Easter Egg Hunt/ Fair

I thought it would be really fun for my mom to watch Peyton do an Easter egg hunt (grandmas love that kind of stuff), so we took Peyton to the Washington County Fairgrounds to do the Easter fair. They had a candy hunt for the 2 and under kids, and surprisingly Peyton was very successful. My mom was coaching her before the hunt, "run to the middle to get the candy, because all the kids will stop on the sides." Peyton ran right out to the middle and got a bunch of candy. She was so proud of her loot- she held onto the bucket for dear life. It turned out to be a gorgeous day in Portland- capping out around the high-60's and sunny. Everyone wanted to get out and soak up sunshine, so it did get pretty busy toward the end. At the fair they had crafts for the kids, jump houses/inflatable slides and obstacle courses, a petting zoo, and Peyton's favorite activity- pony rides! Peyton picked her pony first, and when she sat down, the girl told her that the pony's name was Tink! Peyton was thrilled. She had a great time running around and choosing what she wanted to do. She got to go inside a fire truck, and thought that was pretty neat, but she didn't want to go near the police car, because the sirens kept going off and they were too loud. After the fair Peyton needed a nap, so she and I went home, and Jade took my mom and brother to the famous Nike Employee Store. After their shopping spree, Chaz and Jade went to the golf course and played around, and my mom and I took Peyton to her friend Brooklyn's 3rd birthday party at Gymboree. She had a blast, and it was so cute watching her. She danced almost the entire time. She has some serious moves. At one point I was dancing along and Peyton came up to me and said, "No dancing mommy." I guess maybe I was embarrassing her. To cap off our fun day, we met the boys for dinner at a Mexican restaurant. All in all it was a very beautiful and fun day.

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Before the hunt. She was pumped up.

Can you spot her in the crowd?

Showing off her candies.

Frosting a cookie with Noni

Some of you might remember our experience with the Easter bunny last year...
Needless to say, I was a little worried about the whole bunny thing this year. A few weeks ago we were at the mall and she saw the Easter bunny. We walked by him and waved, and she really wanted to go say hi to him. So we went in. She was a little nervous at first, but eventually warmed up to him and gave him a hug. When she saw that he was at the fair, she was adamant about going to see him. We waited in line, and when it was her turn, she was totally cool with him. We were pleasantly surprised.

Jade was shaking the tube when Peyton was in it, so she kept losing her balance and falling and couldn't get out. She thought it was the best game ever. She was laughing and kept wanting to do it again and again.