Easter in NJ

We spent Easter in New Jersey with Nonna and Pop-pop again this year. The kids were able to participate in an Easter egg at the park close to there house. There were a lot of kids there so they didn't get many eggs but had fun collecting anyways! I think Luke loved eating the candy inside the best! On Easter Sunday, Nonna and Pop-pop had the entire Campisi family over for dinner. We were going to have an Easter egg hunt outside but the weather was not cooperating so we had it indoors instead! The kids didn't seem to mind at all and loved running around the house to see how many eggs they could get! I think we hid about over 90 eggs and each one was found! Trish's kids, Emily, Caitlin, and Owen, were really good about making sure the smaller kids all had the same amount of eggs. They were even willing to trade their eggs with them! It was a very busy day but we had a great time being with family and watching all the kids laugh and play together!

Philadelphia Zoo

While visiting New Jersey for Easter weekend, we took a day trip to the Philadelphia Zoo. Uncle Richie has a zoo membership and we were all able to go. Nonna, Emily, Caitlin, and Owen joined us for the day. Caitlynn and Luke loved checking out the Reptile and Monkey House. There favorite part had to be the giraffes! We don't have any in the zoo close to our house so it was neat for them to see them up close. We had a great day there and everyone was ready for a little snooze on the ride home!

Visiting NC

We took a trip down to North Caroline to visit Uncle Andrew and Aunt Kitty. We were supposed to go over New Years but the kids and Ryan weren't feeling well so we had to reschedule. The weather was much nicer this time of year so we were able to spend some time outdoors. We went to a children's museum where the kids could touch and feel everything and it had a lot of animals. There was ever a little zoo outside with tigers and monkeys. The kids loved watching the animals the best! Of course, the trip wouldn't be complete without some painting with Aunt Kitty. Caitlynn was very excited to get into the painting and loved using all of the colors. She mixed them together on her canvas to see what new colors she could make. Luke was finally able to paint without trying to eat it or just paint himself the entire time. We were also able to go check out there new house that they bought in Greensboro. It's a rancher style home that they completely gutted and are renovating. It's mostly studs right now but it will be really neat once it is complete! We had a great visit with them and are so glad we were able to make it down to spend some time with them!