Happy Easter!

Strike a pose. Checking out her Easter gifts from Grandma K.
Showing Great-Grandma her fuzzy shoes.
Dapper Dude.

Grandma B made these sweet collages of the kids from our Easter party with them.

So sweet!

Easter Goodies

Lots and lots of cooking and baking happened over Easter weekend. Here are some of my favorite food creating pictures from the weekend.

Shirley always insists on "closing her ears" when the mixer is running. Uh oh...
Did she just double dip? More tasting.
Richard made Scotch eggs for the family. Yum! Helping set the table for our magnificent feast.

Friend Birthday Party

Oops! I can't believe I forgot to post pictures from the FRIEND birthday party we hosted for Shirley and Richard at the beginning of April. We invited all their friends to party with us at an indoor playground near our home. This sampling of pictures gives a good feel for how much fun we had.

That's enough birthday parties for 2011. Agreed?

Richard and the Purple Crayon

Resemble, much?

Easel Fun

Last week we bought Shirley and Richard this multi-purpose easel to play with. It has been a huge hit, and the source of a lot of fun. I am sad to say, though, that I've had to take the chalk away since I took these pictures. The pieces become choking hazards too easily when they break and chalky fingerprints are a real pain in the rear! They still use it with a big roll of paper and crayons, though.

Snack time?

I couldn't believe it when Richard pulled himself up and started coloring! He's so smart!

Urp.

Children's Museum!

A couple weeks ago, we got to go to the Children's Museum with our friends Sarah and Natalie. We had a wonderful time!

Making Paper

Natalie makes paper-making fun!

We are very excited!

Bubbles!

Selfy.

Figuring out the conveyor belts.

Makin' it work.

Paper or plastic?

Post-Bath Snuggle Time

This progression of photos cracks me up: