Easter

We had a great Easter weekend. Yesterday Will and I dyed eggs which was an eventful experience to say the least. First off, my precious toddler kept saying over and over, "Mama, let's dye. Dye, Mama, Dye." It sounded pretty morbid when we were supposed to be in a celebratory mood. Then, he kept looking for Ollie (a duck from his favorite book) inside the eggs. It's very hard to explain to a toddler there are no ducks inside eggs when all of his books say there are. The picture of him in bunny ears reminds me of Ralphie from A Christmas Story...poor guy! We also tried a photo shoot with Lane in her easter getup. Clearly, it wasn't too successful. On Sunday, church was incredible. Will was sick so he couldn't come but Michael, Lane and I went and celebrated Christ's resurrection. As Will's favorite song says, "Oh Happy Day!" Lane went to the nursery for the first time, which also made her mom very happy. Afterwards, we had a yummy brunch with my parents and an easter egg hunt in the backyard. Enjoy the pictures!

Tag!

Here's a picture of Little Lane...she's a doll. Well, I've been "tagged" thanks to my good friend Meg! Here it goes, in no particular order, 7 strange things about me...

1. I acquired a taste for green olives when I was pregnant with Will. It hasn't gone away. At any time of day, I could go sit on the couch with a jar and a fork.
2. I don't keep a calendar anywhere. I keep all of my events in my head and just hope I remember when the right time comes. I am disorganized with myself, but almost obsessive-compulsively organized when working for an employer.
   
3. I love t.v. I love surfing up and down the channels even when I know nothing's on. I watch mainly FoodNetwork and HGTV, planning recipes and house projects I'll never do. I read the bumper stickers that say "Kill your television" and I think "Are you crazy?" I don't allow myself to watch it until Will's in bed...that would be bad. Oh, and I love the show "Cops".
   
4. I love to travel but hate flying in airplanes. I go up and talk to the pilots before take-off and tell them to "do a good job" and "talk to us a lot back here". They think I am flirting but I'm totally serious. There's a humiliating story of me holding on to a sailor I was sitting next to when the plane was bouncing all over the place. He thought I was coming on to him. Once we landed, I had to run through the terminal to get away from him. That is one of many a bizarre story.
   
5. In conjunction with #4, I love tracking flights on USA TODAY Travel or FlightAware. If I know you are flying, I will get on Weather.com, check the turbulence report for you, then go to a flight tracking website and follow you through the air, checking wind speed and altitude that sort of thing. Very bizarre... I am fascinated by airplanes but terrified of flying in them. If you invite me to your villa in Europe though, I will get over it and come anyway, just to be clear.
6. I floss for at least 10 minutes per night.
7. I don't like to sip Diet Coke over ice. I only like it if I can chug it from the can.
   

Backyard Fun

Will had a BIG weekend. When he woke up from his nap on Saturday, he had a nice surprise waiting in his backyard...the Cadillac of all jungle gyms was set up just waiting for him to take a spin. Our friends, the Feeleys, generously let us have their swingset since their kids had outgrown it. We gladly accepted! Of course now my plans to grow amazing roses and veggies are shot since we have this monstrous piece of yard art but I am getting over it. It's all about the kids, right? Will's cousins' Jack and Frances were also in town so that was exciting. Then on Sunday we went with our small group to the "woods" and had a big time, the hit being an old John Deere tractor. Will was in heaven. When he reached for the motor oil and the key, I knew it was time to go home... Too much fun!