Happy Easter!

 We were up early for lots of Easter basket fun, with lots of arts and craft projects.  The Easter bonnets were a big hit (good job, Grandma) and even matched our pajamas!  Easter morning seemed to begin a bit earlier than Patrick and I were ready for.  Surely Jesus waited to rise until a reasonable hour- at least 9 or 10am?

 After church, we tried a photo session for an Easter portrait.  The pictures are good indicators of what happens when you are a child and get up early, eat goldfish for breakfast, go to church, have some candy, and are desparate to go to your friend's house to have an Easter egg hunt (and more candy). 

 This last one is my favorite.  Not sure I will be framing it, but perhaps it will be saved until Noella's wedding or graduation or other large public event. 

  The Easter egg hunt and brunch at the neighbors were a lot of fun.  The kids managed to get in the egg hunt in between bouts of rain and then head inside for more sugar. 

 And on an unrelated note, me last weekend at 36 weeks.  Now at 37, so hopefully he is starting to consider being born.   One more week of classes and then I am very ready!

Princess Mariel and GG

Mariel drew this picture a while ago of her great-grandmother and her.  She is VERY proud of it.   She told me "Mom!  This is my first good picture of a wheelchair!"  I found it today as I was clearing out the pile of children's art work on my shelves, and it is being sent right off to GG!
(PS- If you know my grandmother, you may be surprised by Mariel's portrayal of her hair.  Maybe she got a new wig?)

What do you do...
When you are two and stuck at home with a stomach bug for the third day, when you don't really feel sick, but you can't go to school and have already played with every toy in the house and you are tired of reading stories and its too cold to spend a long time outside and you can't play with friends because of your germs?

At our house, we now have very, very clean Barbies.

Stained Glass Windows

(courtesy of Grandma)

Oops!

I have been reminded that I forgot to post the picture of my growing belly at 30 weeks pregnant.  So here it is, three weeks late:

Lets just hope the baby is better at staying on time than I am.