Easter Weekend

We certainly kept ourselves busy this weekend. So let's see...where to start? 


Here is our new swing set, it's small and just perfect for Audrey to manage the steps to the slide all by herself. I think it looks so cute in our backyard. I was worried about it taking up too much space since we don't have a huge yard to begin with but it fits just perfect! 

We also went to Audrey's friends birthday party. It was a Tinkerbell fairy theme and it was SO fun. "Tinkerbell" came and turned all of the little girls into fairies by giving them wings, a halo, wand and sprinkling pixie dust on their shoes. 

Audrey about to get her wings

How cute are all of these little fairies?

Next, we came home to play in our backyard and show Audrey her new swing set. 

First, she had to stop to dig in the dirt. And boy does this girl love dirt!!

The slide is perfect for her size

Can't forget Chauncey....he just got a cute hair cut. 

Checking out the sandbox

On Easter Sunday the Easter Bunny hid some gifts for Audrey in the dining room. 

A cool vacuum to help mommy with the chores

Had a lot of fun throwing grass in the air!

The bunny cake my mom made

Helping Nana and Papa put her new bed together

She loves it! 

Neighborhood Egg Hunt

Our neighborhood had a cute little egg hunt today at our pond with crafts, desserts, and balloon sculptures.  Unfortunately we arrived about one minute too late for the egg hunt  (bummer) but had a fantastic time catching up with friends and neighbors. Our friends invited us over for dinner and to do our own private egg hunt since they missed it as well. It was so fun to see the girls hunt for eggs and play together. We are SO thankful for great friends in our neighborhood!!! 

Daddy love is the best!!!

Audrey and Melina (rocking her super cute sunglasses)

Walking home, Audrey tried to take a nap in her wagon

Audrey and Melina, eating dinner

Our private egg hunt is just about to begin

Looking for eggs

Wow, they found so many eggs! 

Breakfast with the Easter Bunny

We went to breakfast with the Easter Bunny this morning at the zoo! It was just a simple breakfast, a few kids activities, Easter Bunny meet and greet, and an egg hunt which we happily eliminated from our adventure so we could sneak a few minutes with the penguins and flamingos. It started out as an early morning but Audrey was SUPER happy to put a ballerina style dress on and get out the door! 

HAPPY GIRL!

Just realizing she's going to meet the Easter Bunny

This is a BIG moment in a little child's life!! 

This little crouch down is reminding me of our Disney trip! 

Happy Easter!!! 

First day at The Little Gym

We signed Audrey up for The Little Gym and she had her first trial class this morning. I'm so glad we did this on a Saturday so Jason could come along too. We arrived a few minutes early and Audrey was busting at the seams to get inside the gym room to play. Once inside, she climbed and explored just about everything right away. It was such a fun class and I have a feeling Audrey is going to learn a TON of new things! We are going to try a few weekday classes and then pick which day she will go for the session. I have to say it was a great fun family activity for an early Saturday morning. By the time the class was over, it was 10am and we were already up, dressed, ate breakfast, did a fun activity and got coffee. I love productive mornings like that!! 

This is so fun!

She loved sitting in this "tower"

Balance beam with daddy

Trying a side step on the balance bar.....she didn't like this one too much

Flips! 

doing a double rolling somersault with her gym instructor! 

yay!

Playing Frisbee

not able to hang yet but we will get there soon enough! 

Hanging upside down for bubbles. Today, we learned that spinning, rolling, and hanging upside down strengthens  something in your ear that will help your body learn balance! 

Day at the Park

Yesterday Audrey and I met my sister Sophie at the park. We mostly played on the swings and took a walk to the nature center. Audrey loved swinging and we enjoyed her smiles and giggles while she was swinging. Really, there was nothing better than watching the pure joy on my daughters face as she swung back and forth - she was experiencing pure childhood bliss!! How lucky am I to capture that for her? 


Oh and also, it was another record breaking weather day with temps in the 80's! 

Pretty girls!! 

eek....a coyote!! 

Painting

I brought some of Audrey's painting supplies outside today so we could paint and enjoy the gorgeous afternoon at the same time. So fun! 

Chauncey, do you want to paint?
I saved a few muffin containers and they are perfect for transporting paint because it has a lid and 6 little cups! 

Post painting mess :)

Playing outside!

The weather has been so wonderful for the past few weeks and we have been doing so many fun things.  I decided to ditch my camera and just enjoy being in the moment with my family. On one hand, it can be a struggle to constantly take pictures because I'm missing out on actually joining in on the experience and fun. On the other hand, I want to capture Audrey's childhood and our fun family moments so we can always remember them. I must say that I enjoyed my time away from my camera but when I started taking pictures again it felt great. 


So here are a few pics I took last night of Audrey and her friend playing in the backyard. Oh and I must also mention that I'm loving our new fence! 

Melina and Audrey - they are so much bigger than last summer! 

When it was time to go in and get a bath, they kept hugging each other good bye. It was so precious!!