Easter Weekend

Happy Easter!!

 We had a wonderful Easter weekend with absolutely gorgeous weather here in Portland.  I was glad to get home after a quick trip to Minneapolis for work (thank you Jeff and Sara for hosting me, and thanks to Mike, Jan, Jeff, Sara, Colin, Jana, Ben, Shelly, Anton, Eli and Leah for lots of family fun time) and leaving snowy Minnesota for 70+ degree, sunny weather made me happy!

Saturday morning Steve, Madeline and I got an early start and headed to the Oregon Zoo for an Easter Egg Hunt.  There was a special category for kids 2 and under, so for once Maddy was one of the bigger kids!   

After the Egg Hunt, we walked around the zoo.  Madeline's favorite animals were the elephants, especially Lily, the baby elephant!  We also saw bears, fish, turtles and lots of other animals too. 

   

We went to Eric and Melissa's for Sunday Easter Brunch and enjoyed lots of yummy food with the Gregoriches and Eric and Emily.  So many sweet and savory treats to enjoy - and Maddy loved everything too (especially all the breads!) After brunch we dyed eggs (Maddy's first time= FUN) and hung out in the warmth of the beautiful spring day.  Madeline soaked up all the extra attention and I'm sure appreciated new voices reading her books. I love how much Maddy enjoys reading and I hope this stays with her forever!

 

All in all it was a wonderful Easter weekend with lots of fun activities and time with good friends.

Some time reading by herself

Maddy's special Easter present: a Baby Stroller!