Monday, April 19, 2010

To Edmonton We Go

The kids and I drove up to Edmonton Wednesday in our very fancy new minivan...yep that's right we are now a minivan family. Thankfully both did really well on the trip and Eloise was super pleased to find out that she can watch her 'shows' while we are driving. Bryce joined us for the weekend on the Greyhound. We had so much fun with Grandma and Grandpa Palmer and all the Edmonton cousins.

Enjoying the beautiful weather on the fun swing.
We went swimming on Saturday and then had a wiener roast. This is what Eloise looked like after all the delicious (and non nutritious) food.
Micheal sharing ice cubes with Eloise. Earlier in the evening Micheal had fallen off this bench so I was watching them closely knowing that Eloise is not too graceful at the best of times. Until someone pointed out a wandering child (not from our group) in the distance and distracted me...needless to say this is when Eloise fell. Luckily she recovers quickly and was happy to keep on exploring.
Elosie is a culinary genius and invented the hot dog dipped in Sprite...Yum (at least she was eating something which is more than we can say for most other meals).
Best buds Cohen and Sam!

Monday, April 12, 2010

Easter - Egg Hunt


Once Eloise convinced grandma to open one of her eggs the hunt was over and she was happy.

Easter - Egg Rolling

Grandpa set up a great ramp for us to roll our eggs down just outside the gate, which was super convenient.

Sam enjoying the action from his Snuggli.

Elosie also though the ramp was a fantastic slide.

Easter - Egg Decorating

The Salmon family loves traditions and Easter is no exception. I am thankful to my parents have always made holidays special, and although we make fun of my mom and her obsession with traditions I can see myself becoming just like her. The following easter posts show the traditions that we squeezed in in between conference, naps and crafting time.

Showing off our creations.
Elosie thought decorating eggs was a delicious activity.



Thursday, April 1, 2010

Parties


We have been visiting at Grandparents Salmon this week and so far it has been party after party and we haven't even celebrated Easter yet.
Kicking Party.
Cookie making party.
Movie watching chocolate party.
And best of all dance party!