all smiles for spring…

     

wow, what a difference year makes. for Easter last year, callie was left to sit on a blanket and watch all the egg-hunting-fun simply because she wasn’t walking yet. well, I think she made up for it three-fold this year with three egg hunts to perfect her skills.

the first hunt (above) was their school party. I’d forgotten their baskets, so when I came back her class was about to have their hunt. of course, I had to stay and take some pictures. and I couldn’t help but share these of her quick progression from utmost patience to absolute meltdown. who knows where she gets that from?! clearly, she recovered as soon as they let her onto the playground to gather her goodies.

          

after naps on saturday, we went to josh’s grandparents for a festive evening. there were storms approaching, so we had a quick egg hunt and enjoyed a cool breeze on the patio with bubbles, bubbles and more bubbles. after a delicious dinner, birthday celebration, rangers game, TONS of sugar and playing in the rain, we headed home -- only to find our power had been knocked out by the storm.

no problem, except that neither one of us had a key to get into the house. garage door no workie. try explaining a power outage to a 3 year old. we debated our options in the rain with two insanely restless munchkins, but luckily we were back up-and-running within 15-20 minutes. I suppose pale in comparison to last year (at Easter) when we were hiding in the laundry room with tornado warnings. love me some springtime!!  

        

on sunday, we went to Grammy’s for our Brown family lunch and another egg hunt. each of the kids had a big “golden” egg to find and I think because they were closer in proximity this hunt was an all-out competition. before callie even picked up her first egg, she was running about yelling, “more, more, more”. and despite not even having room in her basket when they were done, she was eager and ready to hunt the eggs out of the neighbors yard.

hysterical.

great weekend.