick.

 Shelby wanted to squeeze them, so we just let her pet them.  As you can tell by the picture, she wasn't really interested.

Mattison had a very nice party, the kids had lots of fun playing and we were glad we were there to help her celebrate! 

More Photos

I am a sucker for the magnolia tree.  It helps to beautiful weather, cute outfits and adorable kids.

Hammin' it up for the camera 

 Shelby would not cooperate tonight, this was the best one I got of her.

This is my favorite of Jenna!

 Peek-A-Boo!

Outside Pictures of the Girls

Today, I dressed the girls up for no particular reason.  Then we went outside with the camera.  I got a few cute shots...

 Miss Shelby Leigh Hofmann, 21 months

 See the magnolia tree in the background?

 It was extremely windy by time we got to this shot.

  Miss Jenna May Hofmann, 3 years 1 month.