First day of break began with 5 inches of snow. Parker was so confused as we had just worn sandals and tshirts the day before! His sandbox was a little hard to play in when it was covered in snow!
We spent the night at Timber Ridge, because we were able to get a great deal on the room. The water park was fun and Parker probably spent a total of 8 hours swimming. We had swim lessons the next evening and he was so done with the water!
We also went to the Round Lake Children's Museum and Artist at Heart's Artsy Tot class, and of course some shopping at the mall.
It's amazing how quickly a week can pass! I planned for a relaxing week at home (full of cooking, cleaning and laundry!) and all of a sudden it's the weekend again and time to get ready for the work week. But it's always a good time with family, and this energetic two year old sure keeps us busy!
We went to the Lindenhurst Egg Hunt Saturday morning. It was quite chilly and wasn't busy at all. I think last year he only got 5 eggs - this year his basket was full! Next year he can move on to the 3 year old section, which means there are other neighborhood hunts he can join. As we were waiting for the festivities to begin, Parker told me he was going to get a blue egg. Once it started, he grabbed the blue egg and came running back to me! I told him to go get more and off he ran! He was very excited to see "chocolate" inside the eggs!
Last year at the same egg hunt....
We also took a picture with the Easter bunny. I could sense his apprehension and so I asked him if he wanted to sit on his lap or stand next to him. He chose to stand, took a picture and went about his day. So proud of this little guy with his outgoing personality! No tearful holiday pictures for us!
And last year's photo with cousins!
Parker woke up Easter morning and immediately asked me to move his Easter basket and present off of his changing table. He wasn't too excited until after I changed his diaper! He really got into the egg hunt at the house. Basket over his arm, he walked around and you could literally seeing him scanning the room with his eyes, looking for eggs. He would get so excited when he saw one - OOO! ... and then "silly Easter bunny!" He would find a handful of eggs and bring them back to the floor to open them all. He did a nice job sorting his candy out! There are quite a few eggs still around the house, so that will continue to be fun over the next week or two.
