Egg Hunt-Beach Style

I did not forget about this promised "part 2" post. Our computer has just been too busy trying to crash, so we've been shopping for a new one and trying to transfer all we can over to an external hard drive. We haven't made our new purchase yet so for now (i.e., today at this very moment), our computer will turn on and boot up but honestly I probably shouldn't be blogging from it currently. However, our Spring is proving to be a busy one and I do want to continue documenting...before Summer is here and gone! Alas, this post was originally going to be much more clever. However, in the interest of time, it will mostly be just pics from our Easter Egg Hunt on the beach after church while vacationing in North Carolina (see post below). The pictures really speak for themselves. Miles of sand. Beautiful crashing waves. Endless sunshine. Two very happy toddlers. Oh yeah, and colorful plastic eggs.

I will tell you that Judah was much more interested in "digging" the eggs out of the sand with his "wand." (i.e., random light up toy stick with sports balls I bought for him at CVS for a few bucks).

He thinks it's the coolest. At one point during the hunt, he told me he was playing baseball. We try to tell him it's more like hockey, but he refuses to believe us. Baseball > hockey, according to Judah.


Anyways, if you ever get the chance~hiding and finding eggs in the sand with a gorgeous backdrop is highly recommended :-)

 All of the digging and hunting made Judah very tired. Right before this picture, he said "Night Night."

Daddy couldn't resist and joined in for a little rest time, too...

Hope to be back soon, from a shiny new Apple :-)

#3 with the Geer's

Meet Amy.

She's on the right...so many people confuse us as sisters. While she is not my sister biologically, I sure do love her like one. God brought her into my life August 2007 while working in Greensboro, NC, and although we've been friends less than 5 years~sometimes it feels like I've known her for a lifetime. She was a tremendous friend as I suffered heartache while trying to expand our family, and one of my biggest cheerleaders who prayed Judah home. Thus, it was so neat to see the Lord make us mothers of boys only a few months apart. We are blessed.

This was our third beach trip with the Geer's. The first (pre-kiddos) = staying up late, sleeping in late, more margaritas, lots of card games and Wii, loud fireworks, and doing whatever we pleased, clearly...

The second trip, while still tons of fun, was drastically different, as we were new moms with a 4 month-old and 7 month-old. This trip included VERY little sleep, lots of spit-up, more coffee, too many minutes of "new mom talk," and pacis on the beach?!

Cannot believe how little our two munchkins were here (notice Carson is not even sitting up independently) so I can't help but insert this comparison now...

They had so much fun playing together and needless to say this trip with toddlers was also different!

I'd like to think they remembered each other...

"holding feet" on the beach in 2010

 but they became fast friends regardless. 

holding hands in 2012

This time around, our beach trip included....

A trip to the aquarium

Lots of beach time!

I'm not sure who had more fun playing in the sand...Judah or Jeff?

And Judah even got to fly a kite for the first time! 

And perhaps the coolest was our Easter Egg Hunt on the beach. It was beautiful and so much fun! Gotta run, so I guess the Hunt is going to get its own post. Until next time...

We're Going on an Egg Hunt

This week, we hosted an impromptu Easter Egg Hunt on our front lawn (okay, side patch of green near our condo...must improvise in the city :-) Judah's best girls, Marilyn & Sasha, came over for a little play, Easter snack, and egg hunt. They were very excited to say the least.

Ready

Set

Go!

There were some high

And some low

They went fast

They went slow

There was stealing trading

And parading

Shooting "hoops" and jumping

Digging

And Dumping

Time to count, 1-2-3

Look Mom, I'm happy as can be!

Hope your Easter is a happy one! We're off to the beach to celebrate our Risen Savior :-)

Around Town

Between a birthday bash on Saturday and a baptism celebration on Sunday, we were still able to fit in a little family sightseeing around the city we now call home. DC was in full bloom during Judah's birthday weekend, and the scenery around town is one of the many reasons we love it here.

The National Cathedral, just a few blocks from our condo

My sweet parents in front of the cathedral

Before moving here, I'd always wanted to visit DC during the Cherry Blossom Festival.

Now I get to enjoy this beautiful sight for the next 2 years :-)

The scenery provided the perfect backdrop for a photo shoot :-)

The highlight for Judah was chasing the ducks! He squatted and waddled with his new friends :-)

Perfect ending to a perfect weekend. We are blessed.

The sun sets behind the Lincoln and WWII Memorials.