Easter

yeah, a month later...an Easter write up....

Here are some pictures from Easter. The night before they left out their baskets and a carrot. They woke to find their baskets filled and the carrot mostly eaten. They looked through their basket (while eating a marshmallow Peep) and then they said, "Thank you Easter Bunny!" out the front door. This is a tradition in Bob's family so we are continuing it. The video below shows them doing this with some prompting.

We hosted Easter at our house and had our annual egg hunt outside. It was a pretty warm day here, hovering at or near 83 degrees--very unusual weather for this time of year. Ryan needed to change into a short sleeved shirt. They liked looking for eggs. Ryan didn't get the concept that he should find as many as he could in as little time as possible. He would find an egg and immediately open it and then move on to the next. I'm guessing next year will be different.

Prelude to Easter

In the weeks leading up to Easter, the kids attended an Easter egg hunt at Grandma's work. They posed for a picture with the Easter Bunny--just standing next to him. They didn't want to get on his lap and as usual didn't want to smile either. After, we visited with Grandma & Pop Pop and played in their yard.



We also dyed Easter eggs for the first time. They were really into it and loved watching them turn colors. I should have boiled more than a dozen eggs, but no one in our house eats them so I didn't want to waste them. They didn't even want to try a taste.






I love how you can see Ryan's excitement as he drops an egg into the dye.



Ok and this has nothing to do with Easter, but it happened last month. Since they love her music so much, we took them to The Laurie Berkner Band Birthday concert. We saw them last year as well. Our seats were great--4th row & center! Ryan sat mesmerized by the lights and instruments for most of the concert. Kaylie seemed to enjoy it too although she didn't do any singing or dancing. She gets super quiet when we are in places with a lot of action going on--or anywhere for that matter. She is the shyest girl ever!

Getting into the Spirit

Hey there! Miss us????

A month almost gone already.....We've had a few illnesses this month, but I think we are on the mend now. We'll know for sure tomorrow. One of the viruses Kaylie had pushed her white blood count really low, so we are having a recheck tomorrow to see if they have gone up. Googling low white blood count is not comforting but I am sure it has gone back up because she is acting herself again. Aside from that we've been getting into the holiday spirit around here.

They had a visit with Santa...they didn't cry but they didn't smile either...no surprise there. I can't believe I paid money for this picture with a crooked belted Santa and non smiling/looking kids.

Helped daddy hang the lights...

Made a gingerbread house,

Helped Mommy bake. Ryan was more interested in eating the cookies than decorating.

Decorated the tree, which they were really into helping with. After one day of constantly touching it, they have left it alone for the most part.

and had their holiday picture taken.

This didn't go over so well. Kaylie cried as usual (in her defense she was at the start of her virus fighting) and refused to get up on the platform. Whenever we have tried to go to a photo studio this is what happens so we have invested in our own camera/studio equipment. Bob just didn't have the time to do it this year so it is what it is. Just an okay picture. Note: Don't try to print this picture. It is a picture of a picture--not good quality.

Thanksgiving 2009

We had a very nice Thanksgiving. We stopped at Grandma & Pop-Pop's house to visit with them and have a little to eat. We saw cousin Hunter, Aunt Cindy, & Uncle Frank too. Then we headed over to Aunt Amy's for a delicious dinner and dessert. They played the day away with their cousins and managed to get through it without a nap. Unfortunately I didn't take many pictures that day and those I did take came out blurry. I'm very thankful for the family we have.

4th of July Weekend Recap (Late I know)

We headed down the shore for the 4th. We went to Grandma & Pop-Pop's shorehouse. In the morning we did some pool time and we went to the playground at the bay. After a brief nap, Ryan & Kaylie went up to the beach. Kaylie DID NOT like the ocean one bit. Ryan let the water get him one time and then was forever scared of it each time a wave washed up. He was intrigued by it but scared at the same time. They did like the sand so they spent most of the time playing in that.

The next day we went to Aunt Amy & Uncle Steve's for a BBQ. Ryan & Kaylie went swimming in a big pool for the first time actually. We only did the baby pool last year. Kaylie really enjoyed it and didn't want to get out, while Ryan was a little apprehensive about it. I would have bet the opposite. Kids--they fool you every time. It could have been due to all the gear I had for them. First we tried life vests, but they just seemed to tip forward. Then we had vests on and put them in the floaty thing, still not thrilled. Then we tried just arm swimmies and they liked this the best. Since then, we have gone again and they both enjoy the pool now.

We made another trip down the shore on the following Tuesday. We did some more pool time and went to the boardwalk. This was their first time at the boardwalk. We did the usual boardwalk stuff: walked around, ate greasy food, went on rides, and purchased junk. We had fun.

Here they are on the train. They loved it and again didn't want to get off.

Ryan with Aunt Cindy and Cousin Hunter whom he adores.
Kaylie unhappy that Dora was left in the stroller.

Ahhh, we have Dora with us now. Life is good.


Eating greasy food with sugar. :) Ryan thought dipping his lollipop in ketchup tasted so good. He was loving every second of it. Note to self: don't EVER get them those lollipops again! Oh the sticky mess!

Our purchased junk: pinwheels and Dora and Diego blow up dolls. Kaylie shouted, "Dora! Dora!" as soon as she laid eyes on her. Grandma was a sucker :)

Walking around: