Easter Eggs, Dancing and Soccer - Must be Spring

I wanted to post one more update before we head out on vacation. That's right, I said the "v" words, but more on that later.

First, an update on the kids' activities. Saturday was the neighborhood Easter Egg hunt. The day started out nice, but quickly cooled off as the wind picked up. At least the rain held off. Ellie and Ty both had lots of fun grabbing as many eggs as they could. Ellie particularly liked the purple and pink eggs. Melissa behaved herself this year by not taking any eggs for herself.

Ellie is almost finished with her dance class. We have a recital in a couple of weeks where she will show off what she has learned. If you click on the picture to the left, you can see a little tap routine.

Tyler has finished basketball and is on to soccer and baseball. Dave "volunteered" to coach Ty's baseball team. By default, Melissa is "Team Mom" and has been taking care of the administrative side of things - lots of phone calls and emails. Games don't start until May, so for now, it is more soccer. He definitely stays active, and loves it!

Okay, back to the vacation comment. We are going to Europe for a couple of weeks to visit friends in Brussels and Paris. It is something the whole family is really looking forward to - now that we ALL have our passports. A warning to anyone else considering international travel (including Canada and Mexico) - plan WAY ahead!!! The State Department is inundated with passport applications and it is taking several weeks to even get your application into the system to be tracked.

Our good friends from back East, the Robinson clan, have kindly opened up their house as home base, Kirsten has put together an AWESOME itinerary which includes trips to Amsterdam, Brugges, Luxemburg, Normandy and of course Brussels. If we're lucky, our trip to Keukenhoff Gardens in Amsterdam will coincide with the blooming of the tulips. We are then off to visit former neighbors, who are on assignment in Paris, for a couple of days. Dave will have his laptop, so we will try to make a few posts while we out of town.