5 Months

My oh my how time flies.

Beka turned 5 months old yesterday.

She's a happy little thing.  She is as curious and aware of everything around her as her brother was.  So much so that she's normally too distracted to focus on eating or sleeping during the day.  She just wants to check everything out.

She still hasn't turned over from back to front, but she's terribly close and can even sit with a little bit of assistance.  Her favorite position, however, is standing  -- and she loves her jumper.

While it's hard to believe that 5 months have already passed, it's harder to imagine life without her happy smiling face :-)

Reyes Creek

We decided to take the kids camping.. yes.. camping... well sorta.

We got a great deal on a Toy Hauler / Travel Trailer earlier this year and so we decided to take it on it's maiden voyage.

 So.. if you ask Chad, we went camping. If you ask me, if you didn't stay in a tent.. it's not camping.

 But I digress.

 So.. we went (sorta) camping at this great little spot that Chad's coworker recommended called Reyes Creek. It's about an hour and a half from here and is on a creek that has actually running water.

 We got there early on a Thursday and got the best spot in the campground. It was 100% shaded and had an awesome view of the creek.

 We spent the weekend just relaxing, hanging out, playing in the creek, watching Zach collect rocks and sticks, and doing a little bit of 4-wheeling in the Jeep.

It was fun.. whether it was truly 'camping' or not.

Easter

This was the first year that Zach was really aware of anything that was happening on Easter and it was very fun. The day before, we decorated easter eggs (mom dyed them during naptime and then Zach decorated them with stickers -- he was very excited). On Easter morning Zach was very excited to find his basket that the Easter Bunny had left for him. Filled with cars and jelly beans -- his two favorite things.

Everyone then got all dressed up to go to church with their new Easter outfits

After church and naptime, we all gathered at Grandma's for the Easter Egg Hunt and Easter Dinner. Zach enjoyed the hunt and gathered quite a few eggs. Beka just hung out and looked cute, as always.

All in all, a great holiday.