Easter Pictures

Our Easter highlights.

The Wish List.

Connor was telling me tonight about the requirements of his future wife.

Here is his working list:

• She needs to be a Lutheran. 
• She doesn't need to like to read....she HAS to LOVE to read. 
• She doesn't have to be a good cook, and if she doesn't like to cook that is okay. He is fine with doing all the cooking, but they are going to eat ravioli all the time. 
• She has to like kids, because they are going to have at least five kids. 
• She doesn't have to be really funny or really smart, but she does have to be really nice. 
• She has to like kids a lot and she needs to be really gentle with kids. 
• She has to LOVE water, because they are going to live in Hawaii. 
• It is okay if she thinks that his sisters are a little bit crazy, but she has to like his mom. 
• He would like her hair to be golden or at least yellow because that is his favorite color. 
• It would be good if she had a job, but if she is going to take care of the kids she doesn't have to get a job. 
• They will have to live close to a school because he is probably going to be a teacher. He thinks that might be the best job to have if you want the holidays off. He needs those off so they can come visit his family. 

I love what his priorities are at this point. 

He is a pretty handsome kid, so surely he can snag a nice, Lutheran, baby wearing, water loving, girl who also loves to read.  

Who wore it best?

Three first birthdays, three cake in the face mug shots. 

Cake Time!

Here are some pictures from Elinor's 1st Birthday celebration

Happy Birthday, Elinor!

Today is Elinor's first birthday and it true Ockree fashion, we have way to much going on tonight to do any sort of celebration. We've got tumbling, dance, and a class at church. It seems like we would just be squeezing in a quick bite of cake and her present.

Instead, we are going to celebrate on Saturday when Ben's schedule is more open and when we can take our time and have a more relaxing day. I think she'll forgive us.

Elinor might be the sweetest little Ockree yet and she is definitely the one of our kids with the biggest temper yet. And, if you've meet our kids, you realize that is really saying something.

A sweet little baby!

And a sweet little girl!