Quick Birthday Update!

Friday was Grace's 5th Birthday. My parents came into town and we had a late dinner. After dinner she got to open one gift from Dad. It was a big hit and we decided to play one round. Little did we know that one round took a lot longer than we thought it would. LOL

Thank God, we decided to have the cake before the game started. We had strawberry shortcake, cause that's what the Birthday Girl requested. Yummy!

Easter Egg Hunts (yes, we did more than one!)

This year we were invited by Beka to join the Mt. Baker School District at their egg hunt the weekend prior to Easter. This ended up to be a great choice since the weather was way more cooperative that weekend than on Easter itself.

Grace was excited to be there with Beka's two girls Ripley & Taite. The organizers did a wonderful job, separating the kids into age groups so everyone had an equal chance. Grace collected a basket full and even found a "real" easter egg. She didn't quite know what to make of the boiled egg, but when we got home she made short work of it and devoured it.

For Easter Weekend we decided to try a new egg dying technique I found on Facebook. You use old silk ties or shirts found at the consignment store and transfer the pattern to the eggs. We didn't have too much success, but plan on perfecting our method next year.

The annual egg hunt put on by my old boss Elizabeth and her family was this past Saturday. We met at Whatcom Falls Park where the kids promptly started playing around on the playground. Even though it rained on and off the morning of, the turnout was incredible. The volunteers again outdid themselves and hundreds of eggs were hidden in the park. there were even golden eggs for each kid which they were allowed them to exchange for a prize. Grace ended up with a purple magic princess wand and was happy as a clam. She collected just over 20 eggs and has plenty to candy to show for it.