Hipity Hopity

Happy Easter and Happy Spring to All! Although 8 months is a bit young to fully enjoy the concept of an Easter Egg hunt, Jacob took part and enjoyed many of the other Easter Traditions.

We have been basking in the warm weather and enjoying the first signs of Spring. The past couple weeks in Misawa have been beautiful...lots of sun and high 40 and 50 degree days. The snow is gone (except for a small patch here or there), the grass is getting greener and, the Spring flowers are poking through the ground. In the next couple weeks, our front gardens will be taken over by tulips!

Jason and I always enjoy coloring Easter Eggs. In Dayton, our wonderful friend Pierce would join us in decorating our eggs. We certainly missed his help and insightful decorating skills this year. We thought we'd give Jacob a glimpse of what the future holds for him, so last night Jacob had his first Easter Egg Dyeing Experience! He was fascinated by the entire event, and was a huge help (i.e. he did NOT knock over the bowls full of dye).

Sunday morning we got dressed in our Sunday best and took a short walk to the Base Chapel to attend one of the many Easter Sunday Services. After church, we hurried back home to pop the ham in the oven and check out what neat things the Easter Bunny left for Jacob in his basket. Jacob was surprised to see a small stuffed chick and bunny, some bubbles, an IU storybook (it thankfully did not mention our short 2008 NCAA Tourney appearance) , and a couple small new toys. Oddly enough, Jacob was more enamored with the plastic eggs than anything else. =)

We had our pals Kourt, Missy and Kelly over for ham, potato salad and such, and enjoyed the warm weather. Jacob was so happy to see Mis....and her big hoop earrings! Mis almost lost her ear lobe to Jacob's strong grip and curiosity. Jacob was so exhausted after all of the Easter excitement that he is snoozing peacefully in a little nap.

Hope Everyone has a Happy Easter like we did!!