Easter Egg Hunts, Airplanes, and Updates!

First off, it is offical folks...we have a skipper!  Cortney has learned how to skip, she has been trying to learn for months at ballet and it has finally clicked.  Pretty much the cutest thing ever when she skips around, and she does it all the time, I love it!

Next off Annette, my friend here in Medford, tipped us off that there was going to be an Easter Egg hunt this morning.  Cortney was super excited to go!  It was early - started at 9, freezing, and not well advertised so Cort was loaded with goodies!

 Notice the pretty tree in the background!  I love spring when everything thing starts blooming!

 She got this little rabbit guy that was full of fun little goodies!

 Her favorite thing might be the care bear!  I had one when I was little that I have given to her.  She even sleeps with it sometimes!  She was very excited to get one of her own!

 The had eggs and candy scattered all over - the bucket even got a little heavy for her!

Next we headed over to see an airplane!  Good news for Papa and Uncle Jason - Cortney was a big fan!!!
They have this plane a little past the airport in Medford and you can go inside and check it out!  Cort was excited to go!

 She loved "flying it"!

 This guy is Calvin, Annette's son!  And just in case you are wondering, yes he does have a cat named hobbes :)  Awesome!  He is about 6 months younger than Cortney, but they get along really well!  They would fly the plane together and then one of them would shout, "hit the brakes!".  They would stop for a couple seconds and then do it all over again!

 The other little girl is Calvin's sister, super cut little girl!

 They had fun running around the plane after sitting in the cockpit for a while!

 They also decided to go outside and "check" the tires.

 Cort signed her name to the guest list :)

It was so fun!  And just so Papa knows - you can rent out the plane, I guess the scouts had an over night in there one time!  Why do I have the feeling if Papa ever comes to visit he would want to spend a night in there?

In terms of other updates, Cort is doing well in school - she is learning her letter sounds well and getting really excited to start reading!  We also bought a new big girl bed set of blankets and sheets for Cortney - she has still been sleeping in her toddler bed but is quickly out growing it!  Now we just need a bed frame and a mattress to go with it!

Cortney's hair is also getting longer!  We were in a hurry to get to the Easter egg hunt this morning, so we just did piggy buns, but most of the time she lets me put it in two braids, and it stays in pretty well!  Oh I almost forgot, this is kind of a funny story.  Most weekend mornings Cortney plays in her room until we wake up and come get her.  This morning I slept in until 8!  Mostly because I just didn't hear her playing.  When I got up I went to her room to find it empty.  So I went downstairs and there she was on her little chair playing with the Ipod.  She said, "oh hey mom, just playing a game on the ipod."  She is really growing up!  She is becoming very independent, and if that helps me sleep in on the weekends a little, I'm all for it!