Easter and more

This Easter we went to a friends house and swam, had an Easter Egg hunt, and ate amazing food. It was so nice to be around friends since we live so far from family. Macie did so good at holding her Easter basket and putting her eggs inside, but her favorite part was shaking them. :) If they didn't rattle, she would throw them on the ground and find another one that did. :) Smart girl.
Macie is doing some funny stuff. She blows kisses with her feet while in her car seat, when we get a curb she knows she cant' get up/down her self, she reaches up for our hand (whether we're right beside her or not), knowing we'll grab her hand and help her. She is still the wiggliest thing I've seen. She doesn't sit still for a second. She wakes up happy and jabbering away in her crib, usually for at least 20 minutes before she gets upset. If we go get her out of her crib BEFORE she gets upset, she gets kinda fussy, like she needed her alone time. She loves pulling her blanket over her head while walking around and then spontaneously pulling it off so we'll shout "Peek A BOO!" She thinks it's pretty funny, except for the time she ran into the piano while the blanket was over her head. :( She drinks a ton....and fast. We'll fill up her sippy cup with each meal and she chugs it down in a matter of minutes and then throws it on the ground. I know she's still young, but I have a feeling she's going to be quite the tom boy. She loves the water, no matter how cold it is, she has a good time splashing around. She still loves rocks....they are her favorite toy. She loves being outside and if one of us goes outside without her, she'll just scream and scream. She's a stubborn thing who knows what she wants. :)
As for Bryce and I....Bryce is still busy busy busy with school and teaching a class 2 days a week. Work for me has been busy, which has been a huge blessing financially since Bryce just found out he won't have his teaching job in the Summer. So...we've been saving up so the summer won't be TOO tight. I'm getting licensed to do eyelash extensions, which I'm pretty excited about. I got my kit in today and have 4 people lined up to practice on. I hope the word gets out and that brings even more clients my way.

Bryce is leaving in June for a week for a conference in Kentucky and I'm already dreading it. I don't like when he's away. It's too quiet, but it's easier now with Macie around in comparison to when he left before Macie was born. I am hoping to visit Cali for mothers day with Macie, and all 3 of us are planning a trip to Santa Cruz to meet up with my whole family in August. I cannot wait to see everyone! It'll have been a year since I've seen my brother, Sandra and their little guy, Brody. :( Also...we are going to Dallas in July to see some of Bryce's family, which we are also very excited about, mainly because my sister in law, Melia, had a beautiful baby girl since we saw her last in Decmber! So exciting! I cannot wait to meet her!