The Easter Bunny.

So somehow I was in charge of the Easter Egg hunt in our subdivision this year (I volunteered to start a "welcoming committee" & wah-lah, all of a sudden I had two weeks to stuff like 700 eggs! Many thanks to Kathryn, Timmy, Katie, & Sammy for helping stuff!) Anyway, because of our Tulsa trip & our upcoming Florida trip, I picked the 15th for the egg hunt...which happened to be a cold, wet, snowy Spring Break weekend! We actually pushed the hunt back one day b/c it really did snow here on the 15th, and we figured that even the die-hard egg hunters might not come out in the snow! The 16th wasn't a whole lot warmer, but atleast the rain held off until the hunt was done.

All in all, I was thrilled with the day, because my son had the time of his life. He wasn't too excited about picking up eggs (probably b/c while Mike was hiding all 700 of them he kept telling Henry not to touch them), but....he LOVED the Easter bunny. I'm not sure he's ever seen a "character" (except for a purple crayon at the Crayola store), but he wasn't afraid at all. He kept telling me, "Mom, I'd like to say hello to the Easter bunny." Even when we were standing in front of him. Henry watched as maybe 4 other interested kids interacted with the bunny and then headed home. He then had the bunny all to himself! He told the bunny that we were on a "big playground," sang the bunny his "ABC's" (while the bunny conducted), and reminded the bunny that "trains say chugga, chugga, choo choo!" It was really funny. I can't imagine what the bunny was thinking! Before the novelty of the bunny wore off, & after we had cleaned up, we went home, watching the bunny disappear behind the school.

The Hidden Gems of Tulsa

We took a little road trip to Tulsa last weekend. It happened to coincide with a Wilco concert that David (Mike's brother) gifted to Mike for his b-day. We had a lot of fun discovering a taste of Tulsa's gems with David & his girlfriend, Rachel.

Gem #1: Sleep Inn Indoor Swimming Pool

Gem #2: Spaghetti Warehouse...not a "unique to Tulsa" gem, but still a fun dinner spot

Gem #3: Cain's Ballroom - the location of "the best" Wilco concert ever! (According to Mike--who is one of their best fans ever!) Picture to come!

Gem #4: The Tulsa Aquarium. No manatees or dolphins, but the friendliest beaver you've ever met!

It was a very fun weekend enjoyed by all! Thanks David & Rachel for making the trip! We'll meet you in Tulsa any day! :)

Henry holding baby Andrew

Henry laughs hysterically when he watches this clip, so I thought I'd put in on our blog for easier access...and who knows, maybe you all will get a kick out of watching him "hold" & "drop" baby Andrew too!

Oscar Party, car washing, ice cream & drool (& more drool)

So we did have a semi-warm day before March, so Mike & Henry washed the car. One of them liked playing in the water more than washing the car, imagine that! I have a bunch more cute pictures, but I think these two explain it all.

We ate a lot of gelato in Italy, but we almost always got in in a cup. We gave Henry his first ice cream cone for a special treat this week and he enjoyed it to the fullest!! (So did his clothes!)

Drew is grabbing things and putting them in his mouth, which creates a lot of drool. He also is blowing raspberries a lot, which also creates a lot of drool. I tried to get a video of him blowing the raspberries, but every time I would look through the camera he would stop blowing & smile! :)

We finished up the month of Feb. by hosting an Oscar party/b-day party for my sister (& her family). Yes, that is a red carpet and Oscar on her cake. And yes, my nephew is wearing a spiderman costume. (We told them to dress up for the party!) :) You can kind of see our living room in this pic too.