easter

So, my mom always made my Easter dresses, and this is the one I wore in 1980, when I was 4 and a half.

I had the dress stored away and pulled it out today so I could take a picture of Greta in it. As soon as I pulled it out, I was like, "This is not going to be a dress on Greta; it's going to be a shirt." Check it.

Girl is so tall! Like, I realize I'm really shrimpy, but this shocked me. I love it, though, and I had to share.

Girl is also way, way, WAY sassier than I was at 4. (I love that too.)

It's a good thing I didn't wait another week for the photo shoot or the dress would probably have been a half shirt.

Fran

Spring has sprung, and I've got spring fever. And I've been feeling like Cinderella. Not the I-got-to-dance-with-the-hot-prince kind of Cinderella, but the I've-been-washing-the-windows-and-mopping-the-floors kind of Cinderella. It just seems like the list of things to do around the house is endless, but honestly, when you can open the windows and enjoy this weather while doing something productive, even manual labor feels sort of fun.

Today we did the Easter basket thing at our house, and Greta found it immediately. The squeal she made was so great. We also went to my parents' house today for ham dinner and some Easter Bunny excess. Greta hunted for eggs with the help of 6 adults. It was pretty funny watching people try to nudge Greta toward the eggs she was missing. Next year we need to rent another kid to make things more competitive.

Greta got a kite for Easter. How many people does it take to put a kite together?

We took the kite out to a field and tried it out. I didn't even bring the camera because I just didn't think they'd be able to get it up, but they totally did. Even Greta got it up on her own. It was crazy. Either she's a kite-flying prodigy or kite technology has improved in the last 20 years.

For one of the desserts, Greta and I made what we called "Peep Cake." We basically just made rice crispy treats and smooshed Peeps on top. Becky was super excited for the rice crispy treats. Those are her thumbs showing her support of the Peep Cake.

Okay, I'll post more stuff soon.

Fran

Bwahahahahahahaha!

We went out to my parents' house today to celebrate Easter. It was a very tasty day indeed.

We missed my brother's birthday earlier this month, so we sort of celebrated that today too. I love this picture of Phil and Becky's respective wine faces.

No, we didn't go with the classy gift of wine. We got Phil these towels. (Not really safe for work.) I just realized how cheap our gift was. Did these go on super discount? I swear I paid more. Hmm, looks like I owe Phil a little something extra.

Greta really enjoyed her Easter basket. Here she is taking in the bounty.

Greta got some ants in her pants during dinner, so we shot some potential Facebook pictures for her. Here is one good one.

But I'm partial to this one. Brooding.

Here is a nice picture of us with my 'rents.

And here is my favorite photo from the day. I love my little bunny.

Fran