Ethan now has two Easters under his belt, and this year was a lot of fun. The whole family made the trek up to New Jersey to spend the holiday with Daddy's family. Ethan got to experience the Shannon family tradition of walking the Point Pleasant boardwalk (a tradtion started over 20 years ago). The whole extended family walks from end to end, stopping at the bench that has the family name engraved on it in honor of Ethan's great grandparents (Jim and Peg Shannon). Ethan had a good time, considering he loves the outside so much. Grandpa pushed him in his stroller while Daddy gave piggy back rides to cousins Krista and Jenna. Mommy and Daddy chose this family event to anounce that Ethan will be big brother later this year, and everyone was surprised and excited for us.
After the boardwalk, we all wet back to Nancy's house, where the family had a series of egg hunts, organized by age group. Ethan spent most of the time trying to run into the road, but he found a few eggs, and had a good time. I'm sure next year, he will be more into the egg hunt part of Easter. After Nancy's house, we went over Uncle Keiths new house, where he planned a little egg hunt for Ethan, Krista and Jenna. Ethan loved tooling around uncle Keiths backyard, playing with the rocks and riding Jennas scooter until he wore a hole in his pants. We all watched as Jenna attempted to master the 2 wheeled bicycle. She'll have it down pretty soon!
After all of the outside activites, we went back to Grammy's house for Easter dinner, and Keith brought over the newest addition to the Shannon family, Ciara Rose Shannon. She arrived in a cute Easter dress with patent leather shoes and a cute flower hat. Ethan had to keep his distance, because he was just getting over a cold, but he'll be able to give Ciara hugs the next time he sees her. We can't wait to see everyone again.
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