Ready to go...
D makes sure he finds the right egg.
L found one hiding.
Then we had to count to make sure we had found all the eggs.
L was missing one so the search continued...
D had all 16!
Since we all read together, we've never captured it on film. However, when mom and dad were last here, dad grabbed our camara and took some pictures. I'm so glad he did because reading is something our family enjoys very much.
Everyone gets into the stories! 
I thought that things got easier with practice. However, when it comes to potty training, this is NOT the case. E has been my hardest one yet!! Thankfully she is often content to sit on the potty IF she has a good book!
Being the third child, the other two often feel the need to join her in the bathroom. You could call them her biggest fans. However, due to the length of some of the bathroom visits, the big kids also require some form of entertainment.
And other times, they just entertain themselves!
D started on offense and is just waiting here for the game to start!
D was in the action from the beginning, keeping the ball on the opponents side the whole time. They are lining up for a goal kick.
D's team actually won the game 5-0 so I'm not sure if this was one of those goals or not!
Goalie...nothing makes me more nervious than D playing goalie!! Here Papi is getting him ready...
and he's off! D loves to be goalie!!
Papi gives a few last minute instructions.
D didn't have much to do as goalie, but a couple times he saw some action and he jumped right in and saved the ball! It's such a joy watching him play.
We had a special treat for D's first game...grandma and grandpa were in town and able to attend. Grandpa kept tabs on the game while Grandma kept up with the girls (allowing me to watch the game). Here the girls are with grandma and one of their friends whose brother plays with D.
The girls had so much more freedom than normal becuase I usually want to see the game so they have to stay right on the sidelines with me. However, with grandma in attendance, they could run wild.
I love this picture!! All three girls are headed in different directions! So funny!
He's so little compared to everyone. There is one other boy his size but all the rest are considerably bigger.
Stretching
The white belts
D practices his self-defense.
Now it's D's turn to attack.
Stretching...
Butterfly
Up, up, up
Crab walk
Balance beam
Walking sideways on the balance beam
We celebrated L's birthday with a tea party with all her cousins. She chose Lil' Smokie Sausages and Bar B Q sauce for her tea party. She specifically stated she did NOT want sandwiches!
The girls started the party by decorating hats with flowers.
Hot gluing required much concentration.
The girls also made candy jewlery.
Grandma helped E string her candy for her necklace.
Meanwhile the boys worked in the garage on their "boy craft."
D chose for the boys to make a fighter plane.
Next was the Fill the Tea Cup Relay.
We had two teams and they raced to fill their tea cups with Chocolate Kisses.
Next was Tea Party Bingo.
Thankfully L won one of the Bingo Games.
No Rosales Birthday Party is complete without a pinata.
D takes a swing!
E was very hesitant to participate in the activites, but she finally did pick up some candy after the pinata fell.
Going for the good stuff...
All the cousins!
L waits while we sing Happy Birthday!
L finally gets to blow out her four candles.
