Our Easter weekend adventure.

(this will probably end up a pretty long blog)

Friday after Jake got home we loaded up into the already packed car and headed to Gearhart by the Sea to spend Easter weekend, just us and the boys. We hadnt been to the Seaside area to explore their updated shopping and downtown in quite a while so we thought that would be fun. Normally we go to Lincoln City and Newport areas when we venture to the coast. Friday night we arrived and were pleasently supprised with an upgrade on our room which gave us a better view of the ocean and a much nicer room too.... had a few snacks, and headed down to the hotel pool. This is the same pool that Aunt Jen got Eli to really feel comfortable in the water and so as soon as he was in the water friday night, he became a fish. He was cracking Jake and I up. His goggles were pushing his ears out, but he wanted them that way. He would do these funny jumps off the side of the pool and then swim like a funny frog. He loved it! Zach did really well too. He's never tried to swim, or let go of us for that matter...but this weekend he was much more daring. He would let us float him on his back (with our help of course), hold just his hands and pull him around in the water, and even jumped to me from the steps a few times.

Sunday we woke up and went to a community egg hunt where the boys ran as fast as they could collecting eggs, and then saying hello to the easter bunny. Then we spent most of the day in Seaside shopping on the main strip, checking out all the updates to the shopping since we'd been there last. We ate at many yummy places along the way and purchased lots of sugary items as well. Elephant ears, rocky road fudge, divinity, etc were coming out of our ears. Sugar highs all around! We went to the Seaside Aquarium and fed the seals...who splashed us and clapped their sides and all the other funny tricks they always do and cracked the boys up. And of course, what would a trip to seaside be without the Carousel.

Here Zach wasnt really sure what was going to happen, but as soon as the Carousel started up he was all smiles.
Eli loved his giraffe.

We checked out all the cool things in the aquarium as well, and Eli informed us really loudly that "those octopus are like what mommy cooks for dinner!"...hope the employees werent offended! hehe We then took a break and went to the movie theater to see Horton Hears a Who...very cute and highly recommended if you havent seen it. Then after the movie we made a few stops at the Outlet Mall and headed to yet another meal. Got back to our hotel, colored easter eggs, and went swimming again. The second night everyone slept much better than the first night..which made mommy much happier. Sunday we woke up to a condo full of hidden easter eggs and a couple baskets for the boys. The easter bunny hid some pretty tricky eggs, but luckily we found them all. After that we packed up and went to breakfast and then it was on the road to back home...the boys were so sad to leave, but it was a fantastic Easter weekend.

We colored our hands just as much as the eggs mommy!