Strawberry Picking

One new fun springtime tradition we added this year was strawberry picking!  Jackson took his job really seriously and picked up on the task very quickly!  Judah, on the other hand, required a little more supervision.  He was very interested in climbing the strawberry mounds and when he attempted to pick strawberries, he selected either green or rotting strawberries.  Momma quickly learned to just hand him strawberries and he would put them in the bucket!  We made strawberry jam (for the first time), strawberry-lemon cake and set aside some for berry smoothies!!    

Easter

Easter was so fun this year! It was meaningful, relaxed and had just enough fun for our family. Jackson has been learning about the meaning of Easter  for the past few months and it is so neat to see him beginning to grasp what Jesus did on the cross.  We can't wait for the promise of the cross to be embedded in his sweet little heart and for him to know Jesus as his savior.  

We went to a local botanical garden for their annual Easter egg event with some good family friends on Saturday.  Judah was even able to figure out that he was supposed to pick up the eggs and put them in his basket!  And Jackson's whole world was completely transformed when he realized the eggs had candy in them! 

Yep! Those are our boys...stuffing their faces with popcorn.  So much for a group photo!

Diggin' for Dino eggs

After Church on Sunday, we had a lovely dinner and egg hunt with our good friends!  The boys especially loved climbing their tree.  

Zootopia

We finally had a moment to breath in our busy schedule and Daddy had a weekday off for a fun trip to the zoo.  It's been several months since we were last there and our babies and the animal babies have all grown up so fast!  It's been so fun to see the baby lions, gorillas and giraffes grow up alongside our two little ones.  

As usual, the giraffes were a huge hit!  Both boys enjoyed feeding them

We upgraded our family pass and now get to do some of the other fun things at the zoo as much as we want.  The boys loved the train ride!

We also found the koala bear for the first time!  He was napping in his tree.

Look how big the baby lions are now!

And the two baby gorillas! So sweet!