Hiking

Beckett is such a good hiker. He always stays on the path. He never asks to be carried. I am amazed at how far and how fast he can go and at how much he loves to run.

Spring has come to Kansas. Look at all the lovely green at the nature center.

I love the Kansas Redbuds.

Beckett's favorite part of this hike is the bridge. I always let him walk over it as many times as he wants to, usually about 5 or 6.

On this particular hike we saw some other hikers/nature enthusiasts. They were impressed with Beckett's hiking skills. He waved "bye-bye" to them as he zoomed by.

Easter

Beckett enjoyed Easter this year. The only thing he didn't really like was getting his picture taken. Still, he looked awfully cute in his Easter outfit.

After church Beckett got a look at his Easter basket. He really liked that it had trains and trucks on it. (Pointing to the train Beckett says, "na na  na na." Like chugga, chugga.) My mom had the fabulous idea of using these interlocking toys as eggs. They can be arranged in lots of different shapes. Both Beckett and Nate think they are pretty cool.

Beckett got a bunch of new cars for Easter.

He read the cards his grandparents sent.

Happy Easter. This is the one picture we have with anything resembling a smile.

That evening we went to a friend's house for dinner. Beckett loved running in and out with all the big kids. He also loved Nick's hamsters. He stood at the cage squeaking at them.

This morning, the day after Easter, Beckett gathered up all his new cars and parked them on the Bungalow book.

Then he clapped for himself.

Open for business

Mom snagged this photo that perfectly captured the moment last week when we went to the farm and fed the baby goats.