Valentine's Picnic

For Valentine's day this year, I asked one of my new girlfriends if she would be interested in throwing a surprise lunch picnic for our husbands.  This is what we did...

We each made a map puzzle for our husbands and told them to open the envelope at 12:30pm the next day.

We set everything up right before the guys got to the park.  It was a beautiful day, perfect for a picnic.  My friend made these fancy basil pesto sandwiches for us and she even wrapped them up all cute with twine.  The little ones had fun running around on the field and blowing bubbles.  Ethan had the best lunch of his life: bread, crackers and dip with corn in it (he luuuurvs corn), grapes (Oh my goodness, graaapes!), and juice (gasp!).  He was practically in heaven.  And to top it all off, he ate a strudel all by himself for dessert.  Rest assured we brushed his teeth super thoroughly tonight :)

We should definitely go on picnics more often.  Happy Valentine's Day!

A Few Pictures from Christmas Day

This was the very first Christmas we spent on our own.  After a delicious breakfast, we started opening presents.  Ethan didn't really know what was going on but he loved his presents.  He played with each toy after opening it and since he loved every one of them so much it was hard for us to persuade him to move on to the next present.  After a couple hours of playing and opening presents, he was exhausted and he kept saying "night night" so we decided it was time for a nap (for all of us).  Other than opening presents, we also Facetimed with some of our family abroad, watched a movie, played with our new toys and read lots and lots of books.  The day ended with a Christmas dinner of ham, baked potatoes, steamed carrots, and rolls.  It was a good day but we sure missed our family who all live so far away from us.

Easter

I've come to the conclusion that holidays are 100 times more fun when you have a child.  It's true.  If you don't believe me, just try it yourself.  The Easter bunny came to our house and dropped off some empty eggs for Ethan.  He was thrilled.  The mini man also got a couple of books.  Have you ever read a children's book called Spoon?  It's so so cute.  I love it.  The author of Spoon also wrote another book that we love called Little Pea.  You must check them out.

By the way, is the Easter bunny a she or a he?