Easter Egg Hunt Weekend!

This weekend we had not one, but two Easter Egg hunts to attend! The first was. held at the church where the kids go to preschool, the second was our annual neighborhood hunt. Both were quite enjoyable, and tiring! Olson is finally getting the swing of how the hunts work, and Liddy Costen just likes the fact she's outside and gets to run around! 

Bawk Bawk!

When we went over to a friend's house for a play date this afternoon, I had no idea they had chickens! Olson thought they were pretty neat, but didn't want to get too close to them. Liddy Costen, on the other hand, loved them, and followed them around the yard, and even climbed in the coop to get a closer look!

Dare we say...

Spring is here to stay? We certainly hope so!

Field Trip!

Had a fun trip to the Museum of Life and Science in Durham today! Daddy even took the day off to join us! We had fun playing in the sand, playing the outside instruments, walking on the dinosaur trail, and seeing some animals, including alpacas, owls, snakes, turtles, and fish, but of course the highlight was riding the TRAIN!

Yummy watermelon

Somehow, I managed to get Olson to agree to watermelon as a "treat" at the grocery store today. (Not sure how I pulled that off, as we eat it fairly often, and he's now starting to understand the world of candy. Boo.) But after watching them eat 3 pieces each, I'm pretty sure they were happy with their it's-almost-summer treat!

Wiped out

This is what a lunch play date will do to you. And yes, I feel like doing the same thing!

Goodbye Sweet Lilly

It was a very sad day for us yesterday. We had to say goodbye to my sweet Lilly. I guess it was good it was a rapid decline, but it didn't make it any easier. She was my pal for the last (almost) 13 years. She trekked from Naples to Jackson and, finally, to Raleigh with me. She loved bacon, peanut butter, and trash. Not necessarily in that order. She had the softest ears on the planet, and loved to have them scratched. She loved being off leash, and enjoyed many hikes in Jackson. She was chased by a moose, annoyed mountain bikers, and loved to eat and roll in the most disgusting things she could find. She was a terrible house guest, and taught other dogs bad habits. I swear she had thumbs. And was related to Houdini. She was not the definition of a "good dog," but she was sweet. And she was mine. And I loved her with all of my heart. I will miss her every day.

Hike up Rendezvous Mountain

Picking out the perfect Christmas Tree

Getting some love from Uncle Jeff

She loved going to Grandma Cat and Unc's farm

She adapted well to being a beach beagle!

And being a boat dog

And even went swimming!

She was skeptical of the new additions to our family

But was sweet and tolerant of both kiddos

And the kids learned to be sweet to her

She was never far from the action

This was taken last week, enjoying the warm weather

Just a few days ago. Olson was particularly nice to her this week.

I love you, sweet girl. Enjoy doggie heaven.