Daffodil Parade

After a busy morning (with perfect 75 degree weather!) we headed to Sumner to catch the Daffodil Parade.  Boy was it fun! We saw lots of people, noisy motorcycles and even some clowns - besides the residents of Sumner!  We had a good time and were even able to get a milkshake at mom's new favorite burger joint.  (Torey is pretty sure I was the only one that cared about the milkshake - but oh well - we all had some of it!) 

The kids were running back to the car and one of the clowns was walking straight towards us.  The kids stopped immediately and grabbed my legs, like "oh boy, who the heck is this guy?"  It was hilarious!  They warmed up and gave him "High-5" and then kept on running to catch up with Daddy!  What fun!  

Torey and I got to go out on a "date" last night to Fircrest for a crabfeed with our friends.  It was fun to see everyone  as we have been busy with the remodel and trying to keep sane with no sleep and lots of work to do!  The kids got to go play with their friends Madi and Nate and babysitter Emily (Krista's daughter)  Michael LOVES Emily.  

Easter weekend!

Lizzie (in pink) and Michael (in brown & orange) had a great time hunting for Easter eggs with the Haight kids.  Dave and Tara invited us to their neighborhood festivities.

She looks pretty excited - i am sure it was probably the biggest and most amazing piece of chocolate she had ever seen!

Michael really liked the hunt and the fact that Lizzie was so busy she didn't have time to grab the eggs from him!

Claire isn't too sure about this whole egg hunting thing - i mean what is the point here?

Owen and Claire were amazed at the dexterity and quickness Lizzie exhibited in getting to her Easter candy. It was great to play with their family and Auntie Carmel and Sarah joined to witness the mayhem!  The kids were (of course) well behaved until the exorbitant amounts of sugar kicked in for the weekend! 

We then traveled down to Kennewick for "vacation" and more family Easter activities.  

On Saturday we dyed eggs (Michael thought the dye tablets were candy - so he had a fairly green mouth) and then had several egg hunts and lots of food on Sunday!