Summit Lake Easter Egg Hunt

Getting ready for the Easter Egg Hunt at Summit Lake Community Club. Vinny had the kids scoping out the "golden egg" thru the windows...he was sooooo intense (can you imagine?:)) The kids got all hyped up and were wild with the thought of finding the golden egg-which contained money!

This is one of my fave pics!

Don't let this picture fool you- it was SNOWING about 30 minutes prior to this hunt, and then it was DOWNPOURING RAIN...mind you, I am not used to this weather-I love the "no rain" rule in Sequim that we enjoy!

This girl was an egg hunting maniac this year! I could hardly get a picture of her, because she was constantly in motion, grabbing up all the eggs! What a diff from last year-she only wanted ONE egg, a pink one, because it was "pretty." Not this year! I think I detect some of her daddy's competitive spirit in her!

Vinny had Dom so concerned about locating the golden egg, he would walk right past the other eggs in search of the gold! Needless to say, he ended up with not so many eggs!

Vinny heard 2 little boys walking after the hunt and one said to the other- "Can you BELIEVE a GIRL found the golden egg?!" we were cracking up!

Look at this excited face! How easy it is to please her...at times!

Two happy hunters

Thanks Grandma for taking us to the Summit Lake Easter Egg Hunt! It was perfect...divided into age groups, small, not overwhelming, and community-minded!

(Nick was too old to participate, but he helped Dom!)

Seriously?

When we arrived at my parent's house we saw this from my mom...she is so cute and so welcoming! If you are in my mom's presence, you feel loved and un-judged...not everyone can make you feel that way! In the background of the picture you see wetness-it was SNOW!!!

Telling Stories with Grandpa

Gianna could sit and tell stories FOREVER! She loves making up stories and our bedtimes can last a LONG time with her storytelling! So when she got an active listener audience in Grandpa she was thrilled. After coloring Easter eggs at Auntie Jenni's we got to Grandma and Grandpa's where she climbed up and sat with Grandpa...each of them taking turns telling stories!

Grandpa finds such joy in his grandkids!

G and Dom LOVE being at grandma and grandpa's house!

Easter Egg Decorating

As soon as we got to Olympia we went to my best friend Jenni's house and decorated eggs with her kids and Marissa's kids, my other best friend. We had a blast dipping, dunking, spilling...and drinking some delicious martinis!

Daddy was a great help.

Dom and Samantha

Our two soul sistas!!

Some of the finished masterpieces!

Time with Dan and Jody

We were so happy to have Uncle Dan and Auntie Jody come up and visit us this weekend. We had such a wonderful time with them. The kids can't get enough of their Auntie and Uncle!


G is soooo excited about having a new baby cousin...and a GIRL at that! We love adding to the family! When Auntie Jody came out in the morning Gianna asked: "Can the baby come out now?" (as if Jody has control over it!) Jody is so cute pregnant...her bump is just perfect and she looks adorable.

Taking a walk along the bluffs at Dungeness Spit. It was warm (for WA) and sunny. We could see across the water to Canada.

Wish you could see her cute bump!

Playing Picnic and "doggies"

These two play so well together-I couldn't be happier. and happy doesn't even describe what I feel when listen and watch them play together. They love to set up "picnics" and play doggies.

heavenly...

Our Swimming Princess

The fascination of the swimming goggles has rubbed off on Gianna. If you remember in our Halloween pictures Dominic had a pair of green ones that he wore constantly!

So this is what 12 year old boys do for fun...

So you may wonder what 12 year old boys do for fun when they are together...now you know! They get into the closet of a 6 year old boy and fit into as many clothes of his as they can!

Amazing that Dominic's clothes fit them this well! Yes that is underwear on Payt's face! Vinny and I kept hearing snickering in the hallway and then they busted out with these outfits on!

It's My Lucky Day!

Happy St. Patty's Day from these 2 little leprechauns!

While I was making lunch today I listened to them playing in Dom's room, setting up an "R.V." on his bed and getting ready to drive! They made all kinds of plans about what to bring in the RV. These are good days for me! Then, when I said I wanted to take a picture of them in their green shirts Gianna jumped close to Dom, grabbed him around the neck, and they both said, "cheese!" with such enthusiasm! These two kiddos make me feel like the luckiest mom in the world!

Capital Senators Dinner Auction

Happy Birthday Marissa! Brian's select high school baseball team held an auction/dinner/poker tourney...and of course us girls had to bust out the dance moves! Vinny and I bought 2 plane tickets for a great deal...and it was still a great deal even after I OUTBID MYSELF! Seriously, someone needs to monitor me!

Such a fun time together

Vinny had a great night with his buddies in Oly

and then the night ended with some wrestling, hugging, squashing...

Poor Jenni kept ending up in the middle of it all!