Halloween 2015

I know I'm very, very behind on my blogging.

Don't you want to see what James looks like these days?

It will be hard to see because he's under a mask :)

 

He is SUPER. A superhero, Captain America!

 

At around 6pm he went to go see if his friend Caden would be trick or treating soon. He ran back and wanted to leave ASAP because kids were out! He hurried into his costume and we were off. He joined up with his neighbor friends- Caden, Sawyer, Gunnar, Logan.

 

 

 

This year James requested Minecraft pumpkins.

 

 

We didn't stay outside for very long. Less than an hour? Some quick circles around the neighborhood.

James and his haul. Smaller than usual but that's okay because he's kinda picky.

 

And some hot chocolate and a good book. Captain America loves to read, you know!

 

James declared Halloween his second favorite holiday, after Christmas of course!

 

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Easter 2015

We woke up to the Easter bunny's baskets for each of us!

 

 

James had the best basket of course, full of things he wanted/likes.

 

 

 

We headed over to Grandma Rose's house for an Easter brunch. First, James was excited to have them try his new jelly beans.

 

 

Green apple or grass? I think Grandma got grass flavored!

 

 

This Mom was excited to try a strawberry mimosa. No jelly beans for me!

 

The weather wasn't great for an outside egg hunt so Grandma his the eggs in the basement. James always has a great time finding the eggs.

 

 

 

I think Grandma Ross brings home samples from the bank she works at... The eggs always have dollar bills, sometimes $5!

 

 

Tia ChaCha and Uncle Rich were kind enough to gift James with some new books! He loved them so much he started reading them immediately.

 

 

Grandma always outdoes herself with the holiday decor!

 

 

My favorite bunny-

 

 

Thank you familia for always giving James a holiday to remember!

 

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Getting ready for Easter

We were egged!

A neighbor friend left this note and a Easter basket of goodies on our front steps. We had to make copies of the sign and do the same for someone else. Like Pay it Forward.

 

 

My Obama egg collection :) 2009-2015

 

 

Our neighborhood had an Easter egg hunt. James has always hunted for eggs solo so I thought a larger egg hunt would be fun. The kids were in a frenzy of anticipation!

The little kids got a head start. The big kids lined up for the "Go!"

 

 

And they're off!

 

One of the neighbors on the pond hosted the hunt. Their yard had lots of nooks and crannies to hide the eggs. Each kid was supposed to hunt for 10 eggs and then be done.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Done!

 

Dane.

 

Evan and Alex were also hunting.

 

We even invited them over afterwards for a spontaneous play date and lunch.

 

 

It was a good day!

 

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Valentines Day 2015

Dad knew just what to get James for Valentines Day! His latest favorite candy (then)!

 

 

Now he's in love with KitKats.

 

This was my card for Jim--

 

 

Date night. Jim had arranged our dinner reservation. A fancy dinner complete with wine pairings. He KNOWS me :)

 

 

 

And of course I took pictures of every course. We tried it all.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It was all delicious! It was so nice to try new things and spend time with my love!

 

Speaking of love, my other Valentine was still up when we got home.

 

 

 

He's so sweet. I am very lucky.

 

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