Anniversary and Easter Weekend

   This last Friday marked our sixth wedding anniversary.  To celebrate we got a babysitter, went to the temple, had dinner, and saw the new Oz movie.  We had a great time, and even remembered to take a picture of us.  The weather was beautiful that day just like it was for the day of our sealing six years ago. It feels like the years have just flown by, and neither of us can wait to see what the next six years will bring.

    Sunday was Easter of course, and since it was a holiday and the good weather continued to hold we decided to take the girls to Cougar Mountain Zoo in Issaquah on Saturday.  Avery had some initial reluctance to go because she was convinced that she would have a much better time staying home and playing on the iPad all day.  Once we got to the zoo though she quickly forgave us and enjoyed herself.  The girls both really enjoyed feeding the animals, and Harper really enjoyed looking at the tigers.

    On actual Easter Aimee, Karl, and Tyler came over for dinner.  The good weather by now had held for unprecedented three days time!  It was practically summer in Seattle on Sunday at 70 degrees.  We were able to eat our Easter feast on the deck.  The kids had a great time playing as always, and stuffing themselves  full of all sorts of goodies they probably didn't need.  That's pretty much what the adults did come to think of it too.  It was a great weekend to celebrate our marriage and the resurrection; and enjoy it with family!

We were able to get a shot of us and the temple together.  

This bird friend is waving "hi!"  He really likes company.

Here's Harper feeding an alpaca.

Avery was being very silly.  She specifically wanted to pose for a picture this way.

Almost every time we go somewhere Avery packs a bag of toys.  This was the first time ever that she actually got her toys out and played with them on an outing.  We were watching a very cute bird show.

After the bird show Avery gave a dollar to the macaw to put into the donation box.

Harper really enjoyed eating her Easter candy, and by the end of the night there was Easter grass everywhere.  The nerdy adults were enjoying a rousing game of Dominion.

Avery enjoying candy. 

Tyler gave me another great grin for this picture!  Avery was really sad when he left.  I think she was expecting him to spend the night like he did one of the last times he came to visit.