Easter Weekend

We had a very busy Easter Weekend!

Friday night we had Camden's friend Noah (and our friends Ashley and Frank) over to dye Easter eggs. This actually went much smoother than I would have thought with 2 boys both in the thick of their "terrible two's" They took turns dunking their eggs and put stickers on them. I think we managed to get 24 eggs colored! Notice the big scabs on Camden's upper lip from taking a header on the sidewalk. Cried about 2 seconds and then saw some rocks to throw. His poor lip was covered with blood and I panicked way more than he did.

Saturday was a bit chilly in the morning but we all got up early for the Easter Egg hunt in Draper Park. Amy still makes fun of me for last year, but egg hunts aren't like I remember them to be. We picked a spot last year that advertised that they had their egg hunts broken down to age groups and we found the one that had toddlers. I was expecting some eggs to be hidden in some pretty obvious locations for a bunch of toddlers to wander around and find them while the parents would give some direction and take pictures. This is not how it was at all. We got there (last year) just in time to line up with about a hundred parents and kids at the edge of a grass field strewn with eggs. The horn blew and every other parent - but me - took off in a mad sprint with their shaking toddler under their arm scooping up eggs! It really was the dumbest thing I've ever seen. I managed to quarantine a small area let Camden pick up three eggs while Amy was yelling at me: "What are you doing!??! RUN!!" (yes - she's a bit competitive)

Anyway, I vowed we would never do that again, but one year later and here I am! We picked a different park this year and they had a small area for 2-3 yr olds in a circle. This one was a bit more civilized (except the fat couple we saw gathering up all the candy they could and taste testing everything - funny) Most parents walked behind their little ones and took pictures - as we did. Later in the day Camden and I went for a ride on the bikes. He is going to have to start pedaling behind me as the climbs are getting tougher the bigger he gets. We rode about 20 miles and went about 1/2 way up Suncrest in Draper. Total climbing with him behind me was about 1500 ft.

After our bike ride that Camden slept though, we went to the Discovery Zone at the Gateway. It's a pretty cool place that encourages kids with hands-on learning and discovery. It's for all ages and Camden seemed to really enjoy it. It was exciting to watch him try to do everything and really quite amazing the stuff he can figure out when you just let him go for it on his own.

Practicing for when he go go down some real rapids with daddy!! Yeah!

Maybe a future musician? (just kidding - we all know he's going to play Lacrosse at University before going on to win the Tour de France! Duh!)

Check out Amy's hair - she cut it all off!

Camden had to cruise for chicks in his black sports car

Sunday we went over to Ashley and Franks house for our own egg hunt and an early Easter dinner. Camden and Noah are great together. Noah is about 6 months older and Camden tries to keep up with everything he does! We hid eggs around their back yard for the boys, played golf, baseball and played on the swings. The food was great and the boys wore each other out!

The Search for Eggs

Chocolate...More Chocolate!

It was a great weekend of non-stop Camden Action!!!

One more note - we just got back from Camden's weekly Little Gym class, and I just have to brag. The instructor picks Camden to demonstrate every skill in class. When it's time to play with the balls, Camden is the first to run to the little basketball hoop and the only one to ever make a shot without having to be picked up to the rim (this one seems to amaze the other dads and I can see the jealousy in their eyes!) and he has absolutely no fear. He climbs up on top of the tallest mats and just launches himself off of them jumping down 3-4 ft onto a mat below. It's funny to watch the other parents try to coax their kids into doing some of the stuff that Camden does and how timid they are. Do other parents not do these types of things with their kids at home? Amy and I just sit back and watch now as Camden follows the instructors directions and is always first in line to try the next skill or get a stamp. OK - enough fatherly gloating!

We're off to Nathan's wedding in Surf City, NC tomorrow. Camden is excited to see his aunt Laura!