The boys were, once again, spoiled by the Easter Bunny. Here are some shots of them first thing in the morning, checking out their loot. I think they both had a mouthful of chocolate and candy within 5 minutes of waking up. Never a bad day when you're a kid! (or an adult, actually!)
Our neighbor, Suzanne, has the best yard for Easter Egg hiding! It's like a magical forest, with footpaths and a stream and beautiful plants and flowers. Lucky for us, she likes to host an egg hunt and allow the boys to run around looking for eggs! We watch them carefully so they don't trod on her plants too badly. It was great fun this year and the boys came home with 32 eggs each! We are going to be eating candy for months!
Colin started another 8 week program of soccer. We love how it gets the kids out playing and Colin loves learning all the drills that they do. We can't wait to see what new skills he will acquire this year!
We had a chance to visit the playground on Saturday before Colin's soccer practice. The boys had fun with the merry-go-round! As you can see, we haven't seen the SUN much lately - both kids closed their eyes for the picture!
Master Colin lost his 2nd tooth on Saturday night! It had been loose for a few weeks and it was hanging by a thread on Saturday. Daddy helped by pulling it out so he wouldn't swallow it this time!
Colin lost his first tooth yesterday! He said it was loose just a few days ago, and it was a big surprise that it came out so soon. It's a good thing I thought to take pictures before dinner - he'd lost it before bedtime! 
Shortly after the last blog post the ice storm hit Olympia. (On top of the 20+ inches of snow we had) Trees started snapping like twigs and it wasn't long before we lost power. I think about half the city of Olympia lost power. Just our road alone had about 4 trees down blocking the street. In the end, we were out for 5 days. It was horrible. When we lose power, we not only lose the lights but we also lose heat and all running water. It was a true test of how much misery we could stand. During the ordeal, the big excitement was the digger, dump truck and pick up truck coming down the road. They were clearing debris off the roads so the power crews could get through. (Mind you, the clean up crew came by on Sunday... we'd lost power early Thursday) It was a huge source of excitement for the boys. Later on Sunday, we had a beautiful rainbow right out back...clearly ending over the water. Not only was there no pot of gold but there was also no electricity! The boys enjoyed many meals like the one above - make your own sandwiches on crackers, with a side of pretzels and cherry tomatoes. 
