Happy Easter!!!

Traditions are great! We especially love the one where we head to our annual Easter Egg Hunt!!!

Well, I guess 'hunt' isn't really the word for it :) Oh the temptation...

And we're off!!!

Once we gathered as many eggs can that could fit in our baskets, came the really fun part! Seeing what treats the Easter Bunny surprised us with!!!

Turns out, the Easter Bunny wasn't the only one who had a surprise for us. Uncle Paul and Kelly did as well! They asked Mommy, Daddy, Auntie Lisa, and Uncle Wes to be in their wedding! Like we did our candy/toys the Easter Bunny left us, they all gladly accepted!!!!!!

We were so excited to ride the ponies again this year! But we feel cousin Lauren may have been the most excited! This year they had a very special white pony with pink hair! It's not everyday you get to ride a pony that looks like this!

Before filling our bellies with lunch, Sara and I decided to get a couple quick belly drops on the swings!

Grandma and Grandpa are here!!! Grandma and Grandpa are here!!!

This year Grandma and Grandpa arrived a little later than everyone else. Grandpa hadn't been feeling very well. Turns out he had bronchitis which made his asthma act up as well, but at the time we didn't know what was wrong :(

The bond between Grandpa and Sara is something very special...as is Sara's heart! But this moment was unlike any other moment they have shared. When Grandpa arrived, Sara went right over to him and gave him the biggest, longest, most gentle hug. It was unlike any other hug she has ever given him. It was as if she knew something wasn't right, and was telling him everything was going to be OK. It was a very special moment to witness!

We got to meet the Easter Bunny! It was a lot of fun, however, I think Sara was still wishing she was in Papa's arms, not the Easter Bunnies! :)

Not only was it great to have the family together for Easter, but it was also great that we got to celebrate all the birthday's that took place around that time!

Auntie Lisa, Uncle Wes, and Kelly all go to blow out a candle and make their birthday wishes! A candle that Grandpa was very nervous to light (notice the biting of his nails) Not for fear of fire, but for fear of getting kicked out of the restaurant for lighting a candle! Hahaha! Silly Grandpa!

It was also here that Uncle Paul surprised Grandpa with asking him to be his Best Man in the wedding! What a special lunch indeed!

While Sara and Grandpa decided to cool off by the pool...

the rest of the kiddies headed to the park! :)

Family photo time!!!

Another wonderful Easter, spent with the most wonderful people!!!

Pee-Pee On The Potty!!!

When it came to potty training we were always told, it will happen when they're ready! Turns out...they were right!

A few months prior to him wanting to go, we tried anything to get him interested in the idea. From bribing him with gummy bears, to buying him some cool underwear. Nothing seemed to work.

For fear of prolonging things even more, we decided to drop any talk of it since he clearly wasn't ready. During that time we did however stick to subtle things- like buying him a new book for the car that was Elmo Potty Training.

Trucks (excavators to be exact) were, are, and most likely, always will be, one of Eric's favorite things! One day at Target, in passing, I mentioned when he was ready to go on the potty, maybe we could come back and buy one of the excavators he liked. No words were spoken of it after that, from him, or me.

Easter morning, it happened. Eric woke up and said, "Mama, Dada, I want to go pee-pee on the potty!" We simply took him over to the potty not knowing what to expect and...HE DID IT!!!  Afterward he said, "Do I get to get my truck now!?!?!" Here I was thinking he didn't hear me, but I was wrong! He simply took a day to think about how much that truck really meant to him!!!

Update: Since I'm a little behind on our blog, it's now 2 months later. He is doing AWESOME! At first he would only use a very specific potty in the house. Then he moved onto any potty in the house. Then he made huge leaps and would go in potty's that weren't in the house, like a store and restaurant!!!

Currently he just has two little hurdles to get over. One being automatic flush toilets! One flushing on him the middle of him going didn't do good things for him! And we don't blame him! Haha! And the other being, poo-poo on the potty! He just recently showed interest in going on the potty, but he still prefers to hide and go in his pull ups! Him overcoming those things seem to be just around the corner!

And yes, his truck collection grew a few trucks in size during the potty training process! :)

WE ARE SO VERY PROUD OF YOU BUBBA!!!  WE LOVE YOU BIG BOY!!!

A Special Visit From Grammie And The Easter Bunny!!!

In late March, like the very last day of it, Grammie took a trip down to Fl with her girlfriends! This was great news for us because it meant we got a visit from her as well!

Grammie, however, wasn't the only one who came to visit us! The Easter Bunny did too! He came a bit early and made a very special trip just to our house because she was there! We were so excited to peek around the corner to see what he brought us!

He brought us so many cool things...cloths, bubbles, coloring books, and stuffed animals!!!

Not only is he a nice Easter Bunny, but he's a busy/quick Easter Bunny! He had time to hide Easter eggs all around our house! We had so much trying to find them all!

During Grammie's stay, we also went to the zoo...

and visited the beach!



We love you Grammie! Thanks for visiting and for bringing the Easter Bunny with you! We love you too Easter Bunny!