We decided to continue with the Christensen tradition of camping over Easter weekend and headed north to Bastrop State Park. This was Jelly's first camping trip and she was so excited especially to meet Alee and Nick as well as Grammie and Grandpa at the park. We were threatened by rain all day Saturday but enjoyed the day with multiple egg hunts, games, yummy foil dinners and the beautiful scenery of the Texas Hill Country. After pitching the tent, Belle and I decided that the back of the Acadia looked much more comfortable and left Ben to sleep alone under the stars. Jelly slept remarkably well for being in a mummy bag just inches from her tossing mom all night and didn't make a peep until 7:00am.
Unfortunately, we barely had time to find our baskets that the Easter Bunny left us before the rain started in the morning. We packed up quickly and headed for breakfast in the antique downtown of Bastrop. We were pleasantly surprised to find a yummy cafe called
Maxine's where we enjoyed some of the best griddle cakes in the world. It was a wonderful Easter weekend and Belle has been begging to sleep in the Acadia every night since!
Today was Isabelle's 3-year well check at her pediatrician. We are pleased to report that she is thriving and developing just as she should be and is even advanced in many areas, like her non-stop verbal skills! She is in the 50% for weight and almost 75% for height so she is slightly long and getting lean! Unfortunately I confirmed to her this morning that there were no shots needed at the 3-year visit but I was wrongly informed. She did receive her immunizations and was brave and happy to have her clothes back on and her sticker from the nurse. We do need to continue visiting her ENT as her ear tubes are still needed and currently in place and her Cardiologist needs to be visited again soon as well to check on her holey-heart, but overall she is silly and healthy and just like a three year old should be!
Isabelle has obviously been influenced by both of her jogging parents and all of her running extended family. After participating both on the side-lines as well as in the jogging stroller for several races she honestly believes that the day starts only after your morning exercise! My mom and I laughed when we were shopping a few weeks ago and Belle shrieked with excitement as she found my very own running shorts! Of course Grammie had to buy them for her and she is so proud to wear them outside while she "exercises." I mostly love her skinny little 3 year old legs that hang out of them! What a fun age to be!!!
