Sun is flecking the hardwood floors in our house. I have windows open in almost every room, and my valiant little Gerber daisy on the kitchen window sill is rejoicing that she's survived the winter. I kill plants. This one is probably still alive because of my hubby's gentle care.
It's almost idyllic, except for a yowling baby one floor down. She doesn't know it yet, but she's going to be fed in 10 short minutes. But to her, 10 minutes is an eternity in purgatory, based on her vociferous protestation at my attempts to schedule her day.
We had a lovely Easter. The Sizemores, an elder and his family from church, invited us over for lunch (which was gourmet to the endth degree: lamb, tons of yummy cheeses, ham, potatoes, fruit... My mouth is watering!). We, and several other "homeless" families found a place to rest and rejoice on Easter Sunday. It was such a blessing, on my first big holiday without family, to have a safe, happy, beautiful place to celebrate. Below I posted masses of pictures... the rest of April was idyllic and sunshiny, but it wasn't documented anywhere near as well as Easter was. So, enjoy the following montage... I go to feed a persistent yeller (after heating up my coffee for the third time today).
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Grandma Marcia was determined that Bets have an Easter bonnet.
Bets was determined to look hilarious.
They both did an exceptional job with their separate determinations. |
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| I love this goofy little princess. |
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Kept trying for a nice pic. She kept staring at random objects and sticking out
her tongue. |
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Seriously. Could not stop laughing at my daughter. She would make the
most hilarious faces... |
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| Finally. |
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Grant was lucky to have several surrogate uncles
at our Easter celebrations. |
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| Bonding. |
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| Happy mama. Happy baby. Makes sense. :) |
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| Sunday afternoon naps... Daddy-style (i.e. frequent interruptions). |
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| Focusing on her artwork. |
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| She's like a little picture of spring! :) |
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Finding his first egg.
After this, he had no interest in finding any other
eggs. I'm choosing to pretend that he was being
selfless.... |
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| The hunt is on! |
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He held this one little piece of chocolate until
it melted to smoosh in his hands. This made it
very hard for Mommy to eat later... |
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| I love both of their faces. Like father, like daughter. |
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Daddy trying to build a competitive fire in his son.
But, as mentioned before, Grant is just a very
selfless little boy. ;) |
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| Very proud of that one chocolate... |
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| Very concerned about her lack of candy... |
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| Pretty mama! |
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| He's going to love this picture when he's older... |
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Easter should be celebrated with a huge crowd and lots of children.
We are so, so thankful that the Sizemores included us (and many others!)
in their Easter festivities. |
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| Spring has sprung! |
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| She'll have to teach Grant... |
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| Counting their spoils. |
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| Dessert was delicious. |
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| Grant found Bets' Easter bonnet. He insisted on wearing it. |
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| Silly boy! |
I loove your pictures!!!!! to the moon and beyond :-)
ReplyDeleteTrudckloads and supertankers-full,
Mama