These last 2 weeks have been super busy and exciting.  Lots of Easter traditions and adventures to keep us busy during spring break.  We made sugar cookies, died Easter eggs and went on an egg hunt (thanks Grandma, Grandpa, Spencer and Mckay for the eggs and candy!).  Grant took a day off and we visited Great Seneca Creek State Park, went swimming and took an adventure to Baltimore.

The state park is right by our house.  The boundaries for it start just across from the creek behind our house but we half to drive to the entrance about a mile away.  They had a really neat recycled tire playground with a zip line that Emma and Leah loved.  There is also a lake that we walked to and threw rocks into.  This was Becca's favorite past time.  She would get really close and then throw her rocks in.  I was just sure she was going to throw herself into the water but she managed to stay mostly dry.  The indoor swimming pool here is lots of fun.  There are alot of slides for the kids of all sizes and a big area with water like a foot deep for the babies like Becca.

Baltimore was fun.  We visited Fort McHenry a battle site during the war of 1812 which inspired the writing of the Star Spangled Banner. The girls loved walking all along the tops of the walls and into the jail areas.   It sits right on the inner harbor which has lots of fun things to do.  We will definitely be going back and exploring some more.  While in Baltimore we decided to go to an italian deli we saw on Diners Drive In and Dives.  We have been dying for a granatos kind of sandwich and this looked like a similar place.  The food was great but the location... well I was a little concerned the car would be gone when we got done.  All was fine though we made it out safely. 

Emma went back to school on Wednesday.  She is super happy because I have found a friend to watch her sisters and I get to go and volunteer one morning a week in her class.  She doesn't like being there all alone while we have fun without her at home she says.  Leah started a soccer clinic on Saturday.  It was her first experience with an organized sport like that and we left with her in tears and she says she isn't meant to be a soccer girl.  Oh well, we will try again this Saturday.  Leah has decided her new favorite color is purple and wears it everyday she can.  Unfortunately she has a limited supply of purple to choose from, which makes getting dressed traumatic somedays.  Becca has finally started saying no.  She is frequently grabbing things and shaking her finger and saying no no, uh huh.  She loves to play with her sisters.  She loves piggy back rides from Emma and unluckily for Leah loves to whack her with various objects.  She also is full of hugs and kisses and is frequently running up to hug you or climbing on your lap and honing in for a wet and juicy mwah right on the lips.  Emma especially dislikes the on the lips kisses.  The girls love saying the da da daaa! from the croods movies and Becca even does it!  It is really cute and funny.

We had a good conference weekend.  We are still adjusting to the new conference times, but we are grateful we can still watch from the comfort of our living room.  We are grateful for the gospel in our lives and especially for the instant family you have when you move to a new place.