Clean Teeth for Everyone!

 We figured it was about time to take the twins to the dentist for the first time.  Hannah has always gone, and the twins should have probably been going but....  The thought of attempting to convince the twins they should cooperate at the dentist when they were younger was a bit too much to handle. :)  Now that they are older, they rocked the dentist, no tears or fears involved!

 We prepared by pretending to go to the dentist at home prior to the appointment.  I think this worked to our benefit as Aspen and Brooke behaved as though they had been to the dentist 100 times before.  I also think it helps that we went to a pediatric dentist.  All of the staff seem to be "kid people" and we have ALWAYS had a good experience here.  (On a side note... if you practice going to the dentist at home, make sure you practice both closing and opening your mouth.  We kind of overkilled the opening of the mouth and when it came time to close their mouths over the suction straw... A and B would just open wider. Ha... ha!)

 I can only wish the dentist were this fun when I was younger!  There are televisions in the ceilings and the kids have headphones on.  I think all 3 girls could have stayed there all day! 

 Taylor rocked the dentist appointment as well.  True to her personality she patiently waited for her sisters to finish their appointments before she demanded any attention.  She is such a great baby!  I am so thankful for her personality!  She has made the transition to 4 kids seem so easy.  Such a sweet baby with a beautiful smile!

All 3 girls were cavity free!  Woo! Hoo!  Hannah does such a great job brushing her teeth and John helps Aspen and Brooke every night to do the same!  Looks like they are all brushing the right way!  Hannah has her 6yr molars in and so they put sealant on them.  Oh the exciting things they do at the dentist these days!  So glad we found a dentist that is such a positive experience for the girls!  In 6 months I'm sure we won't have any complaints when we have to go!

Easter 2012!

 With 4 beautiful girls and 3 having heads full of hair, we find that it takes a little longer on Sunday mornings to get ready....  Especially when they all want curls!

 I have to admit our girls with curls looked absolutely beautiful!  Here Hannah and Aspen stake out the backyard looking for eggs that were set out for our after church hunt!

 BLESSED!  Need I say more?  We are absolutely blessed as a family.  4 beautiful healthy girls who are the best!  It was such a great morning spending Easter at church celebrating the true reason we celebrate Easter! 

 When we arrived, we were greeted by an Easter bunny!  I absolutely love Brooke's expression in this picture!  She was SO excited that she had just hugged the Easter bunny and was sharing the excitement with her older sister!  They all are so special and their relationship as sisters is incredible to watch as it grows everyday.  They are full of love overflowing! 

 After church we arrived home and the girls opened their Easter baskets.  Taylor mostly ate hers as you can tell by the pink stained face since the dye came off after it was wet with slobber! :)

 Such a sweet girl Taylor is!  She is full of smiles and joy and so fun to be around.  She absolutely loves her sisters and the entertainment they bring.

 Hunting eggs in this family is not for the timid...  The girls flew around the yard in record time! 

 Only slowed down by the curiosity of what was actually in the eggs!

As we headed to the backyard to hunt for eggs, John and I explained to Hannah that she needed to look for the hidden eggs and leave the easy eggs, out in the open, for Aspen and Brooke.  After a minute or two, I watched as Hannah passed up egg after egg looking really hard to find eggs that were hidden.  I then turned to look in Aspen and Brooke's baskets, they were full of eggs.  When I looked in Hannah's basket, there were maybe 6 or 7 eggs. 

My heart was again filled with joy as I watched Hannah push aside her own wants and desires to allow her sisters to come out ahead.  Every day John and I have to work on cultivating a relationship between the girls.  They definitely argue, they definitely disagree... sometimes they are so alike they can't stand it.  But at the end of the day we teach them that they need to love each other and be kind.  Most importantly we need to SHOW them how to love each other.  It is in the moments described above that I know it is working. 

My dear sweet Hannah, pushed her desires aside without a single complaint even though her sisters were filling their baskets while hers remained empty.  It was for that reason that John and I set her free to grab any and all eggs she could see....  it was in that moment that it was all over and Hannah dominated that hunt! 

What a great example you are Hannah Grace.  Mom and Dad are so grateful for you and the heart God has given you that overflows with kindness and compassion for others.  You are so special and Aspen, Brooke, and Taylor are very lucky to have you as a big sister! 

We've been egged!

 We woke up to quite a surprise this morning!  I originally thought someone snuck some sort of political sign in our yard but was pleasantly surprised when I saw an array of colorful eggs everywhere!  Someone egged our yard last night! 

 Everyone was so excited so we all ran outside just to figure out it was still FREEZING!  :)  So we headed back in to get dressed before we went out to collect our eggs!

 The girls quickly figured out the eggs were filled with lots of goodies! 

 Taylor was still trying to figure out what all of the excitement was about so early in the morning!

 A couple of our neighbors were leaving for work, and probably thought we were a little nuts and a little early with our Easter egg hunt lol!

 This sign is the only evidence left behind! :)

 There were A LOT of eggs!

Our very first egging!  Much more fun then waking up to wet toilet paper :)  A great way to start our day!  I still can't wipe the smiles off of the girls faces!  Thank you to whoever egged us!  Such a great idea and you have filled our home with Joy today!

Another day...

 Not that cake is tradition on Easter, but pastel colors are so we decided to make a fun cake to eat after we finished dyeing our Easter eggs!

 So much better than plain old white, yellow, or chocolate!   And with 4 girls it always helps if something is pretty! :)

 Hannah and I dyed all of the eggs during naptime and then we all decorated them together that evening after John got home from work.

 The girls had a lot of fun... although we did loose quite a few eggs along the way, lol!  I guess that's what you get when you have a couple of 2yr olds experimenting with hard boiled eggs!

 Hannah has such a creative mind!  She dyed this egg half and half and then used the same colors in glitter, but placed it on the opposite side!  So much fun!  She's such a bright little girl!

 Then we had a birthday party for Taylor.  For no reason other than Hannah wanted to pretend we were! :)  The girls went around the house and all picked out presents for her.  She was very interested in all the attention for sure!

Another fun day in the Daurer household!  Full of fun, messes, and imagination! 

Wouldnt have it any other way!