Cherry Blossom Festival

Saturday afternoon we headed downtown to the Cherry Blossom Festival. We had never been before and thought we should check it out. We rode the metro in and Lilly loved it. When we finally got there it was jam packed with people! It was pretty insane. Wall to wall people all the way there and back. The cherry blossoms really were gorgeous, so we hung around for a little while and took a few pictures. After half an hour we decided to head back home because we were sick of fighting the crowds. We decided if we EVER do that again it will have to be on a weekday when it is less crowded.

On the metro

Dont mind Lilly's hand in this picture!!

Easter Morning

The Easter bunny came to our house this Easter Sunday and left Lilly lots of candy, sidewalk chalk, a swimsuit, and a pinwheel for her and her brothers. Lilly loved hunting for the eggs he had hidden all over the house.

Then we watched General Conference. It was wonderful to have it fall on this beautiful Easter day! This year Lilly did very well staying quiet so that Gus and I could listen. Lilly looked at books, played with blocks, and even did her daddy's hair a few times while we listened to the many wonderful messages.

Gus's sisters, KA and MJ came out for the 2nd session and ate Easter dinner with us.

Later that night we took a trip out to the cemetary to put Jax and Rook's pinwheel on their grave. It was a wonderful day.

Easter Egg Hunt

Friday morning Lilly and I went to our ward's Easter Egg Hunt. Lilly had a great time finding eggs and then cuddled up next to a tree with her cute little  friend and ate her candy. Afterwards we spent the rest of the afternoon eating lunch and playing on the playground with friends.

DC Kite Festival

Yesterday it was a little chilly outside, but it was a perfect day to fly a kite at the National Kite Festival on the Mall. Lilly had a blast flying her princess kite with her Daddy and running around in the open with Aunt MJ and KA!

Rainy Day at the Air and Space Museum

Yesterday we took a family trip to the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. We had to plan an indoor activity since it was supposed to rain all day. They had a Girl Scout thing going on so there were lots of booths with crafts and games set up.

Coloring her kite

At one point Lilly hopped right over that little gate and tried to get in one of the smaller airplanes

Building with straws

It turned out to be a great rainy day activity!

The weather here has been amazing here during the past week. Lilly and I have been taking advantage of it staying outdoors as long as possible. We have gone to the park and taken many walks. Lilly just loves to run and run and run.

Getting all that energy out

Climbing a tree

We recently bought Lilly an easel from IKEA. She LOVES it. Her drawing and writing letter skills have gotten alot better.

So very proud of her "bird"

Another Visit to Pop Pop's House

Last weekend we took a trip down to see Pop Pop - Gus's grandpa. It was a great trip, and we sure do love that man. He'll be 87 next month and was just diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease, so we're trying to take every opportunity we can to go see him.  Here are a few pics from the trip.

Pop Pop and the girls

Lilly and Betty Sue

Kissing Pop Pop

Watching the chickens

Here are few videos:

As you can see in this video, Lilly enjoyed having her aunts ride down there with us.