Easter and Newport

 Happy May! Just a brief update and a few photos about April, which passed oh-so- quickly.

Easter fell on a sunny, and mostly beautiful weekend. Her two little neighbor friends came over for egg coloring on Saturday, and on Sunday we went to church followed by Fiona's very first Easter egg hunt. Someday, when I figure out how to upload Youtube videos onto this blog, you will get to enjoy a pretty funny egg hunting video. :)

Grandma Green sent Fiona her very first Easter basket full of chocolate. Fiona told me for the following week how much she likes chocolate cake. Apparently, anything in chocolate form is considered cake to a two year old who hasn't eaten many sweets in her two years.

Last week, we enjoyed a short trip to Newport - my favorite coastal town. Although Fiona was pretty sick for most of it, she was still able to spend a little time playing on the beach, and learning how to bark at sea lions on the docks.

Today it's 70 degrees and sunny out. Bryan and I replaced our back yard pond with a small vegetable garden, and we already have a few greens sprouting. I am so ready for summer!!!

St. Patrick's Week 2011

 St. Paddy's Day week was quite eventful this year. On the actual day, Bryan and I were lucky enough to enjoy a child-free Paddy's Day with friends downtown. The music, pipers, and Irish dancing were delightful. A couple days later, we brought Fiona to Kell's Irish festival to watch some Irish step dancing and listen to a live band.

I had a feeling Fiona would be into both since music and dance appear to be in her blood. She's also shown an interest lately in Irish step dancing, so she was excited when we told her we were going to watch "real" dancers. It turns out "excited" was an understatement. As soon as we entered the festival tent, she made a bee line toward the dance floor, where she impatiently waited for the dancers to take the stage. Luckily, we didn't have to wait long before the performance commenced. I had to literally hold onto her because she was ready to jump on the stage and join the dancers. She asked over and over "Can I do it? Can I do it?" I finally made a deal with her that after the dancers' turn, it would be her turn. As the pictures reveal, she made the most of her turn on the dance floor!

Hair Cuts, Tea Time, Valentine's Day, and Snow

So, it's been a while since my last update. What can I say? Life is always busy it seems.

After Granny and Papa Sharkey's visit in December, Grandma Chavez came for a visit in February. Fiona loved spending time with her grandparents and enjoyed being spoiled.

 

 

Speaking of being spoiled, Grandma treated Fiona to her first "professional" hair cut at Mommy's salon earlier this month. It was a big event for Fiona who sat completely still in the chair, and wore a grin from ear to ear. She was quite the big girl who enjoyed being "one of the girls" very much. Basically, she's 2 going on 25!

Bryan made us steak and lobster for Valentine's dinner and sent Fiona and I roses and balloons. Fiona asks to smell the roses several times a day.

Yesterday Fiona and I happened upon a cute little tea place in downtown Beaverton and had our first "tea time" with lavender tea and scones. We were only missing silly hats and gloves.

Last night it snowed...stinkin' February! I'm hoping the flowers I planted this past weekend survive.

Random

These are some random shots I've taken over the last couple weeks: Fiona's theatrics; fun with the neighbors; and proof of Fiona eating Play-Doh after she assured me she wasn't eating Play-Doh.