Easter Egg Hunt part 2

 

 

 

 

Easter Egg Hunt 2011 Part 1

 

 

 

 

Every year we go downtown to the Elks for an Easter egg hunt. This year was so fun with both kids old enough the understand what to do. Lydia was a Champion Egg Grabber. This was no surprise to me because she is our little pack rat. She is always carrying around a backpack or bag filled with little toys and trinkets. She snatched up those eggs as fast as she could. It was very different from Gabe's first year where he picked up an egg and wanted the candy right away. Gabe knew what he was doing this year too and made out like a bandit. All of the parents like it because it is over in about 2 minutes or less. Thanks again for inviting us Chelsea!

Birds of Prey Center

 

 

 

 

A couple of weeks ago Gabe's preschool teacher was sick and had to cancel school for the day. I thought that it would be a good opportunity to take the kids and check out the Birds of Prey Center. I had never been before. The kids loved it and had a lot of fun. They really enjoyed the show that we went to. They brought out a Krestral that flew over our heads. Gabe kept asking if he could hold it. It wasn't quite as little kid friendly as I thought that it would be but We still had a lot of fun. I think that we will enjoy it more when our kiddos get a little bit older. We loved seeing the California Condors and there were lot of little ground squirrels that the kids liked to watch.

Zoo 2011

 

 

 

 

I took the kids to the Zoo over spring break. It was the busiest that I have ever seen the Zoo but the kids had a lot of fun. We fed the giraffes again and they loved that. It was the nicest day of the year so far. I am sure that it wont be our last trip this year.

My latest big project

So this is my latest big project times 2. I bought these two chairs off of craigslist awhile back and decided I was going to reupholster them. It is taking longer than I thought it would to get them finished but they are coming along nicely. I will post after pictures when I finish. They are going to be AMAZING!
p.s. this is my first time reupholstering and it is really a lot of fun. I just wish that I had a whole day to sit and finish them up without interruptions.:)

Gabe with Grandpa at Pizza Planet

 

 

We go out to luch with Jon usually once a week. Gabe's favorite place to go is a pizza buffet close by. We like taking the kids there too because we can feed them both for $3. Gabe recently discovered arcade games. Anytime we are anywhere that has games he asks for quarters. I don't usually carry change around with me so he has to ask for donations from other people. Grandpa and Aunts are always willing to give him a few coins. I loved this picture of him with his grandpa. It was too precious! I am so glad I had my camera with me!

A post to show Lydia eats meat!

 

 

 

 

Lydia has been a vegetarian for most of her life with the exception of milk and yogurt. We always try to experiment with her and get her to at least try a little bit of pork chops, chicken or fish, whatever we are eating at dinner. she will not eat cheese and up until recently wouldn't even touch mac and cheese. Awhile back costco had a coupon for their pre-packaged ribs. I always buy them when they send out coupons for them. We cooked them up for dinner one night and gave Lydia a small bite to taste. She loved them! She asked for more and by the time dinner was over she had had 3 ribs! We got a cute little video too but I am not sure how to post that.