Dying Easter Eggs!

We didn't get around to getting Easter eggs dyed until the night before Easter, but it was well worth the wait since the weather was so nice and we were able to do it on Jim and Cindy's back deck again this year.  Kayden was really into the process this year and was so excited to see the dyed egg that he couldn't wait to pull the eggs out of the dye and see what they looked like.  Many of the eggs are a faint, pale color, barely able to see there is dye on them at all.

Charlie also had fun and really enjoyed being able to have her new puppy, Ranger, with her to watch!Ranger was pretty tired so he slept a good part of the process.

Kayden was so exhausted after a birthday party earlier in the day and dying eggs that he slept until 10:15 on Easter morning.  That NEVER happens and will likely never happen again until he is a teenager!

Then after dying eggs we ate a yummy dinner at Jim and Cindy's house! It was a great end of the night to a busy day.

Kids Easter Craft

The weekend before Easter I had the kids over for a fun Easter Craft!  I was a little panicked that I wouldn't get it ready in time, seems like I have been rather busy lately with this, that or everything, but I was able to pull it all together in time. 

Here are the kids as they worked on their projects.

 And their finished Easter art work!

Reptile Aquarium

About a month ago a friend of mine, Shelley, and her son, Blake, invited Kayden and me to go with them to the Reptile Aquarium in Monroe.  I was a little hesitant at first, but thought maybe Kayden would like it.  And he did.  He loved the turtles, they were his favorite.  We'd try and move on to the next exhibit, but Kayden kept coming back to the turtles! 

Here are a few pictures of our trip!

I am really glad we went.  Kayden really ended up liking it a lot more than I thought he would.  He did awesome with touching the animals (the ones that we were allowed to), posing for pictures and being a good kid. 

Seattle Aquarium Movie Night

Kyle and I recently became members of the Seattle Aquarium.

Every so often the aquarium has member only events and last night was one of those night. They hosted a movie night. They closed the aquarium, opened it up to members only, offered popcorn, gummy candy, soda, juice boxes and water. The doors opened at 7 and the movie started at 7:30. Since we were one of the first people there we scored front row seats, then wondered off to see the aquarium.

Kayden loved being able to run around and see all the different tanks while there were very few people there.

Once the movie started Kayden sat in his seat and watched the movie very attentively! Towards the end he preferred my lap, but overall, he did really well.

I had a lot of fun and look forward to another one!

Drivers License

Last Friday Kayden and I met a friend and her kids at the Federal Way Community Center for their open play. It's basically a gymnasium full of toys, bounce houses, coloring tables and building blocks. The kids can run around and play while the parents have a seat and enjoy complimentary coffee.

Well, in addition to having all these toys they also have, what I call, Flintstone cars. The red and yellow ones that you sit in and use your feet to move about. Kayden has ALWAYS loved them and is rather possessive of them. If the cars are taken when we get there he stalks the drivers (there are two cars) until one of them gets out. Then he spends the rest of the remaining two hours driving around!

I guess it's the closest thing to real driving when you're three!

How Cute is This Guy?

Kayden has been A-ok with me taking his picture lately, and I have been loving it.

He's in the, "I don't know how to smile on command" phase and gets this oh-too-cute grin on his face when he tries to smile when told. I just love it!