and so does Macie- she is turning into quite a ham...
Mid month, Uncle Will flew out to Arizona to celebrate Hayley's birthday with our family. It was SO hot when he arrived (in the high 90's) that we all decided to try out the pool. It was still way too cold for Mom, Macie, and Hayley, but Will took one for the team, doing some laps, jumping off the diving board, and even sliding down the water slide- what a trooper!!!
Macie did her best on the edge of the pool, but refused to submerge herself in the water.
When she got bored with splashing around she kept Hayley entertained by leap frogging around the pool.
That afternoon we all went to see Bugs and I got to ride him while Macie, Will, and Mom hung out with the barnyard animals.
The following morning it became official, Aunt Hayley got a job at a local animal hospital and became a working Veterinarian. Here we are posing with her very first job contract- We were all extremely proud of her!
Can you believe she is a doctor? We can't either- good thing it says it on her lab coat...
I told Mom that I want to be a veterinarian just like Aunt Hayley when I grow up!
Tuckered out from all the excitement, Aunt Hayley and her crew caught up on some sleep that afternoon.
Rested and ready for some more fun, the family went out to Sushi to celebrate Aunt Hayley's 29th birthday.
We had a great time at dinner, and always LOVE any excuse to go out for some SUSHI!
At the end of the week Macie and I were invited to a friend's house for an Alice in Wonderland Easter party. Dressed in costume (Macie was Alice, I was the White Rabbit, and Mom was the Queen of Hearts), we spent the afternoon playing games and eating. Mom couldn't believe how amazing the party was- not only were we greeted by the actual Easter Bunny when we walked in the door, but every thing around us was decorated. After an Easter egg hunt upstairs we were taken down a winding staircase into the "rabbit hole." Downstairs we had an AMAZING tea party with all sorts of yummy goodies- cakes, mini sandwiches, petite-fores; Macie couldn't get enough of the miniature cupcakes and kept stealing more when Mom wasn't looking.
Once our tummies were full everyone played games in the Queen's courtyard, and when we were done went outside for some pinata action- it was a SUPER FUN party!
Macie and I spent the remainder of the party running around with our friends in Wonderland!
Back at home Mom began our Easter preparations, and before bed that night Macie and I helped Mom dye Eggs to leave out for the Easter Bunny.
Macie's favorite part was coloring on the eggs with marker (her favorite writing utensil),
but I enjoyed putting them in the dye by myself, since I am finally "of age" to do so!!!
After finishing with the eggs, Macie and I wrote some letters to the bunny.
In the morning we woke up to find that the Easter Bunny had come while we were sleeping and left some baskets for the family (he also left a mess- if you look closely on the floor you can see a trail of carrot mess that he must of made as he was eating carrots on his way out the window).
He left us some pretty awesome baskets full of fun activities.
Macie didn't seem to care much for the toys, she wanted only one thing: CANDY (she is just like Mom).
When we were done inspecting our baskets, Macie and I hunted around the room for the Eggs the Easter Bunny hid. Mom was super excited that Macie was old enough to participate in the hunt this year!
Now that I had 3 Easter's under my belt, I was a PRO at hunting eggs!
Before heading to the Kovacic's house for Easter dinner Macie and I played in the yard with our new toys- Mom hoped that the new bubble maker would provide hours of entertainment, but we both tired of the excitement within minutes.
Instead we reverted to torturing the dog with our new jump ropes- an activity that will never tire (well, maybe for Jackson)...
After out naps, Mom dressed Macie and I in Easter outfits and made us take some pictures in the yard. Macie was the first up, and actually wore an outfit that someone had gifted to Grandma Judy when Mom was a baby. Macie sure made a cute bunny, but she didn't stay still for pictures since she was more interested in playing with her new hula hoop.
Mom chased her through the yard and managed to get a few pictures
before she started to jump in and out of the hula hoop.
Since Macie wasn't interested in being a bunny any longer, I asked to try the apron on for size. It fit quite nicely and I paraded around the yard.
After playing around, Mom dressed us up for dinner, and before leaving made us take some more pictures in the back yard.
I was hesitant at first, but came around a few minutes later and turned on the charm.
Macie went exploring in the yard while I soaked up all the camera's attention.
Mom continued to try and coerce Macie to come take pictures, but it didn't seem like she was in the mood.
I decided to help Mom out, and retrieved Macie.
She was not interested in being held, carried, hugged, or confined,
so unfortunately my efforts were in vain.
Good thing Jackson is always looking for attention!
Mom realized that there was no way Macie and I would sit still for pictures, so she just photographed us as we played in the yard.
Dad came out dressed and ready for dinner, but before getting us in the car, helped coerced us to take a few more pictures to make Mom happy. It's amazing what Dad's are able to do- check out these smiles...
Our Easter holiday was filled with fun, family, friends, and love. We couldn't have asked for anything more!!!
