When Nana & Pops Come to Town-

We go to the aquarium

Can't hold us down

We keep going up to the mountains when the weather is decent. I can't get enough! Right now it's also the perfect time because not many people are up there yet, so we get to feel alone and right with the world.

 This particular time we went with some friends. AKA June had another little date. (all my friends here have sons!) and anyway, it was a good day. 

I mean, I realized that it was time to get June some bigger clothes.

There was lots of rock throwing. Always a win.

 The water was extra crazy and colored this day

June learned a valuable (and traumatic) lesson about listening to mommy when she tells you not to go into the muddy lake or you'll get stuck and freak out.

I had a good chat with a long time friend.

And she she even let us borrow their jackets! (and then june got mud all over it... I'm the worst jacket borrower) (they are hard core and from Alaska so nothing is cold to them...)

 

Things may have ended with a lot of dirty clothes and a sassy little boy,

But we hope our friends will come with us again!

Tulip Festival

June got to go on another date with Elliot last week.

This time we chaperoned them at the annual Tulip Festival at Thanksgiving Point. I've been going to this festival since I first had June and it's the initial reason I got my season pass so that we could go be surrounded by beautiful gardens whenever we wanted.

It never disappoints!

Easter Celebrations

Easter kind of sneaked up on me. (You know, had a baby and all.) So I was very grateful for family this year. First of all, we got to have a fun and relaxed egg hunt with all my cousins. June loved it, even if she was inappropriately dressed as Cinderella and had to borrow a 7 year old's jacket.

Baby Hazel watching from inside while being held by her great grandma

On Saturday we tried one of those free egg hunts. We found one at the Zermatt resort in Midway. We were a few minutes late so naturally, all the eggs were gone. So I let June take a rock home... and somehow she stole a candy off some kid.

She didn't seem to mind not having any eggs though. Instead she gathered flowers and leaves like a true princess would.

There was also a carnival afterwards. June tumbled around in the bounce house and saw the easter bunny and then we called it day.

Thanks to my mom sending us a package, we had a great basket with some books and bath paints waiting for June. We added the Frozen soundtrack and called it good.

We also made these marshmallow "peeps"

My mom also sent us this egg hunt that is Christ centered. Each egg has a scripture and object that teaches about His atonement, crucifixion, and resurrection. So even though I didn't make that I felt like a productive mom.

This Easter I learned a good lesson.

 I am never going to a free egg hunt again. The one we did wasn't so bad but I heard about the other ones and it seems like we're teaching our kids to stress out and then race to get all the candy you can for yourself. Normally I don't care how people celebrate but this community tradition feels messed up to me. And parents go crazy trying to make sure their kids get all the eggs too! It's nutso. And I rarely use the word "nutso."

 Anyway, holidays are fun regardless and I love having kids.

The End.

Happy Easter!