Easter Egg Hunt

This was not your ordinary Easter egg hunt.  It was sponsored by several fire departments and held on an organic farm that has a one-room schoolhouse, an old firehall-turned-museum, huge barn-turned-museum for old trucks and tractors, free omlets, and hayrides to to the chicken coups.  (Very impressive, after seeing Food, Inc., and then getting the opposite end of the spectrum here, Mom is going to change her cooking and purchasing habits.)

"I know there's an Easter egg hunt that's about to start, but do you see that fire truck over there?"

"Hmmmm... What's in here?"

"I think I can fit at least one more egg in this basket."

"How fast do you think this 1935 egg truck goes?"

"Finally we get to see the firetruck.  We've been waiting for this all day!"

Rain.  Rain, rain, rain.  Pouring rain.  That's all it did yesterday.  From the early morning until the wee hours of the night.  What a great excuse to get out our raingear and head outside to splash in puddles and look for worms!  These pictures were taken at the beginning of our walk.  By the end all three of us were soaked!

Luckily, today we made it for our run and playground stop with only some sprinkles.  (We always bring a towel for the wet playground.)  It started downpouring about 60 seconds after Mom put the stroller in the garage when we got home.  Good timing!

 Dinner with Daddy.

Funny faces with Daddy.

Playdough with Daddy.

Evan: Is Africa further than the galaxy?
Mom: The galaxy is further.
Evan: Then I miss Daddy past the galaxy and back. (Pause) How far is the galaxy?
Mom: Millions of miles.
Evan: Then I love Daddy killions and killions of miles away and back.

Ready to Run

Fun at home

My Girl Scout Cookie stand. Complete with an oven, cooking utensils, money stand, and counter. About 20 girl scouts joined me. I played all the parts:

Me: Would you like to buy some girl scout cookies?

Kid: Yes!

Parent: No, we don't need any cookies.

For the select few that decided to indulge, Mom  and I made the dough, baked the cookies, and boxed them up. 

Thank you for the painting and sticker books, Grandma and Grandpa! We've been painting up a storm!

Soggy

Wind and pouring rain?  What wind and pouring rain?  We went on a wet hike with Owen, Henry, and Charlie today.  As they layered on our boots and raingear, Miss Danielle and Mom wondered if they were a little crazy or a little adventurous. They decided they were adventurous, though truly it was probably a little of both.

Boots and puddles.  What a wonderful combination!

I'm so wet that at times I didn't even want to move!  I still had a lot of fun, though!

 Warming up with a hot bubble bath immediately after arriving home.

Wild Things

A trip to the nature center brought out the animal in us.  I'm greeting Nathan the Great Horned Owl.

Fans of Baker's Pals will recognize this cute skunk, affectionately known as Owen.  You can see Evan Otter and Henry Duck in the background.

Checking out the anoa and siamang monkeys at the zoo with Wesley, Aaron, and Jocelyn.

Twin Flashes

We had a whole lot of fun running around in our twin pajamas tonight. Thanks, Aunt Catherine!

Peek-A-Boo!