Thank You Easter Bunny!

Hoping for a seond round of hidden eggs, we decided to dye eggs again with Mom's Group. Pip and Vivian both love "crack eggs" and so none of the dozens we dyed were wasted. Actually, while a bit messy, the effort of peeling the eggs came in handy when we needed them to calm down here and there.

Here's Pip dyeing his eggs. His technique was all about the dropping and removing of the egg, less about subtleties of color and design.


All the kids were thrilled to find that their eggs did indeed lure the Easter Bunny. We sent the big kids to the living and dining room while the littler ones searched in the kitchen and bathroom.


Here's Pip relaxing with his loot, chocolate in mouth.


My cuties!

Mom's night out

Last night Susan, Jess, and I hit the town for a fabulous Mom's night. We snagged a room at the Marriott Long Wharf, shared a great dinner downtown, and then danced the night away. So much fun! But my feet actually hurt today from all the dancing (well, perhaps I should place at least some blame on the crazy heels I wore ... but I rarely get to go out like that!)

Easter Egg Hunt

We went to Tasha's on Saturday to paint eggs and play. It was a ton of fun. Vivie and Pip both dipped and colored eggs (taking frequent breaks to run and play). I even got to paint a few eggs myself. As we were getting ready to leave, the Easter Bunny stopped by, leaving a note for the kids and 34 treat-filled eggs hidden in the backyard. Very cool. Pip and Vivie had a blast finding the eggs!

Princess Pip

So I'm cleaning out Vivie's closet of clothes that don't fit and replacing it with her spring/summer stuff. And I ran across a Snow White costume Susan gave us. Vivie LOVES Snow White. So I asked her if she wanted to wear it. Much to my surprise, she was a bit afraid of it. Not Pip. He wanted to wear it!

The cutie wore it all afternoon. Mirror, mirror on the wall, Who is the fairest Prince of all?


Even Princes need to get their hands dirty on the train tracks.




One day my prince will come!

Big Girl Bed

Vivie's begun to notice Pip's big boy bed. Right about the time Pip seems done with it. For the past month, Pip has been insisting on sleeping on a blow-up twin mattress in the middle of his room. This leaves his bed wide open. The other day Phil noticed Vivie looking longinly at the bed ... so he suggested she nap there and she did! Here's the cutie all cuddled up.

Sunny Days

True to form, this March has had plenty of cold, rain-filled days and then some very warm and bright sunny days. This was one of those days. Vivie got dressed up in her new sun dress, which she rocked with pony tails and leggins.

They played a while indoors with these vase beads -- mesmerizing!



Later we grilled dinner out on the deck. Vivie continues to rock her glasses (even upside down!)


And Pip somehow convinced Phil to row the big plastic boat!

St. Patrick's Day!

Today we celebrated St. Pat's day all in green. I was very excited to show off our green outfits at Mom's Group. Vivian has a oh-so cute green dress with a rainbow and Pip has a green Snoopy shirt (also with a rainbow). Our group was smalled than usual, but we still posed for a group shot:



I am officially nominated for Mom-Of-The-Year for my Stupendous Rainbow Cupcakes, complete with cloud frosting and "pot of gold" treasure at the end of the rainbow. Check it out. (props to Family Fun magazine for the idea.)


To top it all off, after days of rain there was not a cloud in sight and it warmed up to maybe 70 today. Not sure if that was accurate, but it felt that warm in the sun. Here are Pip and Nick before they shed their jackets:


Vivian somehow snuck off back inside and helped herself to another rainbow cupcake. The crumbs gave her away.