Backyard Adventures

We have been staying in Snohomish for the weekend because it is General Conference for our church. It is so nice to get away from the city sometimes. Just walking around the backyard is an adventure. So that's what we did.

Playing

I think we were a little bit spoiled by the nice weather for Spring Break. We were so cold when we went outside to play on the playground today. All the pretty trees and flowers helped remind us that it really is Spring though. We can't wait for some more sunny days, but we will work with what we get:)

Easter Sunday

We had a great Easter this year. As you can tell by the number of posts with tons of pictures, we have been having a lot of adventures. We went to church in Seattle and had an amazing sacrament meeting there and then went back to Snohomish for a family dinner. Charlotte wore one of her Easter/Spring dresses and had a great time playing with the other little girls and with her Easter presents. 

Easter Parade

I have never been to an Easter parade before, I guess they've been having one in Snohomish for the last 33 years. I'm so glad that we went. The weather was amazing. I even have tan lines on my arms from the sun. It was on First Street where all the antique shops are and it felt like we went back in time for a while. I loved it. 

This is the basket of a hot air balloon. 

The Seafair Pirates had a really loud cannon on their float and they even went through the parade twice so that we could all really lose our hearing.

Charlotte loved it. The loud noises didn't even seem to scare her. She just clapped. 

Brad and I want to join the Sauerkraut Band someday. :) 

Easter eggs

 We love holidays. Even though Charlotte is little, we try to make every holiday a celebration. We dyed Easter eggs and let her find eggs (we carried her...) last year, but I'm sure she had no idea what was going on. She was a little more involved this year. We let her at least watch and color on the eggs with that clear crayon that comes with the eggs. She has been training for the big Easter egg hunt for a while now. Unfortunately she slept through the big community one that we planned on, but we had a little one this morning with the dyed eggs. She did great. Only a few shells were crushed. We'll see how she does tomorrow morning with the ones from the Easter bunny.

Orcas Island

Orcas Island is definitely one of my favorite places ever. I love being on the ferryboat and seeing all the little islands surrounded by sparkling water out the window. We could even see a few mountain ranges out in the distance. I'm so glad that we live so close now (and that Aunt Melissa came so that we could show her around a few of our favorite places). 

Obligatory jumping picture^^

 This was Charlotte's first time on the ferry and she loved it. She ran around and giggled at everyone.   

 This is the tower where Brad proposed to me a few years ago. We had to show Charlotte, even if it meant a short nap.

 These pictures are from the Rosario mansion on the island. Charlotte was obsessed with the cool lamp posts. She couldn't stop looking at them and didn't want to leave them.

There were tons of starfish in the water! I have never seen anything like it before.