Spring is Here!

The last week has been absolutely beautiful.  I believe today may have been near 70 degrees.  The girls and I have been able to spend a lot of time outside.  Today we just went down to a neighborhood park and they ran around for 2 hours.  Then (the best part) they took a 3 hour nap.  I like days like this. 

Taking a break for some lunch.

Volunteer Park with the Boyer Boys

It has been a while since we have seen our boyfriends so today we met at Volunteer Park to let the kids catch up.     

Grandma BB and Uncle Jake

After our wonderful week in Arizona the fun didn't end.  On Thursday Grandma BB and Uncle Jake came in from Boston for the weekend.  We had a great time hanging around the house and yard and took an adventure over to Kingston and Bainbridge Island for the girls' first Seattle ferry boat ride.

 

Hanging out in the backyard with Uncle Jake, showing him how we slide and how we love to sit on Gram's bench. 

On the ferry heading back to the city.

 

One last evening of fun in the backyard before we have to say goodbye.

 

Belly button

Easter in Arizona

Nana and Papa rented a house in Phoenix for a couple months to check out the area and get some sun.  I decided it would be fun to take the girls down there for a week and get some sun ourselves.  We decided Easter weekend was a great time.  Auntie Katie was on spring break so she and Uncle Ryan were down there too.  Then Auntie Kendra decided she wanted to go too.  Once Auntie Kiersten found out we would all be there she packed up Caroline, Nicholas and Molly in the car and drove 16 hours from San Antonio to join the fun.  It was a great little trip.  The girls had a lot of fun and I loved the weather.  Hanging pool side.  

At the playground.  Emma had the best time running around with Caroline.  She loves big kids. Nicholas, Emma and Caroline walking hand in hand on the way back to the house.

4:00 happy hour by the pool.

  Easter morning see what the Easter bunny bought us. All the grand babies. Hunting for eggs. Auntie Katie and Uncle Ryan  Snuggling with my sister. Emma and Papa Only Madi would have a sweatshirt with a hood on in 85 degree weather. 

Field trips

  Yesterday we took a family field trip to Discovery Park in Magnolia.  We had to try out the girls' new backpacks.  It is way easier to carry them in these, say bye bye to the bjorns.  Unfortunately, dogs aren't allowed on the beach so we couldn't take full advantage of the park and the sun.  But it was a good little hike anyway.     Madi was NOT happy about having to get back in her backpack. 

 

Today's field trip was with some friends to Skagit Valley to look at all the beautiful flowers.  The tulips weren't out yet but the daffodils were. 

    I love this, both girls showing their "first born" attitudes with their hands on their hips.

Susie's kids, Katie and Sarah were way more cooperative than my kids.  I got some great shots of them and only of few of Madi and Emma.