A-Yurting we went...

So, back in April...we went to Harris Beach for our annual yurting trip. Yurting with a baby who still needs two naps meant a lot of camp time. Grant had fun learning how to use the axe, Daddy had fun teaching him, and I had fun reading.
We did go on a pretty cool hike. Well, the hike wasn't all that wonderful, but it took us to some tide pools. There were tons of sea creatures for Grant to see. He loved it!
We got in some beach time and some time at the park.
This trip has been such a neat thing for our family to do. We love that Grant is starting to remember the year before. We hope to be able to go every year and make it a fun family tradition that our kids will always remember.

Bunnies and Swedish Pancakes

It seems like there aren't many holidays that we stay home for. This year we decided to stay home for Easter. Our new house has an awesome backyard, and we thought it would be perfect for an Easter egg hunt. Since we don't know for sure if we will be in this same place next year, we decided to take advantage of it while we had it.
Grant always has fun decorating eggs. He doesn't ever want it to end, but we don't really eat hard boiled eggs! What am I supposed to do with all those eggs?! But we have to let him have his fun, and I can't imagine an Easter without decorating eggs!

My family always does our own Easter sunrise service out on the deck. I wanted to keep the tradition even if we weren't in Florence.

The kids had to find their Easter baskets (another tradition from my family). And after church we had brunch at our house with Poppin, Grandma, Uncle Eric, and the twins. We made Swedish pancakes and baked eggs. What a treat! Then the kids got to do their egg hunt outside. It was a wonderful day and fun to celebrate in our own home.

Back to the Slopes

Daddy has been so excited to get Grant back out on the skiing hill. Last year was Grant's first time up on the mountain with his little plastic skis. This year, they borrowed some real skies from friends, and it made all the difference. Grant did great! He even got some turning in! They went out a few times and had so much fun! Grant is going to be an awesome skier like his Daddy!