Easter Egg Hunt and Family Time

Last weekend turned out to be a busy one. As the weather continues to gets warmer we have been outside as much as possible. Friday we met up with Katie and her crew at Jamestown Beach.

We went out after her nap and linked up with some neighborhood friends until dinner.

Saturday morning was our neighborhood Easter egg hunt. These two have some wild hair in the morning.

But she does clean up nicely!

We were so excited to have the cousins come meet up with us for the hunt. They were a big help to Bonnie, who really had no idea what was going on.

The Easter bunny ended up surprising everyone by arriving by boat onto the beach.

Bonnie was infatuated with her.

They had a large spread of cupcakes, cookies, and lemonade afterwards.

Afterwards we all had lunch at our house then Benny took the kids fishing out back.

(Pictures courtesy of Katie)

After naptime we went to a neighbor's house for a crab boil. 

It was a really nice day until the rain came through and everything had to be moved into the garage. 

By that point I had to get B home for bed anyway. 

That night mom, Dave, and Maggie came to stay with us. Bonnie was all smiles to see them in the morning.

We were able to take a long walk around the neighborhood before they had to take off.

Thank you so much for visiting! 

Weekend in Richmond

This past weekend we spent our very first night away from Bonnie (since her birth)! It was a big deal for us. With our anniversary in February, Katie graciously offered and encouraged us to get away. We kept dragging our feet on it not wanting to leave B, but finally decided to pull the trigger and booked a hotel room in Richmond.

We dropped B off on Saturday morning, stopped for coffee and hit the road! 

We went to a place called Hotel Greene for brunch and mini golf. 

The miniature golf course runs through a recreation of the old hotel including a library, bath house, guest rooms, hallways, and more. It was a very fun place to explore.

After mini golf we checked into our hotel. The hotel was within distance of a large outdoor mall so we decided to walk around a little before dinner.

For dinner we went to a small Italian restaurant that turned out to be so good! Needless to say we were very full when we left.

That night we went to the hotel's indoor pool/hot tub which was very enjoyable. 

It was such a relaxing night and the first time since Bonnie has been born that we've both been able to sleep in. It was absolutely wonderful. 

On Sunday we took our time in the morning making coffee, packing up to check out, and getting breakfast. Then we headed to Maymont, a large Victorian estate/public park.

The weather was gorgeous, in the 60s and sunny.

There was so much to explore! We could have spent all day there.

It pretty much had it's own small zoo as well, with lots of different animals to see.

We had such a fun time but we were also really missing our girl and it was time to head home. On the way out of the city we happened to pass by The Doorways, where we were offered a place to stay while Bonnie was in the NICU.

We also passed the NICU! I spent so much time looking outside one of those windows thinking how strange it felt that life was continuing to go on outside those walls while we were in there. I'm so thankful we now have such better memories of that time - such a bonding experience.

And with that, we couldn't wait to pick up our girl! She obviously was in incredible hands and had so much fun while we were away. We are SO thankful for having family nearby.

But it sure is good to have her back! Thank you so much Katie and Chris for taking care of her!