Egg Hunt at the Club

ready for our annual pre-easter hunt

it's good practice for the real hunt the next day!

we lost henry half-way thorough when he realized there was candy in the eggs!

being "sooooo" gentle

no longer afraid of the bunny
I guess you have to turn three

my sunshine girl!

and cute aunt danielle in the back

a meal for all

all three children and friends were a part of a passover celebration tonight
they were all finally old enough to a least listen to the story and enjoy the rituals
and some might have understood the symbols
the very oldest kids seemed to even grasp what it means for each of them personally
their answers to the five questions showed as much
of course by the end of the meal there were babies under the table and kids dying to be excused
but all in all I'm so glad we took he time to include them
next year we'll know much more clearly what needs special planning

dipping bitter herbs in tears

enjoying the very last drop

I was the one who got in trouble today

my son found out that I put

"No gifts please!" on his birthday party invite!

you think it's a inconvenient when they can figure out what you're spelling

it's twice the pain when they learn to read

we have to work a lot harder to keep things secret

the birthday package from my parents in Japan?

"Mom, it says there's a lure in here! Can I open it?"

package on the front porch?

"That's from lego. It's for my birthday isn't it?"

and today when he saw the invite, "Moommmmmm!"

you get the idea...

so I'm off the have "that" talk again.

BIG trouble

in the bath tonight my B was trying to keep her hair dry
but of course, as always, it got wet
"that's not SUCH big trouble" she said
"now if your arm was torn off... THAT would be BIG trouble!"
it instantly reminded me of being in labor
they always ask about pain
how is it? what is it on a scale of one to ten?
all in an attempt to convince you that you are not meant to be doing this unaided
the first time I was asked this question I was in hard labor
my response to the pushy nurse was
"about a four! if I was lying in a ditch, my limbs cut off and in labor... that might be a nine!"
Coach apologized and said, "she has a big imagination."
so I'm glad to see that my daughter can also imagine worse
you could always be in bigger trouble than you already are!

Coming Across the Wedding Towels

sometimes an unfortunate event will turn out to be just what you needed
that was the case today when my daughter decided to empty my linen closet yesterday
well not "empty" more like.. no it was "empty"
she wanted "baby blankets" for her dolls
and I told her she could use them
little did I know that she would climb up onto the shelves in the closet
and root around until she found all the little girl blankets,
knock all the other blankets down when she pulled them out
and walk over them several times carrying hers back and forth
I had little choice but to take the rest of the things out and start from scratch
in the process I once again came across a set of beautiful virgin white towels

the coach and I were given these towels for our wedding
we have yet to use these towels
I just can't stand the thought of grubby little hands getting a hold of them
every so often I will take them out and contemplate putting them into circulation
then I quickly put them back in their drawers
and we continue using the old ones
often I am upset when I find my family members using our beach towels
most likely it's my fault for hiding the nice ones, not turning over laundry often enough
and leaving an unorganized closet
now there will be no excuses
the closet looks quite presentable
and tomorrow go and buy a set of towels that are navy or some such color