Easter Season

All of our Easter egg hunts may have been rained out this year, but we found plenty of ways to mark the season. 

Giving to Others:

Sarah helped me collect and deliver Easter baskets to my agency from the United Way Young Philanthropist Group. Her car seat was completely ensconced by baskets and wrapping, which she believed entitled her to select her favorite one to take home.

Making Messes: 

Coloring Easter Eggs

Mailbox Surprises: 

Peter Rabbit goodies and books from Aunt Nancy!

Maintaining holiday traditions (of illness): 

Thanksgiving - ER with Max, 

Christmas - Bronchitis with Sarah

Valentine's Day - Stomach bug for the family

St. Patrick's Day - Stomach bug for Sarah

Easter - Ear infection for Max and Fever for Sarah

A cold rainy (and sickly) start slowed the kids momentarily, but they recovered their dormant egg-hunting skills to undertake a massive inside hunt!

The Golden Egg

Max requested for the Easter bunny to hide the eggs in more difficult places

Love Bunnies:

Skies clearing, spirits rising:

Believing in the promise of Easter:

He is Risen!

Easter 2013

A Grand Affair

Grandparents deserve special recognition...like a 3 alarm fire! 

Just teasing, but Nana and Mike received a special fire house tour during their last visit. I'm not sure who was more excited - Mike or the kids!

Am I clear to change lanes?

Safety lesson

Fire Boy!

Fire Girl!

Do these stripes make me look big?

Woohh, wooooh, sound the alarm - we love our grandparents!

Mimi and Babba received a more formal recognition of their grand-ness during Grandparents' Day at the Academy. 

Classroom reception

The vocal renderings of 4 and 5 years olds are a priceless gift!

Hand motions or bunny ears?

Lunch to conclude our celebration of grandparents!

Special grands!

Build-A-Dog

Visits from grandparents mean lots of special activities...

Look out, Build-A-Bear, Sarah is ready to create!

Nana helped Sarah select just the right animal. 

Bear? No. Bunny? No. Neon Cat? No.

Dog? YES!

Choosing a heart

Placing the heart inside

Powering the fluff!

Grooming in the salon

The most important part: Outfit selection.

The crucial element of any ensemble is the shoes. Sarah carefully tried every shoe on her Cinderella pup until the sparkly white sequined ones were declared the victor!

A girl's best friend!

Sick and Tired

And our winter (and spring) of sickness continues...

When a baby eats strawberries and then gets sick on a white sheet during the night, the red tableau can be more than a bit frightening to her unsuspecting family. This is the ONLY time I will ever be grateful to determine that my child did indeed vomit.

On the heating vent to keep warm

Thank goodness for Aunt Deanna and Stephanie for sending lots of books and cookies to help us endure another plague!