Some Easter pictures

Here is the best photo we have of both girls in their Easter dresses.  That's what happens when it's 10:30 at night and you've just woken your daughters up from a deep sleep to put them in frilly dresses and take them to church.  The girls thought it was great fun and were running around the house with toys and balloons...and would not both stand still at the same time for a picture.

Here's Aida during the egg hunt on Easter afternoon - apparently contemplating her lack of eggs.

And here's Sophie, "looking" for eggs but actually looking for her Daddy.

Christ is Risen!

one more cute egg dyeing picture...

Dyeing Easter Eggs

So I decided it would be a fun activity to dye Easter eggs with the girls.  Yes, I am a little crazy.  But they had a great time and took their stirring responsibilites very seriously.  As you know, they do love to stir.

Here were the lovely results...

I mean, here were the lovely results:

(I always thought those pants would look better in green.)

Oh Happy Day!

Love, Aida

Twirling

Dear Sophie,

Last Sunday I was getting you dressed for church.  I put you in one of Lucy's hand-me-down dresses - green with pink vertical stripes and a lovely little pink ribbon, and said, "Oh, what a pretty dress...you're such a pretty girl" as I put you onto the floor from the changing table.  And then you did the sweetest thing - you twirled.  We dance a lot, and I just taught you "Ring Around the Rosie" but I have never taught you the correlation between pretty dresses and twirling.  That, my darling who wears stacking rings for bracelets and hair ties for rings, is your instinct.  You were so cute, because you are still not completely steady on your feet, so the twirling was slow and careful.  The smile on your face was priceless.

I love it.

Love, Mama

Our First Easter Egg Hunt!

Lily Catherine invited us to her Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday (her parents Cate and Randy were so kind to host) and the girls had such a great time!  Sophie got in the groove quickly, picking up eggs...

...and dropping them in her bag.

Aida was a little more reflective about the whole process.  I think she picked up 3 eggs.

Sophie was in the egg-finding zone until she spied the swingset.  She completely forgot about everything else and played to her little heart's content.  She especially loved being in the "big girl" swing and crazy wagon rides through the yard.  I wish you could have heard her giggle.  Aida liked the wagon, too, as long as she could hold onto Mom's hand while in motion.

(And did you notice she kept a bow in her hair the whole time?!)