Egg Hunt

the weekend started off a little rocky. Friday after work we decided to head up to the north end of town for some shopping/play and dinner. I am the "Backup" person this week, which basically means i am on call from home. I knew I had a surgery pending, but i thought it wouldn't start until 10 p.m. (she had eaten lunch and we had to wait 6-8 hours). We had been at the mall about 30 minutes when the O.R. called to say they were ready for me. they had decided to do the surgery at 7 instead of 10. so we had to load the whole gang back up in the car and head to the hospital. Cris dropped me at the hospital, then he and the girls just waited out in the car for 2 hours (i didn't think it would take taht long or i would have just sent him on home) until the surgery was over, which ended up being a real doozy and taking longer than i expected. I am constantly amazed at cris' patience when my job disrupts ALL of our lives on a very regular basis. I'm not sure i would be so patient if the roles were reversed, but i am so thankful that Cris accepts the fact that not only are we constantly moving all over the country due to the Army, but that i am always working longer than i planned and getting called in at weird hours. Friday night made me even more thankful than usual that i married such an awesome husband, who didn't complain a bit about sitting in the car for 2 hours with 2 toddlers.

anyway, this morning things started looking up quickly. The hospital hosted an Easter Egg hunt for the kids, and we all had a great time! I have a ton of pictures to post, and some of them are a little random (i was clearing off the memory card)...

The girls got these super sweet dollhouses for Christmas. They love them, although they don't always play with them in the traditional fashion.

Nova loves her elmo doll. She also loves backpacks. Here her favorite combo of the two.
and then back to some leftover hawaii pictures. I saw this pink tutu swimsuit for nova and i just had to have it. Cris was NOT in favor of the pink tutu swimsuit. He likes when the girls wear Board Shorts and a Rash Guard :) Anyway, i had abandoned the idea of the pink tutu swimsuit until the top of Nova's two-piece suit mysteriously dissapeared while in hawaii, and i certainly couldn't let the girl go topless. so i headed straight to old navy and bought the pink tutu. i softened the blow for cris by adding the Ohio State hat to the ensemble.

getting ready to head to the pool

jumping on the hotel bed

And this is what we returned to after the hawaii vacation. snowstorm in colorado. Sherpa does have a beautiful doghouse (with a heater!), and yet she prefers to lie out in the snow. we love our Snow Dogs!

As you can see, Denali is now sherpa's size. he just turned 6 months, and is still growing fast! I know he looks a little mean in this picture, but he is such a sweetheart. A little too sweet for Nova's taste, as she really HATES when he licks her face.

Cris captured this shot of our little princess in time-out. Pitiful, right?

ahhhhh....we are finally to the Easter Egg Hunt pictures.

The morning started out with a little craft session. The girls decorated Bunny masks.

Then we sat out in the lobby and had a few snacks.

and finally, the hunt was on! If there was ever a child genetically predispositioned for an Easter Egg Hunt, Nova is that child. 300 eggs dispersed about the pediatric clinic for her to collect in her little bag...The ultimate "Project!" The kids were divided up by age group and dispersed throughout the hospital.

Juneau loved it as well, but became rather distracted when she discovered that the eggs were filled with candy. she was more interested in opening each of them than actually collecting them.

No egg escaped Nova's sharp eye!

They both loved getting to eat the candy they collected

Hanging out in Mommy's office and eating up The Loot!

after they thorougly coated themselves in chocolate, they took a bath, and then enjoyed some wild tackle/play time with daddy. Nova found these sunglasses and wore them around the house all afternoon....

Favorite post-bath activity - Daddy Nail Trimming Time

These sisters love eachother - at least most of the time!

Tomorrow night we have a babysitter! :) Cris is taking me out to a little fondue restaurant for my 31st birthday (which is monday!) The girls love birthdays. they don't care whose birthday it is. if it involves, cake, "Happy Birthday to You", candles, and presents, they are all about it. they are already excited for Mommy's birthday. Cris has been sneaking around the house wiht some sort of little surprise brewing, which i am of course dying to figure out. stay tuned for more on that!