Easter

We started off celebrating the Easter season with the annual neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt.  We didn't have to prep Talon too much this year he knew exactly what to do as soon as the buzzer sounded.  He was off!!!  Once he filled up his basket (even though there were still eggs to be picked up) he stopped and was so happy with his loot.

(Picture below is courteous of Talon, he's been into taking pictures lately)

The day before Easter we got a fun package in the mail from Nonni and Poppi.  It has something for all of us.  

We also had fun dyeing Easter Eggs.

Talon woke up Sunday morning running into our room stark naked.  He's into changing out of his pajama's first thing in the morning and I think he stopped to go to the bathroom too.  SO...after I helped him get some new clothes on (he's starting to want to pick his own clothes out and it's been hard to let him).  He headed downstairs before I was completely dressed and started finding eggs along the way.  This year the Easter Bunny hide about a dozen plastic filled eggs throughout the house and he actually only needed help finding the last one.

The Easter Bunny filled his basket full of fun new "surprises" and he got a dart gun from mom and dad (I don't think it's fair that the Easter Bunny gets all the credit).  He kept telling me over and over again "this is the BEST gun ever".

Once the dust settled from all the Easter fun and after our hard boiled egg breakfast we sat Talon down to tell him about the true meaning of Easter.  As a family we watched "He is Risen"from Living Scriptures and talked about why we celebrate Easter.  Thank goodness for 12:00 church!

While getting Talon ready he told me that pink is never, ever, ever a boy color and then once I got his tie on he looked at himself in the mirror and said "this is NOT cool".  I just had to laugh and try to convince him that it was cool and that he looked SO handsome.  Don't ya think?

This last picture is also courteous of Talon.  He told me to make a funny face and pull my hair out like this.  I think he's going to be a natural photographer. 

We got to spend Easter dinner with some good friends who invited us over.  It's so nice to be able to celebrate with other families while we are away from ours.  We are so lucky to have such good friends.

Early morning breakfast and clean day

Saturday morning Devin woke up with a brilliant idea, that we should go out to breakfast and bike there.  This is the first time I've been on my bike since last fall but I was up for it.  It was just a short bike ride but by the time we got there I was starving and so ready for a big breakfast.   Talon loved it too, I heard him screaming happy screams as Devin took off with him in the trailer.  It's hard work being a kid!

Once we got home Devin and Talon washed up our cars.  I love that Devin is teaching Talon that it's important to take care of your things and to keep them nice and clean

Talon also washed up his rides too.  He soaped up and rinsed off both of his bikes.

Spring break at the Zoo

We headed to one of our favorite Zoo's today!  Talon's been on spring break all week (ok so he only has 2 days of preschool per week but still).  I wanted to take him to do something fun while he was out of school!  We went with our friends to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo!  It's a 45 minute drive but well worth the trip! 

The giraffe's have gone green this year and instead of buying crackers to feed them you buy lettuce to help them eat healthier (I think we all need a little bit of that).  They have the biggest heard of giraffe's- larger than any other zoo and it's always a favorite.

We also rode the merry go round, fed birds from a seed stick, almost got peed on by the monkey's and had amazing weather and a great time.

Birthday Bliss

You've had a birthday shout hooray!  Ok it was actually my birthday and even though turning one year older isn't that fun it was still a great day!  Devin planned a family day starting with a HUGE breakfast at the Pancake house.  I'm still salivating over the freshly squeezed orange juice, it was seriously to die for.  We did some shopping and then he had a surprise massage apt scheduled for me.  He dropped me off at the massage place and took Talon to a near by park.  What more can a girl ask for?

After my massage we came home so I could shower and get ready for dinner.  I had a good friend offer to watch Talon so we could go out but we decided Talon would love the hibachi grill that we were going to so we took him along.  It was so fun to watch his face while they cooked the food on the grill right in front of us.  Yes that fire is on purpose but obviously I was still a little nervous having Talon so close to it.  The food was delicious and even Talon ate everything on his plate (veggies and all).

Devin surprised me with signing me up for a photoshop class that I've been wanting to take.  YEA!!!  Saturday birthdays are the best!!!

The skate park!

We've been taking Talon to the nearby skate park with his balance bike and he LOVES it.  Last week we met some friends there for a little lunch and then we let the kids ride.  He rode so much that day that he complained about his bum hurting the next day when he went to get on his bike (a little saddle sore?).

We was so excited today when I picked him up from preschool and told him we could go to the skate park again and maybe Daddy would like to come and see his tricks during lunchtime.  So we packed up a lunch and headed to the park.  I must say I'm impressed with this little guy's skills and he keeps getting better and better!

Story time with Mr. Cliff

After my aerobics class on Wednesday's Talon and I have been hitting the library and story time with Mr. Cliff.  I honestly think Mr. Cliff is one of the best story tellers around.  He starts off with a guitar and songs.  He is just so animated, the kids are always laughing and are entertained.  Talon still talks about how one time Mr. Cliff (purposely) opened a BIG book to read and kept bonking himself in the head with it.  All the kids thought it was hilarious!

Not only do we check out new books each week to read at bedtime, Talon also LOVES to sit at the computer and play the kid games.  The computers are touch screen but he's also been able to kind of figure out the mouse.  I hope he always has a love for reading and learning new things!

The Lorax

We took Talon to see The Lorax on Saturday and ended up going to the 3D showing.  The original showing we wanted to go to was SOLD OUT!  I don't know what we were thinking trying to see a 4:30 show on a Saturday and on opening weekend too.  I'm pretty sure they planned to release it the same weekend as Dr. Seuss birthday.  Everyone had the same idea we did I guess.  The next showing was 3D and no longer a matinee but we ended up forking out the extra $$ since we were there anyway.  We weren't sure if Talon would leave the 3D glasses on the whole time but we decided to take the chance.

He ended up doing AWESOME and LOVED it!  The first time the screen turned 3D he quickly took off his glasses and said "did you see that?  That was awesome!"  It was so fun to experience this first with him.

We realized after we took the picture of Devin and Talon that Talon had the adult glasses on and Devin the child glasses.  It makes me laugh every time I look at the picture.  They did switch before the movie started and that probably helped Talon leave his glasses on because they actually fit.

After the movie Talon always has to stop by the arcade for a ride on the motorcycle, although he's just fine sitting on it for a "ride" without putting in money in it.