Hop-Hop

Where do I begin??? We had a wonderful Easter weekend! On Friday night we celebrated at the Allen's house with dinner and Easter baskets. It was fun to see Leo and Ellie interact and open their baskets. They are so cute together! On Saturday, we went back to our old neighborhood for an Easter egg hunt. It was FREEZING outside so we had to really bundle the kids up. Leo loved running around looking for eggs or Hop-Hop's as he calls them. After he found each egg he wanted to open it right away and eat whatever was inside! We came home and dyed Easter eggs. Leo loved dunking the eggs in the dye. After we were done, Kevin decided to do a little science experiment and add some baking power to the vinegar mix and make lots of bubbles which Leo thought was amazing! On Sunday, Leo woke up early and came down and found his Easter basket. He pointed to it right away with a big smile. He only wanted to look at one thing at a time. Then we had a little egg hunt in our house. He was running all around with his Elmo Easter basket looking for eggs and eating M&M's and jelly beans at 7 am. What a great breakfast! He was sad after he found all the eggs and wanted more to Hop-Hop's! I made a yummy brunch and we played outside for awhile before getting ready for church. We met my family at Westwood and listened to a wonderful Easter service. Leo made it through the music and the first part of the message before Kevin took him out to the lobby where he could talk and play. They joined us again at the end. After Leo's nap, we had a delicious dinner at my parents house and then went outside for another egg hunt in my parents backyard. By this time, Leo was a pro at finding the eggs and eating the candy!!! He ran from egg to egg. Then he got a very special Easter present from my Dad- an old firetruck petal car! My Dad bought this a few years ago and restored it for Leo. It was a huge hit! Leo loved sitting in it and pushing it. He can't quite get the petals but it won't be long. He also opened an Easter basket from my parents and played with his new cars. We went for a long walk and ended the weekend with strawberry shortcake. It was so fun to watch Leo get excited about the holiday and participate in the activities. Thanks to everyone who hosted us and made things so special for Leo. What a great Easter!

Moving Day!

We moved into our new house on March 16th. One month later, we are still unpacking, organizing and getting settled. We love having more space and are enjoying all of the decisions we spent 6 months making! Our new neighbors are so friendly and have brought over cookies, brownies, flowers and gift baskets! Leo is adjusting well and likes having his own playroom and an unfinished basement to run and play in. We are waiting for it to warm up so we can pour the garage floor, driveway, sidewalk, paint the house, install the stone and sod the yard...The inside of the house is finished and beautiful but the outside needs some work! Our yard is mud and our driveway is rock. Hopefully the warm weather will be here soon and we can get started on the outside. Our actual moving day was a success thanks to our family and friends who spent their entire Saturday helping us move, clean and unpack. We couldn't have done it without them! We are still trying to rent out our townhouse and hoping to find someone soon!!! We have gotten a few new pieces of furniture and finally said goodbye to our folding table we were using as a kitchen table. If you live in the area, please stop by and visit us sometime, we would love to have you! P.S. I am having a hard time downloading pictures for some reason...it's either our new internet or blogspot. we are working on it!