Easter 2018

Hope everyone had a great Easter! We enjoyed a wonderful Easter Mass with Grandma Brigid and Grandpa Ed. The Easter bunny came while we were at Mass because we were so good. He hid eggs in the basement because it was snowy and cold out. Cecilia didn't get past the first couple of eggs once she found 3 jellybeans in each egg. Maeve found most of them and then opened her basket and Cecilia's basket. The bunny new just what to bring - toothbrushes, hair bows, window cling stickers, and books!

I think hiding and finding eggs is one of their favorite things. We may have to do it again to have some activities indoors to get us through this long winter.

Dying eggs the day before Easter was also fun. We liked the looks of the tie dye eggs but the dye wouldn't come off our hands!! Maeve enjoyed eating the hard boiled eggs but Mom forgot to put them in the fridge so we had to throw them away the next day!

Hawaii 2018

Wow! Was that an amazing trip or what?! We had such an amazing time with our girls and both sets of grandparents. We are so lucky to have had this opportunity to spend time with family. It was so relaxing but in a different way with 2 young kids. They were really good - took great naps and slept through the night (mostly). There were several early mornings so I don't think we made it up past 10pm any night!! The one time I (Kate) made it up until 10pm was to watch the U.S. Women's hockey team win the gold medal. It felt strange to be on the beach and watch the winter olympics!

Highlights include:

• Whale watching - we saw so many humpback whales and an incredible mom and baby whale breach


• Luau - even though it rained and was moved inside


• All of the funny things that Maeve said including when we asked a rhetorical question about 'who was Eric's mom' when he did something funny to which Maeve replied 'you are!' to Jan


• Cecilia's love of the outdoors - if she was getting in trouble for pulling hair or hitting - you just had to change the subject to go outside on the balcony and she was great


• 5am grocery run and trip to Starbucks on the 1st day since we were all so hungry and needed coffee


• Good seafood - especially at Mama's Fish House and Dukes


• The views at Mama's Fish House - you may see some pictures that I haven't posted on the Christmas Card later this year ;)


• Swimming in the pool (except for the time that I lost Maeve for 30 seconds in the pool as she swam under the waterfall through the cave - the pool guy even remembered me several hours later and wanted to make sure everything was ok! I guess I freaked out a little bit ;))

While it was a long flight, the girls were really good. We're still getting over some jet lag and catching up on some sleep. We forgot how far away Hawaii is. While it won't be a yearly vacation, we hope to make it back there in the next 5 years!