Easter and Dad's 85th

So, Easter proved to be kaiya's new favorite holiday....what three year old wouldn't love chocolate bunnies, 3 easter egg hunts in one day and dying eggs and baking cookies with Stephy...fun! She was sooo excited and a little crazy from all the sugar! kaiya monitors her own intake though and tells me all the time that certain things have too much sugar and that she should drink water before bed because "juice and chocolate milk have too much sugar in them"!

It was then on to Papa's big birthday party! TT (Esther) and Lotus came up on Wednesday and we had soo much fun with them staying at our house! Lotus is adorable and is talking up a storm! We couldn't get enough of it, what a little pistol!!

Papa's party was a great success! So much fun with family and friends we haven't seen for a long time! Kaiya fell in love with her cousins Tierny and Connor and of course her favorite Mea-Mea
(Meagan). She got to play with her adorable cousins Stella and Scarlett who she adores! She saw her "grandma" Linda and made many new friends! The weather turned out for Papa and we think grandma Mary pulled a few strings up there in Heaven (it was supposed to pour, but was gorgeous and that doesn't happen here in the NW)!

Well, we both got sick after all the commotion and we are back to the regular old hustle and bustle of life! We are sad that everyone is gone and we can't wait to see you all again soon!

80 degrees is lovely

FUN in the SUN!!

The last few days have been warm and wonderful! The sun is staying out so late that even after a long 10 hour shift there is still time to play and enjoy it all! Kaiya planted her first seeds and they are doing great with all the warm weather! She is so excited and asked if she could sit and watch them grow! Life is good!

I feel like we are enjoying life a lot more lately and not just getting by, which is a nice change! We have been baking, planting and swinging in our playset in the yard...so much fun! Winter does put a lot of restrictions on what we can do and it gets old real fast! I feel the S.A.D. fading quickly away only to rear it's ugly head again next winter...oh woe is me!

I am looking into going back to school in the Fall of 2008 to get my PhD in Psychology. It makes the most sense to me and for the path I want to embark on...so we might be moving...I am looking at many schools, some Southern California and Some East Coast...not many in between although Texas and Florida are options....basically the narrowing down part hasn't really happened, although UCLA, NYU, Columbia and Princeton are up there...U of O is an option as well!

Who knows what life will bring! I know that we are having fun and learning every step of the way!

My dad's big birthday bash is coming up and I hope to see a lot of you there! It should be great, he sure knows how to get a crowd like nobody else I know!

Love to all