What an eventful week we have had. To start things off, we had our first and hopefully last run in with the fire department. I was cleaning the inside of my car with Elly playing next to me. I decided that the black panels on the outside of the car needed to be cleaned as well. Thinking Elly would be fine in the cozy, warm, car, I stepped outside and began to clean. A few seconds later I heard the click of the power locks. I new instantly that Elly had pushed the power locks, but I was hopeful that she pushed the unlock button or that I had taken the keys out of the car. When I rushed to the door I found the contrary, doors locked and keys inside. The next forty five minutes I spent trying to convince Elly to push the button up to unlock the doors. She understood the push part but not so much the up. When I mean push she had pushed every button in the car, except the unlock button. With hazards on, I decided to throw in the towel and called 911. I informed the dispatcher that this wasn't an emergency and to just send a police officer over whenever it would be convenient. Three minutes later a huge fire truck and a police officer showed up. To my embarrassment I directed them to the car where Elly greeted them with smiles and a lot of curiosity. With all the commotion my neighbors came over to see if everything was okay. (I sure have great neighbors!) I was gratefully to inform them that everything was fine. To say the least everyone got a good laugh out of the whole ordeal.
Brian left on Wednesday morning to finish his mission in Texas. After his knee surgery and recovery I think he was more than ready to get back to work. The family all got together on Tuesday night for a farewell dinner and to say our goodbyes once again. We are sure going to miss his fun, loving, spirit. We love you Brian!! (I told him to check the blog to get up-dates on our family.)
Andy finished another class at NNU for his masters program. I think that this class was a more demanding one that he isn't sad to say goodbye to. One more down and only a few more classes to go. We are so proud of him and all that he does for our family.
Lastly Elly and I have gotten the bug that has been going around. I realize that it is winter and that is to be expected but I thought we were going to dodge this one. At first I thought that Elly had the symptoms of teething but it never went away. We are both congested and have fevers. This is what I hate about winter. Andy luckily hasn't gotten it, cross our fingers.
Well here is our little family on Easter Sunday. (Check out that sunset and Elly's "Old Faithful" ponytail.) We spent majority of the day with the Pence family, which is always full of excitement with all the cousins. George and Dana always put together a wonderful meal and Easter egg hunter for both the kids and adults. The eggs for the adults are filled with $$$ and the hunt starts when the sun goes down making the hunt a little challenging. The adult egg hunt has turned into a fun tradition that gets the adults excited about Easter egg hunting.
Elly contemplating her strategy before the big egg hunt! Notice the bent arm holding her pink Easter, handbag. Grandma Pence added to her collection which I'm sure Elly is thrilled about. She is into purses right now and can't get enough of them. In fact she can't go to bed without them.
Dad lending a helping hand. 
The Pence family photo.
