Easter Morning

What a wonderful Easter we spent together. It was a gorgeous day and everyone was well and in a good mood, so who could ask for more! I enjoyed the joy and enthusiasm of Zachary and the wonder of Kaitlyn. It always amazes me how this girl just rolls with the program and takes it all in without complaint. And Zachary always brings great enthusiasm and excitement making every special event a party!

This was Kaitlyn's first Easter. She wasn't too sure what the egg thing was all about, but as usual, she just went along with the fun. She eventually discovered and she could eat the egg, shell and all.

Zachary, an old pro at the Easter Egg hunt, enjoyed searching for each and every egg. It took some convincing that he didn't have to eat the candy out of each egg as he found it. Though I must admit, he did enjoy a good amount of chocolate throughout the entire morning.

And the Easter Baskets!!!

Investigating the baskets

An attempt at some family photos

Having a moment with Grandma

My Little Gardner

I have had to stop putting my little lady in cute outfits when we are staying at home. She has discovered the dirt and will move like a bomb to get across the grass and into the garden. So now, she wears her overalls on a regular basis.

And she has just started pulling herself up. I had to include this picture because she is just looks so darn cute!

I also had to include this one. My two little helpers ready and waiting

Coloring Easter Eggs

Today we invited some friends over to color Easter Eggs. We did this last year, and boy what a difference a year made. We all had such fun coloring the eggs together and all the kids did great!

And after all the coloring was done and the eggs were drying, of course, some time was found to play and have some treats.

Easter Egg Hunt and Potluck

Today we spend a fun morning at the park with our Mommies group to celebrate Easter with an Easter Egg Hunt and Potluck.

Kaitlyn enjoyed the slide area and was oh so happy to crawl around and investigate everything

And Kaitlyn found an admirer which Zachary is not pleased with at all. He kept saying "Kaitlyn is my baby!"

Here are some random pictures of the Easter Egg Hunt.

Just Checking In

I finally have found a moment in time to sit and write. No, I have not forgotten about my blog! But as I look back from my last post to now, oh, how so much has been going on and also… how little has happened as well.

These past few months have found us with an on going array of colds and activities sprinkled in between, so it makes life seem busier than it really is. So yes, I do plan on blogging these activities since it does include Easter and Kaitlyn’s first birthday. But for now, this is just a note to check in and let you know we are still here. :)

Today was Zachary’s last day of school and so I have been scrambling around trying to figure out what to do with his increasing energy and boredom. Just this past week I have found a promising program which I think will help me tremendously with homeschooling the preschool years. Now I am busy creating an array of projects for the month of June. So when I will have time to blog, I am not sure. But please check back from time to time, since I fully intend on catching up.

And not to forget Kaitlyn, she is doing wonderfully. She is turning out to be a climber and an expert at removing clothing. She isn’t walking yet, but that seems to be on her agenda, right behind climbing, so it should be any day now. When she is in her crib she is either undressing or attempting to climb out. To my horror, she almost climbed out of her crib yesterday! I know this one will keep me on my toes! I am also hoping to have time to spend with Kaitlyn doing projects. Seems I get so little one-on-one time with her and think creating a special time for her is over due.

So lots of plans for June! When time allows, I shall update this blog.

Fun at the Fire House

Today Zachary and I were off again to a fun play date with our Mom's of 2007 group. We were lucky enough to have a tour of a Fire House in Fullerton. What is more fun to a 3 year old than a big red fire truck? Not sure, but Zachary was in his glory when he finally got to sit at the wheel of a real fire truck.

Here are a few pictures I took along the way.

Zachary and his friends

The hat is just a tad too big

Holding a fire hose

Mommy and Zachary

Our Mommy's group

Off To Visit The Easter Bunny

Today was a beautiful day to go visit the Easter Bunny. I've been talking to Zachary about it for a few days now, trying to convince him to smile for the camera. And he did!!!!! Actually, he didn't want to get off the bunny's lap when it was time to leave. And Kaitlyn took it all in stride. She actually smiled, but it wasn't captured on file. Oh well, at least no tears were shed. That always makes me feel very successful.

As our tradition, we headed then toward the carousel. This information actually was the only thing that got Zachary off the bunny's lap. But to our disappointment, it was gone. I feel very sad not just because it was part of our yearly Easter Bunny tradition, but because it was such a beautiful carousel. So instead, we headed toward the koi pond. I think that Zachary actually enjoyed this better. Kaitlyn, again just took everything in stride. No complaints were heard from her.

Kaitlyn showing offer her new Easter dress.

Zachary thought he was saving Kaitlyn from falling into the water. This was the only time I got him to sit still long enough to get them both in the same picture.

And our last stop was lunch at Red Robin. It has been a very long time since I have braved taking them to a restaurant, but it actually was fun. I just put a chocolate shake in front of Zachary, and he never moved too far from it. And Kaitlyn was good as gold.

This was such a wonderful day full of great memories!

Strawberry Farm

Zachary and I had a wonderful day today with our Mom's of 2007 group. We went to Tanaka Farm's for strawberry picking. Zachary kind of tried the different veggies, but he said they all were "yucky!" except for the strawberries. Strawberries are his all time favorite food.

Zachary had a great time picking and eating strawberries to his heart delight. He did inform me that he didn't like picking them, just eating them.

Yummy!!!!

He looks like such a big boy

Our Moms of 2007 group - kids only