Easter in Tacoma

Sounds so romantic doesn't it! The Smith Family Trio jaunted up to Tacoma this past Easter weekend to visit Bryan, Sarah, and "Peanut" Bogardus. Meg was great in the car--this was her first long drive since she's become a biped. She was so good on the way home that we had to stop for gas before we had to stop for Megan. On Saturday, our only full day up there, it rained a lot but during a break Sash and Pam got to test drive "Peanut's" new stroller while the boys went out in the truck and did manly things like research DVD recorders and buy running shoes.

Meg also got a ride on the swing

Easter Sunday was quite the event for our young "chocoholic." I don't think Megan had ever had any candy before Easter 2006, though Pam might argue the point. I hadn't ever given her any. I think the Easter Bunny arrived at our house around 5:30 AM and Meg woke up around 7:00 or so. She was dressed in a very special dress, one that my mom and my two sisters all wore on their first Easter. Meg was too small to wear it last year, but this year it fit great.

Anyway, soon after discovering the sweets in her basket, Pam and I decided to take our eyes off of her for a few minutes, and this is what happened!!!

And here's an even better one. It seems that someone forgot to tell Megan that A) you're only supposed to have 1 piece of candy in your mouth at a time, and B) you're supposed to remove the foil from the chocolate eggs before you eat them! Kids these days just don't have any common sense I tell 'ya!

So, about 2 hours into her first "real" Easter, Megan got to try on a second dress. I think this one came from the Siechert side of the family. I think Pam planned the whole deal, why else would she have brought two family heirloom dresses to Easter Sunday? The first dress cleaned up just fine in case you were wondering.

We had an early brunch and were on the road by about 11:00 on Sunday morning.