oh, hey there

So it's  official, I have really dropped the ball on this blog lately. Time is totally getting away from me these days and I pushed this to the side. Well, this is important to me so I am recommitting myself to posting more regularly. It is a great way for family that lives out of town to see what we are up to and they get to see our little spitfire on a regular basis.

So to catch everyone up to date on the last month (and almost half of May as well) I'm going to do a massive photo dump. Hopefully the pictures will speak for themselves for all the fun we've been up to around here.

First up was a trip to visit the Easter Bunny. It went much better than last year, as she actually sat on his lap! She told anyone that would listen about his bow tie, pink nose, and big ears.

Up next we went to Costa Rica for Easter with my family. We had a fabulous time and it is where we discovered Liv is part fish.

The Easter Bunny even found us all the way in Costa Rica! 

looking for some crocs

if you look closely, you can see monkeys up in the trees!

Livvy participated in a kiddie show on the stage, she lit up the whole time. She is such a ham! 

As the nice weather approached, we started to spend more and more time outdoors, much to Olivia's approval. She loves to be "souside". 

One day Mimi came over and helped as do some gardening and we found a toad in the back yard! Livvy's immediate reaction was "NO KISS!", as she must have remembered a Mickey episode where Donald was a frog and Daisy had to kiss him to turn him back into a duck. She is too funny! 

With the spring weather has come lots of trips to the park. Olivia loves it, and watching her run around from the swings to slides to the jungle gym is the best!

And last but not least, Olivia has a little secret she's been dying to share...

Livvy will be becoming a big sis this December!!
We all couldn't be more excited!

Liv's first egg hunt

Our neighborhood had an Easter egg hunt for the kids the week before Easter and since we were away last year, we were very excited we could make it this year. It was drizzling and a tad on the chilly side but we all enjoyed the festivities!

Liv was very excited to find the eggies, and since we had practiced a few times at home (i'll let you guess whose idea that was) she was ready to go as soon as we got there. We had to hold her back until the whistle blew. She went after her first egg with gusto, and then she picked it up and realized there were treats inside. She quickly became sidetracked. Once we convinced her she could have the candy after she was done, she was a woman on a mission. Little girl was one of the last kids left picking up eggs.

(my camera was acting funky, and i can't figure out how to make them better. so instead of waiting another month to put them up. we're just gonna go with it)

After the egg hunt the Easter bunny, better known as the hop around these parts, stopped by for a visit. Livvy wasn't interested in getting too close, though she did brave it and give a high five. Then we headed back home where the treats were enjoyed by all.