Bunny!

With Easter being so close to us returning home from Tulsa, we really didn't do much this year.  We did however manage to make it to The Resort again for their annual hunt.

G did brave the Easter bunny this year for a pic and scored TONS of eggs!

Treat For ME

While Gunnar and I were in Tulsa, Nick was keeping busy around the farm (despite some really wintery weather).  During our phone conversations he told me about the odd jobs he head been called to do, the cleaning he had gotten done etc..  However, when I got home the house was a mess

and I had a BRAND NEW ENTRY WAY!

Look at that gorgeous "beam" and the redwood between each step:

 Nooks!:

 A stained handrail!

 Beautiful!

Like many people we mainly use our back door to enter the house.  Unfortunately it is also one of the few areas of our house (upstairs) that we have never improved.  It was a fright!  Icky peach walls, exposed sheet rock seams with large gaps and awful linoleum covering the stairs.

Thank you, thank you to the most amazing husband ever!  

Spring Break - Tulsa

Gunnar, (Pip Pip) and I traveled to Tulsa to visit during spring break this year.  While the weather did disappoint a bit we had a wonderful time catching up with friends and family and taking advantage of many of the kid friendly activities Tulsa has to offer.

Gunnar was a super trooper traveler.  It takes 2 legs each approximately 3 hours (with a layover) to make it to Tulsa and he weathered it all (with a few bribes) very well.  On one leg we met one of the pilots as we were boarding and he even let Gunnar sit in the cockpit.  So cool!

Two of my girlfriends hosted a family get together/shower for me while we were there.  Gunnar had a BLAST playing with all (FIVE) of their girls and I got tons of wonderfully generous gifts!

My brave brothers even braved the event!

 Lot's of great game advice from the girls:

 You may be noticing a party theme here, G and the sombrero:

We hit up the Tulsa Zoo with some very special perks thanks to "Uncle" Pat:

G and his bestest girlfriend Keira being silly on the train:

 Riding the CAMEL!:

 Riding the shark on the carousel.  You will notice a distinctive shark theme to this trip as well,  He was obsessed!:

Next up was the friend meet up.  One of my girlfriends is so generous every time we come to visit (okay it has only been twice:) ) that she hosts a huge get together at her place for all our old school friends and their kiddos.  This year she really out did herself as there was a bouncy house!

All the kiddos (that could fit in the frame) baking in the sun:) :

 Kiddos in the back of the Beast with one very willing supervisor:

 Oh geez, look at those eyes!

 And again with the sideways glance.  We are going to have to keep a very careful eye on these two in their teen years!

To wrap it all up and seal the deal with G's shark fascination we also went to the aquarium.  It was packed (and I say that after spending 10 years on NYC public transport!) but we had a great time.

Believe it or not there was tons more fun had!  Not sure when we will make it back again with another little person in tow so it was a very special trip.