While it cannot be said that Evan fully grasped the concept of hunting for eggs, he certainly understood that the chocolates were inside the eggs. This slowed down his search to a large degree, but we're hopeful next year that he might keep up with his cousins in the egg collection department.
This is our first Easter in the new neighbourhood, and we're starting to realize that this area is absolutely fantastic. We moved in just after Halloween, but we did stop by during that night to see what we needed to prepare for in the coming year. Turns out that many of the neighbours decorate not only their houses, but their entire yards as well. I'm already saving up for candy for 400 kids. Easter is a bit more low key. A few houses host a childrens' egg hunt, however. The two families down the street have a hundred or so kids hunt for eggs in their front and back yards, so our kids got to search a few yards during the day.
I met Tony, my next door neighbour for the first time today. He was busy chopping up a huge branch that fell off of my tree into his yard during the recent windstorm. No damage to his house, thank goodness. Turns out that he's a controller in the YVR tower - and he knows of Andrew (the bagpipe guy) - my brother-in-law who works in the control centre.
On the family front, we're expecting our second child in August. We again will await the surprise of meeting Evan's little brother or sister. If a girl, we've got a couple of names in mind, but boy names are pending...
On the work front, Charlene is busy with part-time teaching, marking on her off days if Evan gives her any time. a2b Fiber consumes much of my time and energy, but progress is evident. Starting a business is the hardest thing I've ever done, but if it survives the next 6 months or so, we should be set for long term success.
Vacations are few and far between, and I'm glad Charlene has teacher holidays so that my lack of vacation time isn't so noticeable. My friends from Toronto/Edmonton hijaked me for a road trip last week along the Crow's Nest and up through Banff to Calgary and Edmonton. That was my first time through the pass - the mountains were awesome! Still, 13 work days off in 4 years isn't enough. Here's to more vacation time in the coming year.
Hope everyone had a great Easter.
Jamieson Family
