Easter!

Spring is here! The flowers are blooming and there was a lot of Easter celebrating to be had on our trip to Louisiana. The weather was amazing and the girls enjoyed at least five different egg hunts. On our trip to Baton Rouge we stopped at our favorite rest stop, Granny & Papas' house.
Here are Stephen and the girls taking a break on the swing in the backyard. I remember swinging on this swing as a child and it is fun to watch my girls enjoy it too!

We spent a couple of hours in Granny & Papas' backyard hunting eggs, making flower necklaces, and enjoying the best Great Grandparents! Here is Stella watching Rayna find the eggs she "hid" for her little sister. You've gotta love the hands behind her back teacher stance.

The girls had so much fun picking flowers to make necklaces, bracelets, and rings. Papas had to teach Rayna how to pick them with the stems still attached. But she eventually got it!

Stephen got so many great shots of the girls. He got this one from a distance and she didn't even know he was taking a picture of her. They had such a great time with Granny and Papas.

This picture makes me tear up every time. I feel like it captures her so well. Always focused and taking in everything around her. The flower ring on her little finger just reminds me to take it all in. My sweet little girl is growing up so quickly.

Here they are on one of their many hunts! This one is at Gran & DD's house. Stephen tells me about the many adventures they had as kids on these very stairs and it looks like the tradition continues.

DD is such a great story teller. He must have read Goodnight Moon to Rayna a dozen times.

Uncle Paul read to Stella and Rayna too. As you can see, they thought he was very entertaining!

Look at this great Easter dessert Gran made. It was even better than it looks! And Stella enjoyed it as much as she was expecting to!

Can you see the extra "child" in the back of our stroller? It's Missy, Aunt Chris's dog! She had a great time strolling around the neighborhood with us. And of course the girls thought it was great too.

We love every chance we get to spend with our siblings. And getting to see them have fun with our girls makes it even better. Here is Rayna having a great time making faces with her Uncle Mark.

Here are the girls with Mimi in her Garden. I just love this picture. Mimi looks like a grandmother fairy walking around her garden with her little grandchildren by her side.

Here we are on Easter morning at our favorite church, Abiding Hope.

I love this picture. It captures Stella and Rayna's personalities really well: Stella smiling her sweet smile and Rayna being her silly self. Getting great pictures of them together is a lot of work but when we get one it is so much fun!

This picture makes me smile every time. Rayna's face is too funny looking at her big sister. I don't really know what Stella was saying but I love the sweet admiration in Ray's eyes.

Here is Mimi "hiding" eggs. I think the girls may have a little bit of an idea where to look :)

Here is our best attempt at getting all three Davis grandkids together. We love getting to spend time with Leo. It is great to watch them together. The girls had fun playing with him and his cars and trains! But eventually the cars and trains even become babies. I overheard Stella reminding Rayna to take her train to the potty if he need to go :)

We stayed in Baton Rouge for a couple of days after Stephen had to head back to Dallas. We went to check out the new park there. The weather was gorgeous and the park was so nice. It is surrounded by huge trees and has lots of neat playground equipment. Here we are at the Labyrinth. Mimi and I had a great time making our way around its path.

We ended our trip with our first crawfish boil of the season. The crawfish were big and delicious. Stella was a little worried about them pinching her at first. But once she realized they couldn't, she ate a lot of them. I was so proud of my Texas born girl showing off her cajun side!

Getting to spend time with our family was wonderful. It is always hard to leave but very worth the trip. We can't wait to come back soon. Love y'all...