Sunday, April 12, 2009

Easter

On Easter's eve we gathered in the backyard
to prepare nests
in the children's baskets.

The Easter Bunny needs a soft place to leave
his gift
s, of course!



Sen gathered sticks and twigs from the yard while Mark helped Emi.

The house was cleaned and a

fresh bouquet set out to welcome
the Easter Bunny.

...and the next morning the baskets were filled with all sorts
of things to welcome spring, like flowers, seeds,
and fruits, as well as some special wooden
figures - a fairy and gnome set for Miss Emi
and a farming set for Sen.


Then Sen took his empty basket and gathered all the
eggs left in the yard...Emi was not too interested yet.



To add a beautiful afternoon on to a beautiful morning

we traveled up the McKenzie River where Sen
got to hunt for even more eggs with his dear
friend Ella and lots of other friends as well.

and Emi got to find her first Easter egg!

Do you think all that excitement wore anybody out?


Farewell for now and
Happy Easter!



Monday, March 30, 2009

sometimes life is rough


...but this smile makes everything alright

Thursday, March 26, 2009

bok, bok, box

Sen handled the chicken pox with bravery and patience.
I was so proud of how well he did.

Lots of sleep, oatmeal baths, skullcap tincture,
and movies (I don't even want to try and count how many of those).

The darling new baby chicks were also a welcome distraction...

peep!

Thursday, March 19, 2009

meet mustard


likes: eating, food, and being fed
dislikes: being hungry
hobbies include: sleeping, being pulled on by babies, being chased by chickens,
and eating
one day Mustard hopes to: get more attention from species other than babies and chickens

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

I love this face

If this doesn't make you laugh,
I don't know what will.







Maybe this.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Daffy Down Dilly

The daffodils are up!
Yay!

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

so what!

So what if
Valentine's Day
was last month!
So what!


Because
Sen and Emi
still got to be adorable
(as usual).

Emi still
got a red pear
for her Valentine gift.

(and I got a fresh
squeezed blood orange mimosa
- and a heart shaped box of See's candy!)
Sen still
got to dart around
the house
like a flash of lightning.
And Emi still
got to play with
her balloon
just as long as her
little heart desired.