Happy Easter!

I know it is a little shocking for me to do a post in such a timely manner. It is not because I am turning over a new leaf and will be on top of blogging now...it's because I do not feel like making dinner so I am procrastinating.

Be that as it may...here is a glimpse into our Easter fun...


Oliver was so nice to teach Amelia how to color her eggs. They were soooo careful too.


Showing off their finished masterpieces.


Easter basket treasures.

My kids lament that they only get the amount of candy that they do. "Normal families" get waaaay more than they do - according to them. However, in reality they should count themselves lucky. They get waaaay more than I or dad think they should get. If they ever learn to not inhale each piece within the first 5 minutes of getting the candy they may one day get more to enjoy....slowly. We have also heard them complain about the "stuff" their hidden eggs are filled with - fruit snacks and crackers - again, not like the candy "normal families" get.

Poor, poor kids.


The hunt is on.

Story time with Dad.

Cub Scout Family Camp

Went to the cub scout family camp out this weekend. The kids had a blast running around in the woods like wild children. It's amazing how relaxing it is to camp when I don't have to set up or do the food.

Poor campers. This was Joshua's first camp out. He usually sleeps through the night quite nicely - not at camp though. Note to myself: next camp out Joshua needs his own place to sleep, like a play pen or something. That would probably help. The camp might have slept in past 6 a.m. if my little alarm clock hadn't awakened everyone.

Everyone took home a souvenir too - chiggers! Yea! Poor Simon was absolutely COVERED! I think Josh and Allen were the only ones who came away chigger free.

The Power of Positive Thinking

Talk about the reality of the power of positive thinking!

Our neighborhood hosts a garage sale twice a year. Last year Gabriel bought a plastic light saber from a house. This year Oliver has been eagerly anticipating the sale for a couple of days. He wanted a light saber too. I told Oliver that the odds of finding another light saber in our small neighborhood were really small - but Oliver was not to be deterred.

So morning dawned and the search was on. The kids hopped on their bikes and away we went. We stopped at the first house and what do we spy - a plastic light saber! Really? Oliver was thrilled but he was not a bit surprised, he just knew he was going to find one.

Kudos to Oliver. Too bad I didn't recruit him to visualize that crib mattress I was looking for.