Easter 2013

We ended the evening dying Easter Eggs. Somehow I lost the cool spill proof cups we've been using for the last 2 years, so I guess we really ended the evening with a bath!  

Upon a nice 9 AM moring wake up, the kids had fun discovering the Easter Bunny came to our house.  They searched for eggs, then they searched for baskets.

They had so much fun they took a few dozen empty platic eggs and hid them for Mom & Dad* to find.  Of course we are pretty competitve so it was a race to see who can find the most eggs, we did this a few times and I have to admit it was a blast and those two little kiddos can really hide eggs well.

Sled Ride

32 Degrees

 A perfect day for a little ride on around the farm.  First they started around the driveway, then up the pipeline and through the woods.  Good thing we've been making trails for the past 6 years.



Ice Fishing 2013

A Delayed New Year's Fishing Trip

We had a good time fishing at the family cabin. However I have to admit not as easy to get there as it was before kids. I bought a 24 hour fishing license and I think I was able to fish for a total of 30 minutes. The kids love everything about the cabin and the snowed & frozen lake. 

My Cupcakes

Lulu and I made Funfetti cupcakes after dinner (see them cooking in the oven) while The Big Cheese* was in the living room watching Leo. I stepped away to spray out the cloth diapers in the bathroom, leaving the opened the frosting container on the counter next to Lulu's step stool with her butter knife in it so she could frost them when I was finished.

Leo left the living room, and it was assumed he was looking for me the house was quiet. However, what he found was Leo alone in the kitchen eating frosting from the container.

Lulu enjoyed making and eating cupcakes & frosting too. She's so funny, I am so tired I can't think of one thing she has said today, but it's generally a stitch.

Preparing the Garden

We had our usual Saturday Pancake breakfast with Nana, then I was able to get in a 4.5 mile run in without any kids. Both kids wore their newest overalls from Grandma Betty.

Lulu and dad worked on getting the mower running so that I could start preparing the garden. They took a few breaks for a little bit of water.

Here is the garden as of yesterday afternoon. I pulled up all the black paper, and The Gardener* ran the tiller down one row before the weld on the handles of the tiller broke. We need a little post work done, and of course some more tilling...but we are well underway and Nana has offered to co-garden with us.

Lulu & Leo spent the entire beautiful Saturday outside all day, with the exception of a nap. They spent it sitting on the mower steering.

New chicks! We have only gotten 7 new chicks this year, in 2 batches. They are well and thriving.

Easter at Grandma Betty's

Coloring Easter Eggs, Easter Day at the Park & In the Backyard (all pictures in random order).

NOTE: Some picutes taken by Lulu (her first pictures).