Our 1st Easter as a Family of Four

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Easter weekend was BUSY.  Thursday Robbie & Hannah came over for a visit.  Friday Grandma Laura stopped in for a few hours & then we took Josie to her 1st Mariner's game in the evening.  Issac stayed at home with a babysitter and enjoyed a fun night of playing cars & watching movies.  The Mariners have been on a loosing streak but they WON for us. ;)  



Saturday morning Grandma Melanie came down from Bellingham on the Amtrak. Her train was running late but when she arrived we drove straight to the zoo to enjoy the amazing weather Seattle was having.  Issac enjoyed his 1st Easter Egg Hunt.  He was totally IN TO IT: climbing under bushes & filling the baskets of other children in the toddler egg hunt area, the eggs were empty but made us excited for the Easter Bunny to come.  We then enjoyed the zoo visiting all the animals, of which the monkeys, gorillas & elephants were most captivating to Issac. 



Easter morning, we had covered the living room with plastic eggs filled with plastic bugs, chalk & goldfish crackers for Issac & headbands & bows for Josie.  Grandma Mel, Tyler & I all waited for Issac who slept in til 9:30 am to wake up. Right away Issac notice the eggs around the house.  On a normal morning he wants to cuddle & drink his milk for about 20 minutes before he starts his day but as soon as he climbed into my Mom's lap he wanted down & began to collect the eggs.  Each egg he brought one at a time to Grandma Mel to open, smiling with excitement with each egg.  It was amazing to watch Issac, he was so into the egg hunt. Then he noticed the basket & took each book and item out to be examined.  I made a nice Spinach & Bacon Quiche & we enjoyed a quite day.


I made a yummy Ham dinner & we were joined by my friend Shobi & Tyler's cousin Robbie.  Monday morning Tyler took my Mom to the train.  It was a wonderful weekend! I hope everyone had a great Easter Filled with wounderful Memories. 




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