Easter Egg Hunt

The Saturday before Easter the city put on an Easter egg hunt. Since Skyler is still pretty young we figured it would be easiest to take her to it instead of doing a hunt for her ourselves. It turned out being pretty lame. There was a 5 egg limit per child, and there were so many people there that all the eggs were snatched up within a few seconds.

 We ended up doing an Easter egg hunt with our neighbors and their kids later that afternoon.

 Skyler was more fascinated with her friend's tricycle. I'm guessing she will be more interested in the egg hunt next year!

Playing Outside

I love that it has been warming up lately. Today was a little cooler but we still ventured outside.

Skyler had fun swinging

climbed up the playhouse ladder

and made it to the top all by herself

went for a ride with the neighbor boy Jordan

watched Josh and Jordan play catch

and she enjoyed sliding down the slide!

Just a typical day at the playground!

My Handyman Husband

So it has been a couple of months since I have posted on my blog. We haven't been up to much so I don't really have any new pictures to share. I thought it would be a good time to share some pictures from the past. You may have already seen some of these, but I wanted to show off how handy my husband really is!

armoire Josh built in high school

Skyler's crib - it converts into a full size bed

Skyler's dresser

picture frames

gun cabinet Josh built in high school

sofa table

he hand carved the edges to give it a rustic look

dresser he built for a friend (I didn't get any pictures of it stained)

bunk beds for a friend

finished bunk beds

entertainment center

shelves he built in our furnace room

dollhouse he built for a friend

Josh made the shelf and I bought the letters from a local craft store and decorated them

blanket chest Josh gave to me for our 5th anniversary

refinishing our kitchen table (Josh's grandpa gave us the table)

treehouse he built for a family friend

Josh and his dad put a new hardwood floor in our entryway

I love having a handyman for a husband!

Christmas

This year we spent Christmas in California. My little sister breeds rabbits and had four 3 week old bunnies that Skyler really enjoyed seeing and playing with.

Skyler also enjoyed spending time with her Grandpa Mecham - maybe because he kept giving her mini M&Ms.

Skyler didn't really understand what was going on with the presents and mostly wanted to play with the wrapping paper.

Everyone received some nice gifts and we all enjoyed being able to spend the holiday together.

Skyler's Birthday

We celebrated Skyler's first birthday on Monday with Josh's parents and grandpa. We kept it pretty simple and served dinner, opened presents then had cake and ice cream. Skyler got some new toys, a puzzle and a book.

Skyler had no interest in eating her cake and ended up just demolishing the piece we gave her.