The Nelson Narrative

We had a fun Easter weekend.  On Saturday morning we went to our neighborhood's annual potluck/egg hunt at the park just up the street.  Well, Kayley didn't go because she was at a sleepover but the rest of us did. The older kids receiving their instructions The food table The older kids' eggs are hidden in the woods to make it harder--the rest are just all over the grass fields.   Then today we to church and then up to my brother and sister-in-law's place in Mount Vernon, about an hour and a half away.  We had a nice dinner and then another egg hunt. 5 out of the 6 kids, plus Kona They love slime so I found this for their Easter baskets.  It smelled awful but had these cute little tiny chicks inside.  One of these years I'll manage to get a nice picture of all 4 of us.  I'll probably have to resort to bribery.

The girls turned 11 on February 28th. They wanted to have separate parties this year.  They're tired of having to share a birthday and it's become increasingly difficult for them to agree on what to do. Olivia wanted to have 3 or 4 friends spend the night and make slime.  Easy.  4 friends came for pizza and slime making, but only 3 spent the night. Kayley wanted to take 3 friends to the Cheesecake Factory in Seattle and then to Wings Over Washington (similar to Soarin' Around the World (formerly Soarin' Over California) at Disneyland).  Paul had to stay home with Olivia (who, of course, wasn't invited) so I took them by myself. The Harbor Steps, on the way down to the waterfront The famous Gum Wall Fun times had by all!