Easter Monday

Dear Peyton, The Easter Bunny is so clever, even when you are not at your Mama's house on Easter, he still comes, leaves your basket, and hides all sorts of eggs. Lucky for us, the EB texted Grandma this year and told her to be at Mama's house when you got home on Monday evening.

You were an amazing egg-finder, you have a knack for spotting the tough to find ones, even in a tree. 

 Your basket was so full, Grandpa had to help hold eggs while you kept hunting, I think both of you men had fun.

You even sat down long enough to get an Easter Monday picture with your Mama. Happy Easter, little Man!

Weekend in Seattle

My favorite niece, Blythe, (ok-she's my only niece) turned 30 last weekend. Bruce and I were able to go to Seattle and spend the weekend with Blythe, her husband Justin, their two boys Cullen and Wyatt. My sister-in-law, Geri and nephew Joel both came in from Kansas City for the weekend as well. We spent time on the military base where Justin is posted - I've always been supportive of our military, but being on a base and seeing the sacrifice and commitment of the these soldiers was inspiring.

Here's the birthday girl sharing some "tingling skin cream" with Justin, pretty funny moment.

 Bruce and Joel on top of the Space needle.

 The Pike's Market in downtown Seattle was fun, loaded with fresh seafood, vegatable and flowers. Wyatt was such a good little guy all day, rode in the back carrier most of the time. Cullen looked away just a little too quickly for me in this one.

 Geri and I would have bought out all the tulips if we'd been able to fly them home.

 It's a beautiful city from the top of the the Space Needle, the rain even held off for us all day while we were downtown.

Thank you Blythe and Justin for a fun weekend, and for the great news when we got home, IT'S A GIRL!!!!!

Jamaica with Friends

The last month has been a busy travelling one for us. We started out with a by going to Jamaica with 3 other couples. Our resort was great with a very long white beach, delicious food from several different restaurants and different entertainment every night. We relaxed on the beach, went snorkeling several times, and went on a couple of really fun boat trips.

 This picture came out a little dark, but it's all 8 of us cleaned up and ready for our "dress-up" dinner one night.

 This is more what we all really looked like all day long, in swimsuits and covered with sunscreen. Not bad for a bunch of middle aged "hotties"!

And, here are our handsome fellas!



Greek Monastery

While Bruce's sister was here (in early March), we took a day trip to the Greek Orthodox Monastery Florence, AZ. It is an amazing oasis in the desert with buildings unlike anything in this part of the country and lush gardens. Men have to wear long sleeves and long pants, and women must wear long skirts, long sleeves and head covering. It was a perfect spring day, and I think Carol and Larry had a good time.

This first picture is of the 4 of us near the entrance to the grounds.

 Here are Bruce and I in the bell tower of the newest building. Looks like we're in Greece, doesn't it?