April 2012

April was a busy month. The first weekend was Easter. This year for Easter, Gregg and Lisa invited us to go down to Leeds and play in the sun. The weather was super nice and the kids had fun playing in the sand. While Uncle Doug took the kids for a hike the Easter Bunny came and left eggs and treats for the kids to find. We had a picnic and of course ended the day rolling the eggs down the hill - several times. Later in the month, Allie finished up first year of dancing with a ballet dance to Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star and the Peppermint Twist. During Twinkle, Twinkle she got a little sad and Dad had to rescue her off the stage but she nailed the Peppermint Twist with her 1,2,3 jump - 1,2,3, Kick. Zach also started his first year of T-Ball. It was a little confusing at first but he got the hang of it and said it was fun. He especially liked that he got treats after each game. He was on the Gray Team with some friends from preschool.

Seattle

In March Dave and I had the opportunity to visit Seattle for 5 days. Dave had a conference and we have always wanted to visit Seattle so it worked out great. We flew up on Wednesday and then he had his conference during the day on Thursday and Friday. While he was in class I walked across the street to the public library and read and each night we would walk down do the pier and Pike's Market. We loved watching them throw the fish and the boats out on the water.We ate at the Crab Pot and Ivars - twice. Dave was in heaven with all of the fresh seafood by day three I just wanted a hamburger. On Saturday we took the ferry over to Bainbridge Island and drove the entire top corner of the state ending at the La Push beach. It was gorgeous!! It was super cold but worth the drive. We also went to Forks but I have to say that it was kind of lame. We loved the whole trip and can't wait to go back and visit again.