Visit in March

In March, we headed up to Washington for a visit.  John had a conference in the midwest so I headed up early with the kids.  We began our visit at Papa and Meemaw's new house.  Our time included an easter egg hunt, swim time at the pool, a movie, and lots of good play time.  

 The kids had to hide while the eggs were being hidden.  They wouldn't want to see where any egg was prior to the hunt....

 Johnny also insisted that he wear his backpack for the hunt...it was completely empty.  He loves his backpack.  He wore it at the airport full of toys.  As he would run by I would hear comments on how cute he was with his backpack on..

And then we headed over to Pappy and Yaya's house where we did another easter egg hunt with the eggs that the kids colored and spent lots of time playing and even got to go sledding.  

 Johnny just kept spitting.....he loved watching his spit hit the snow....such a boy!

 Johnny and his Auntie Carin....he is smitten...

 Snowball fight with daddy.......once we got the board to hide behind I think we won...

We had a great time in Wenatchee then headed over to Bellingham for the CCF reunion.

Johnnyisms

This post is a little late but wanted to make sure to list some of the things Johnny is saying these days.  He is talking a lot and has the sweetest voice....

I a big strong man

You bubble monster

Mommy...Ider (spider...he is terrified of bugs)

You Yoda (he is a big fan of star wars)

You stinky butt butt

Me big boy

Me either (this means "I don't want to do something")

I angy

Mommy....me cying (this is when he is sad and wants us to help him...like when he doesn't want to go to bed)

Let me check

Look...no eyes (comes into room with his eyes squeezed shut)

Me angy at you

No fair! (Arms crossed, lips stuck out)

Mommy stop talking...me talk....

Ditners in San Francisco

In March, Emma and Johnny were reunited with Wiw and Bicky. Within hours of their arrival, Emma had Will playing tinker bell and princesses.

We went for bike rides around Stanford.....
Did some wishing in the fountains on campus.......

And even climbed trees....

We also took a day to drive up north and see the big redwoods......

And a trip to the Exploratorium in San Francisco.....

Johnny even got to drink out of a toilet. It was a social experiment to see if people were willing to drink out of toilets. No surprise to me, Johnny was the first to run right up and take a big drink.
We had such a fun time with Will and Vicki. We are very thankful for good friends like the Ditners and can't wait for our next reunion.

Kristen Comes to Town

In February Kristen came to town to visit for a few days. We went to San Francisco with the family.....

Ate some sourdough....
Drank hot chocolate in Ghiradelli Square....

And drove across the golden gate bridge......
The next day John gave Kristen and I a day without the kids and we headed to the beach. It was a great time of catching up and enjoying the beautiful scenery with a good friend.
Kirsten is like an aunt to our kids and an amazing friend to me. Thanks for coming to see us Kristen!! We miss you.