Easter Weekend: Color Run & Family Fun

We were in TN over Easter weekend. It was nice to go home and visit with family for the holiday; however, the trip there and back did not go so well. A few weeks ago, when we traveled to Arlington, Jackson did pretty well in the car. We expected the same thing this trip - boy, were we wrong! He was not happy to be in the car either trip. We think he is just so much more aware of what is going on now and also very routine. He did not want to be confined in the car seat when it was play time. Poor thing.

Anyway, the rest of the trip was nice and relaxing. We had a pretty low key day on Friday. The biggest excitement was a cow that strolled through the backyard (yes, that really happened!). Dad and Corey were working so we just pretty much hung out at the house all day. Mike got to catch up on some reading and Grandma, Gigi, and Abbs got to catch up on some Jackson time!

Saturday Jenny and I ran in the Color Run. Abbey was planning to run with me but could not due to having surgery. Luckily, Jenny Oliver (a college teammate and good friend) was able to run with me. It was such a fun race! Basically, you get sprayed with color at each kilometer. The Color Run's claim is to be the "Happiest 5k on the Planet," and I believe that it was. We had a lot of fun and plan to do it again in the future. Abbey also looks forward to running in it next time! Here are our before and after pictures:

Pre-race with our nice, clean, white shirts! 

Post-race covered in color! So much fun. :)

Easter Sunday was also pretty relaxed. We listened to a great sermon and hung out at the house. Jeff, Denise, and the kiddos joined us for Easter dinner. The kids had an Easter egg hunt and even let little Jackson participate. Jeff performed a baby dedication for Jackson. This was very special to us not only because we were having Jackson dedicated to the Lord, but also because Jeff is a close family friend who performed our marriage ceremony. We are so glad that he has been able to be a part of so many important events in our lives.

Here are some pictures from the baby dedication, Easter egg hunt, and the rest of the weekend:

I wasn't joking when I said there was a cow in the backyard...maybe he is replacing the Easter Bunny? 

 Kylie feeding Jackson breakfast. She referred to herself as "Mama Kylie" most of the weekend! 

 The Easter Bunny was good to these two sweet kiddos! 

Helping Jacks open his first Easter basket.

Kylie playing with her baby cousin. She enjoyed spending time with him but did comment that she got bored because he did not do much. :) haha

What a handsome little fella in his Easter outfit!

Sitting with Gramps and and playing with his toes! 

Baby dedication. Don't mind the wine glasses! 

Hunting for eggs with Uncle C!! 

Now with Mal! 

Kylie had a little help from Cooper when it came to hunting eggs. He sure seemed to think this was a lot of fun! Cooper also took it upon himself to climb down the steps to the pool after playing fetch on Saturday...guess he needed to cool off. Crazy dog. 

Kylie and Cooper with their baskets! :) 

All the kids at the end of the hunt. Robby did not want his picture taken. He was more interested in what was inside the eggs! 

Someone could not wait until Grams sat down....this boy sure knows what a bottle is now! 

The only pic of Abbs all weekend. Looks pretty good in a bow tie. :)  

We hope everyone had a wonderful Easter weekend! We look forward to a couple of weeks at home before taking another long trip with Jackson.