Happy Easter!

I was reading Matt & Rachel's blog today and noticed that it has been two month since this blog was updated! Yes, we're due for an update...

In February, Joe and I spent two weeks with my family in New Zealand while Addison stayed with Grandma & Grandpa Roberts. I know that we had a great time, and I'm pretty sure that Addison had a good time too :) Here are a few photos. I really wish that this blog site made it easier to upload photos!

Watch out for the Kiwi's! The bird...not the natives :)

Our trip was mostly cycling. We cycled the Central Otago Railtrail from one end to the other. It was my first experience on a mountain bike and I love it! Here we've just reached the end of the trail and now we get on our road bikes. 

A monument to the Border Collie. 

Yes, it does rain in New Zealand. I think everyone in the group had given up on riding this day. 

Franz Josef Glacier in the rain.

Sunset in Queenstown. This was my favorite town in New Zealand. It was beautiful!

In March, we visited the High Desert Museum in Bend. Addison enjoyed the animals. It was VERY cold that day, so we stayed inside most of the time. 

She liked watching Speedy, the turtle, move but we couldn't convince her to pet him. 

This is our most successful potty training day yet. She actually told Joe that she needed to go potty. 

One night Addison decided to put daddy "night, night". She took every blanket, sheet, towel, wash cloth, mattress pad that she could find in her dresser and covered Joe up. She was so proud of herself, but frustrated because she couldn't get the blankets to cover his arms. 

Addison went on an Easter Egg hunt today. We celebrated Easter with friends here in Redmond. Addison was really getting into finding the eggs and it went much better than the downtown egg hunt that we went to yesterday. I think that yesterday there were so many people and eggs it was very overwhelming to her. 

After the Easter Egg hunt yesterday...

I haven't been working since we got home from New Zealand so Addison and I have had lots of time for playdates, library story time and gymnastics. Addison's favorite activity is gymnastics and everyday she asks for "jumpy jumpy".  My new sanctuary is an 8x12 greenhouse. I've already been able to start veggies, plants and a few hanging baskets. It is truly a sanctuary when the outside temperature is 40 and the temp in the greenhouse is 80! My own tropical paradise :) We are all looking forward to spring staying permanently!