The Manke Family: First Easter!

Week 2 of being back to work and daycare is under our belt! All I can say is that it is flat out exhausting! By the time we get out the door by 6am and get back home around 5:30, then with dinner, washing bottles, bath time, and getting ready for the next day, I crash by the end of the night! Another change this week is that Ryan started work this past Thursday. It was good for him to get back into the swing of things, but now makes it even more busy for us! Although it is easier for me to get out the door in the morning knowing that he still isn't in bed sleeping :))

Last Sunday, Cameron and I went to Uncle Patrick and Auntie Jill's house for a few hours to hang out. We went for a walk to the park and then hung out watching TV and eating jelly beans. Then this past Wednesday, he had a sleep over at Nama and Nampa's (Grandpa and Grandma Hubers') house! My parents took him for the night, then watched him on Thursday for the day to get in cuddle and play time. It was nice having a break on Wednesday night because I came down with a cold on Tuesday, so I enjoyed my extra hour or so of sleep!

To kick off our Easter weekend, Cameron and I went up to Milaca to see our friends Megan and Ryan, and their 2 girls, Jalyn and Liana (and to rub Megan's tummy which holds Baby #3!! :)) at her mom Sheryl's house. It was so fun to just relax and catch up, along with dying Easter eggs, eating Easter cookies and putting bunny ears on our little man :) Then today, we went to our church's Easter service and then down to Le Seur to Auntie Rachel's house. Unfortunately, Cameron was NOT having a good day at all, so there were a lot of crying and tears today, but I'm not quite sure why! I still think it has to do with teething... He's still drooling like a machine, sucks on his fingers all the time and his dirty diapers are the least to be desired... But we still had a very fun time eating yummy food, hearing the Easter story for the first time by Great Grandma Sorensen and having his first Easter egg hunt! He scored Twix's and Snickers for mommy and daddy and .75cents went into his piggy bank! Thanks, Auntie Rachel!!

Cameron had another great week at daycare! His teachers always give him lots of praise about how good he is, which continues to be a huge blessing to Ryan and I! We tease Cameron that the cute girl in his class, Stella, is his girlfriend... it makes him blush and giggle :))

He continues to be an active little guy! Still rolling from tummy to back and back to tummy. He's continues to get stronger with his head and just glows when we talk to him (when he's in the mood, that is....) It's so adorable because after he comes home from daycare, he just can't get enough of Ryan. I, on the other hand, am chopped liver once he sees Ryan.

We hope everyone had a Blessed Easter and remembered the real reason for getting together with family and friends today: Jesus has risen from the dead and saved us from our sins! Alleluia!