The Hunt

Ryann and Cara hunt Easter Eggs differently. Always have, and I am sure they always will. Ryann searches out more, she looks for the one she wants and sneaks over and grabs it.

Here she is searching and finding her eggs.

Then she gets the eggs and looks through them all, waiting to decide what candy to eat. Ryann is a take it or leave it kind of candy girl. She will eat it if she wants, but never really eats it just to eat it.

Now Cara is another story. She sees an egg, screams "I SEE ONE!" then goes charging straight for it. She often beats out Ryann because she is pure adrenaline going to get that egg.

She is persistent. She looks and looks and looks until they are all gone.

Candy is serious business for her. She grabs a piece, eats it just because it is candy, and then if she doesn't like it then she spits it out to the closest person who will take it.

I think if she had it her way her candy would have been entirely gone or thrown away by now, none of this save stuff for later game.

Tulips

Yesterday morning we spent Easter Breakfast with our friends. I was trying to get some cute pictures of the girls so I had Ryann sit by the tulips. She loved them and smelled them and petted them and just was so excited that she even started drawing a picture of them.

Cara, not so much. She hated them. When we got home she slept for 2 hours. I think she would have liked them more if she didn't get up at 5am.

Happy Easter

What? There isn't a giant blow up chicken in your neighbor's yard??

You better find some new neighbors... or come to Arizona for your next Easter celebration.

Easter Hike

I do believe for the past 4 years Rich and I have participated in our ward Easter Hike. We hike up telegraph pass. The only problem is that until this year, Rich has never made it to the top. One year I was pregnant and didn't want to finish the hike. Another year Ryann was too small and we didn't have a carrier for her. Another year we just didn't have enough time... but this year... WE MADE IT!

Even Pegasus made it... he spent most of the hike on my back in Ryann's backpack... that was too heavy for her to carry all the way.

There was some hand holding, and holding (of cara), and some coaching along the way, but the girls did wonderful. We had some help from some great friends as well. Here is Cara with her favorite person, Jason. Remember how much she loves Jason because he is cute and awesome???

Proof that we made it to the top.

I sure love my little family.

I also love this time of year in Arizona. I couldn't ask for better weather and the most glorious place to be able to exercise out doors for every day of the year.