Easter Egg Hunt- Probably only interesting to watch if you're us...

Easter and Cars

 

Saturday we checked our mail and saw a package from our old babysitter Sarah--who watched Enoch for one quarter she was out of college. She sent a sweet card and two special gifts for Enoch. Enoch LOVES the Disney movie Cars. Sarah sent him Lightning McQueen and Tow Mater. He has made them his special friends. They are the toy he carries around everywhere and have kept his attention the longest. They're well loved and already Mater has lost his right, side view mirror from being played with so much. I was in the living room this morning by myself before everyone woke up, and I heard "Cars?" come from Enoch's room. He was awake---and his new toys were the first thing he thought of. Very cute.

Easter weekend, my father came up to visit. We had an indoor easter egg hunt on Saturday, a walk in the beautiful weather around Lake Padden, and a low key homemade dinner. It was a nice two days to catch up with my dad and for Enoch to continue to establish a relationship with. They were good friends by the time he left on Sunday. That makes me very happy.

In case, I didn't mention it before, in March- Shaun was laid off from work. He has gotten an unpaid internship...and we are happy. Shaun has time to focus on school and is getting the classwork he needs finished. Shaun is planning on taking 7 credits this summer, then 20 in Fall and Winter...then graduating in March 2012 with a BS in Environmental Science. We're excited for him to finish and get working in an area he's passionate about.

That's all for now!

Work Update

So, I've been a legal assistant for about 3.5 years. I have had the opportunity to work with a great bunch of people and have enjoyed their sense of humor throughout. I have assisted in helping my boss with deciding on marketing decisions.


Today, my boss pulled me into his office and shared this commercial with me---and said we needed to do a marketing campaign like this one. (joking)



Funny Stuff. Clever ad. 

Life is slowly changing ...outlook is good.

Baths, playing in boxes, reading, running, playing with cars, trip to Wenatchee, Enoch fell/jumped out of his crib for the first time---last time?, lemon cake, Shaun's internship collecting algae from local lakes, and the words "go, go, go, go!!!" firmly exclaimed to us from Enoch (meaning, run, I want to play chase).

More Family Photos

When we got family photos taken 1-22-11, it was Enoch's lucky day because he got to run around, be chased by a photographer, his parents, and he even jumped into a crowd of kids running and was SOOOO happy. As I look at the pictures, I think about how special these pictures are. These weren't posed pictures, they were action  shots---and I love how uninhibited Enoch is. I imagine, someday he'll fake a smile for a family picture--and I'll have to resort to silly clown antics to get a natural smile out of my little guy. 

Here he is doing some warm-up laps before Shaun and I joined in.

 Catch me if you can! (He may look still--but his teasing pause.) He was running in and out of a little chained up eating area.

 As soon as we sat, Enoch ran away...to our delight. (We like to see him happy.) Also, strangers see a photographer and think, "Oh, their child is running everywhere for pictures....well, that's okay!"

 None of our shots really "worked" since Enoch was suppose to sit. So, off we went.

 Shaun thought, "Maybe we can put him on our shoulders....that will be fun and we don't have to chase him." Yep!

 But, soon enough, Enoch was released from daddy's shoulders and up we climbed a hidden staircase...to trespass. Nobody seemed to mind....just stay quiet...and be sneaky.

A door to try and open...he's an opportunist. (It didn't open.- Phew!)

 Can I catch you? (Note:magic hands are funner to run away from than towards.) 

 Hey Enoch, lets act natural and talk about how cute you are before we put you down and chase you some more.

Curiosity? Yes, please!

Adorable!

We ran into a doggie! Oh boy! Enoch was thrilled! So, was the doggie.

 Now let's go into an area full of breakable pretty things. Right after this picture was taken, Enoch threw the glass ball ($17) he's holding. Lucky me, it didn't break. We decided this was a better area for Senior Pictures.

 Awe! Shaun and Enoch chilling out. 

Looking inside an old mail box. 

 This is in front of a commercial garage door on a hill. Cool huh!!! 

 Back to the Fairhaven Green. Did I mention that I can catch Enoch if I really want to...but I didn't. (I wanted him to have fun.)

 Here's where some birthday party group of kids (9 yrs old maybe) were running around for a game--and Enoch joined in without hesitating. We had to grab him  and carry him off--and he expressed his disapointment.

Enoch liked the water fountain here. Also, he kept trying to get down and explore the public bathrooms around the corner. 

 Enoch trying to escape our grip.

 Do you see the little girl in the left corner. She and her sister were fascinated with Enoch...and he with them. The girl's father awkarding stood nearby trying to get his girls to get out of the pictures....Bellingham people are so nice. We told him his girls were actually helping to get Enoch to smile!

Second to last shot...tickling Enoch in our arms...fighting off his nap-time crankies.

It was a very memorable experience. I am so glad we made an event out of getting pictures. It captured an hour of our lives together. It was beautiful.