Easter

We had a wonderful Easter!  It was a fun weekend of celebrating with family and friends and it was the first year that Tommy really seemed to understand what the whole day was all about.  He kept saying, "Alleluia, the Lord is risen from the dead!"

Saturday afternoon we headed to Aunt Julie and Uncle Chris' for a egg hunt with cousins and some of their friends.  It was a gorgeous afternoon.

When we got home from the hunt, Tommy wanted to dye his eggs (he's actually wanted to do this for 3 weeks, but we told him he had to wait until the day before!)  He took it very seriously this year and was determined to do it all by himself. 

Easter morning, the bunny hid the boys' baskets.  Tommy was so excited when he found his behind the couch in the playroom!

The boys before church on Easter morning.

The boys at Nonnie Debbie and Papa's house after church.

Henry- 19 months old

Tommy- 5 years old

Henry managed to eat enough candy to make himself sick!  See the handfuls of jelly beans?

Tommy could not wait for the enormous egg hunt to begin!  My mom hides close to 1500 eggs every year for the big hunt!

Henry wasn't too sure about it, but he did manage to find quite a few!

Our fearless one walked out onto the pool cover without hesitating!

What did I tell you about the candy?  :)

Opening one of his 114 eggs.  He was pretty pround of how many he found!

Henry at the Splash Park

Henry loved the splash park as you can tell from the video.  He was fearless with the water and didn't seem to mind that the water was absolutely freezing!  Sorry that it's sideways, I can't figure out how to turn it. 

Palm Beach West :)

This past week we headed to West Palm Beach, Florida (which Tommy kept calling Palm Beach West) with my parents.  We had a wonderful time and were all a little sad to come home.  The boys loved every moment of the sun, water, and sand.  They also loved every bit of the attention that their grandparents spoiled them with.  I have a feeling that this week may be a rough adjustment for them!

There was a new splash pad added this year and Henry LOVED it!  He spent most of his time here- running through the water and squealing.

Of course, doing so much running at the splash park makes you pretty tired at the beach!  He loved to play in the sand, but also took quite a few naps laying by the ocean :)

Tommy didn't care for the splash park, so he would "supervise" and drink his chocolate milk in the morning while Henry played.

Tommy loved the beach this year- not the water, but definitely the sand.  He and Papa dug, built castles, and made "Tommy Lakes."  He also took long walks for shells with Nonnie Debbie!

Henry was so tired one morning that he fell asleep standing up!

There was a new mini-golf course that was perfect for Tommy.  Of course, he was an expert by the end of the week :) 

The golfers

Henry was fearless with the water!

Tommy is really into Playmobile toys so we took an afternoon off to visit the Playmobile world.  Tommy loved seeing all of the different sets and playing with all of the toys!

Tommy loves to go down to the marina and feed the fish, but on Thursday nights they have a sort of art fair set up and every year the man with the parrots is there.  Tommy loved it this year and Henry was a little skeptical!  The big red parrot was named Henry which Tommy found hilarious!

Tommy loved it so much that he wanted to go back.  He wasn't quite brave enough to do it by himself, but loved to do it with Papa.

Henry loved digging in the sand with his buddy, "Bapa," just as much as Tommy does.  Henry was big buddies all week with "Bapa" and I'm sure that my parents will miss being woken up in the morning by a little voice screaming "Bapa" and knocking on their bedroom door :)