Easter Weekend Fun

The two Fulton brothers in their Easter weekend best!

At the local Willow Creek Egg Hunt, (we missed it, all of THREE minutes late! Never knew these egghunts were so nuts!)

As close as Forrest would get to this Easter Bunny, (I'd agree, a bit scary looking....)

Dying Easter Eggs, (He had a blast until he wanted to dye them ALL, all of the colors,---aka "brown" and mama regulated!)

Mr. E. Bunny arrives and delivers loads of goodies and treats!

We were lucky enough to spend Easter morning at our lovely neighbors house!

Talin baby had a blast "tasting" all the eggs Forrest would let him near, (not many!)

Look Mom, a BIG egg!

My boys already trying to get their hands on the same treat

Another BIG egg! Beautiful morning!

Delish and lovely meal! This picture doesn't do it, or the wonderful company justice. It was a 7 course feast with our fellow neighbor friends, all of which love our kids. We're so lucky!

The egg hunter in his fire man boots

"Is that Egg for me actually?" Baby T goes in for the grab....

Mmmmm, a good one!

Super happy nearly 11 month old toothy grin!

JUST out of his reach...maybe next year little Talin....

Baskets? Who needs those! We use nets around here for egg hunts!

That Easter Bunny sure does hide those eggs in tricky spots!

Assesing his loot, (what a load!)

Happy camper, (with WAY too much sugar!)

Tuckered out parents! A very fun Easter was had by all :-)

Too Much Easter... :-)

Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's party!" ~Robin Williams

Well if this is true then it is a WET party here in N. Cal. We have had several back to back wet storms up here, dumping tons of rain and making us yearn for the drier, sunnier, and warmer Spring days! But, it has made things exciting. Our front yard river, the Trinity, is at its second highest point since we moved here putting Alex's boats in some danger....

 

As of today....all is kosher with the beloved drift boats. They are still kind of "stuck" out there in the mighty river, but this is much better then being on the bottom of the river...or worse....

Forrest showing us the "BIG RIVER!!"

 The rain has also brought some great puddle walks, stormy cozy days inside filled with movies and every kiddie activity imaginable, and good conversation you only get when stuck inside...(yes some wine may have been involved :-)

Lots of puddle walks, woohooo!!!

Enjoying the newly blooming Redbud despite the deluge!

all of our home creeks are huge!!!

Cold weather walks are the best!

 But...it has also brought some major bad kiddie bugs, (fevers, endless runny noses, ear infections, and as of today....puke....niiiicceeee way to round out the snot little T man....), a cranky baby Talin who is teething like mad AND sick, (and even though I'm all for getting the kids outside in rain, when they are sick...I don't...), and a rather agro moody Forrest who has energy to burn.

But we are surviving...and hoping, wishing, and praying to the Spring Equinox Goddess to have April bring....SCATTERED showers....instead of ENDLESS downpour...for those beautiful May flowers :-)

Our tulips are blooming!!! Joining our March daffodils :-)

Forrest hits the big THREE

Happy Birthday to Forrest!
He turned THREE years old on 3/14.

We celebrated with a pinata, cupcake treats for his daycare/preschool friends, a dinner out with his friend Owen, (and great parent friends...good beer....great time had by all!)  

Three years ago this little boy

 

..... was THIS newborn.



We can't remember life without him! He is FULL of life, good life, crazy life, happy life, you name it he is a mover and a shaker. I can say for sure their will NEVER be a dull moment with Forrest G. He keeps you on your toes, always pushing buttons, but always ready to love, to engage, and just plain always wanting YOU. He demands attention and if you can give it, you will be rewarded.
We love you Forrest! Here is to a glorious 4th year of life!!!

Enjoy our wonderful cake eating kid......:-)

The Ranch Bike Mobile!!!

Last weekend I got the idea, (and energy, and bravery!) to FINALLY hook our bike trailer, (Christmas present from Alex TWO Christmas's ago....-sorry honey, pregnant kiddie towing on these dirt roads was even too much for me!!!) to my mountain bike! My mtn. bike , (Jonna, if you are reading, yes, YOUR old bike I bought off you in PA school days!!!) has also seen better days, woefully ignored the last year due to, well, these two kiddies!

But, I finally decided that if I'm ever going to use this bike trailer which I have had dreams of doing, I'm turning it into an OFF-ROAD kiddie trailer! Works, ehh, decently, (yes, kids are in helmets when I'm riding Mom and Dad!!!) except for the occasional tendency for the thing to fall off my bike, (DON'T WORRY Grandma! It does have a safety mechanism and there is never any carnage when this happens, just some ummm, bad words on MY part and a quick fix and we are off and running again!)
We stay on the flat road of course, but have a 3/4 of a mile loop we can do. I can take both kids. But given Forrest's tendency to want to throttle Talin and the most inappropriate moments, (are there really appropriate ones? Probably not, but you know what I'm talking about!) this will probably be a solo bike carrier for awhile at least. Plus, I have a feeling a Cars helmet is a must for Forrest for him to be positive about the experience. We call the bike trailer his "race car" and a "racing Helmet" I believe is what it's going to take for it to be all kosher!

 

Who knows, Fulton Fat Bear Ranch today, Amgen Tour tomorrow!!!!

The GREEN St. Patty's Day at the Fulton Family Home.....

 St. Patty's Day was low key at the Fulton house. We were ALL battling a bug, but nonetheless preserved to make it over to our wonderful neighbors house for a lovely dinner or corned beef, shamrock ravioli's, (thanks Costco!), Irish coffee, (the real deal!), and other green lovelies. Enjoy the pictures! Hope your day was filled with greenery and rainbows....

A beautiful ranch shamrock...a la Forrest...(and this crazy Mom like leprechaun!!!)

Morning Irish Coffee, (minus the alcohol...we're trying to beat the dealthy ol'spring cold here in this Fulton house!!!) But brought out the cute shamrock mugs from Grandma Sheila!

The CUTEST 10 month old little leprechaun around, Mr. T!

Forrest and I post Irish dinner at our neighbors!

Late Winter....to Early Spring...in pictures. Images from the past two weeks.