Easter 2014

Holidays with kids is so fun! This year, Easter was a blast with Ethan. We talked with anticipation about the Easter Bunny, and he did not disappoint.

First, we wrote the Easter Bunny a letter…

It reads:

Dear Easter Bunny,

I am so excited. Thank you for coming.

Love,

Ethan

**So sweet, right?**

Then, we laid out the letter with some grass for the bunny to eat..

The next morning, Ethan had a letter waiting for him, alone with some Easter goodies.

Included were some surprise super hero, angry bird, and skylander eggs. Also, bubbles and a Ninjago lego set.

Can we just talk for a sec about how expensive legos are? Sheesh! You wouldn't believe what I paid for that tiny set.

I promise he looked super cute in his dress pants and button up shirt. Pretty sure that outfit came off 2 seconds after we got home from church!

I'm grateful for Easter, and the fun the Easter Bunny provided. I'm most grateful for a Savior who loves me and my family.

Tulip Festival

What kind of festivals do you go to when you're married with child?

Tulip festivals, of course!

The Woodburn Tulip Festival was one of the first truly Oregon things I did the first year we moved to Oregon. Funny Story:

I was 9 months pregnant, and really REALLY hoping I would go into labor early. I was in that last month, and uncomfortable all the time, couldn't sleep, etc. (by the way, if I would have known that would be my only time pregnant, I would have tried to enjoy it so much more. This has been such a good lesson in being grateful.) Back to my Funny Story: My mom came up to Salem a week before my due date, and we tried to stay busy. She suggested we go to the Tulip Festival. What the heck is a Tulip Festival? - I asked. 

Well, I soon found out.

We drove up to Woodburn and parked the car. We got in one of those carts that's pulled by a four-wheeler. This poor, unsuspecting gentleman was driving it, and warned us it was going to be a bumpy ride. On the way, I casually mentioned to him that I could go into labor any second, and that the bumpy ride could certainly start my labor. Let me just tell you, that man was scared! Gave us a good laugh :) No labor pains that day, but my breath WAS taken away by the Sheer Beauty of this endless field of tulips.

We go every year, and I never get tired of the sight. I was fortunate to bring my sister to the Tulips this year. I love taking new people! It was wonderful…

Here we are in a covered cart, driving out to the tulip fields. 

There's a disturbing trend of terrible selfies - just to warn you.

Terrible selfie time!

My love..

We brought one of Ethan's BFF's to join us in our adventure. 

X is so well-behaved, and those two have so much fun together!

One last parting shot before we left.

As those of you with kids know, stuff like this is short-lived. While I would have liked to stay in those fields forever, those boys were not having it! We promptly got back in our covered cart and headed back to the parking lot. The boys then amused themselves with raised sand boxes (GENIUS! No pee), slides, and ducky races.

It was a wonderful day.