wishes

Dandelions are popping up all over the lawn despite the dismay of our gardener (Daddy).  Each afternoon the kids search the lawn for a few to make wishes on.  They posses that magical quality like lightening bugs on warm July nights.  

For now, we are making lots of wishes and spreading lots of dandelion seeds all over the yard.  A few weeds couldn't hurt...right?

all good things come in eggs

The excitement erupting in kids over opening a little plastic egg to find a little trinket or sweet is so adorable.  I love the way littlest things mean so much at this age!

"Egg"periments

Over the weekend we experimented with egg dying.  We ended up using the brown eggs from the refrigerator because all the stores were out of white eggs (imagine that!).  I wasn't sure how the colors would turn out with brown eggs but the kids didn't know any different so we proceeded with the brown eggs.  It was fun to see the way the kids experimented with color and dying.  Their different little personalities came out with the methods they utilized to dye.  My big girl was very exact and purposeful with her dying.  She didn't even drop a bit of dye on the table or her hands.  The little one on the other hand preferred using her hands to take the eggs in and out of the dye.  She mixed colors like crazy.  

Overall, the dye on the brown eggs turned out fine.  They looked very natural and earthy.  Next year I think it would be fun to dye eggs using natural egg dyes.  

Red - cranberries

Orange - Paprika

Yellow - Tumeric or Onion Skins

Green - Kale

Blue - Blueberries

Purple - Red White

Pink - Beets

Brown - Coffee

We'll see...by the time next year rolls around I might just forget about my lofty egg-dying aspirations and buy the 99 cent kit at the store again.

weekend

Have a fabulous Easter weekend!

Funny little bunnies

I found these funny little bunnies hopping around the yard the other evening.  They must be getting ready for their big day!

let's fly a kite

With the spring breezes blowing late into the evening, a sunset kite flight makes for the perfect end to the day.  This was our first kite adventure with the kids.  The little one was happier picking grass for pretend soup, but the big girl was delighted to see the bright kite in the sky.  Flying it herself and watching it dip and turn with the wind was quite the thrill for her.

big beds

Somehow it was easier this time around.  With our first, we had this day of the "big bed" moveover planned for weeks.  Yesterday, it just seemed time for our little one to make the move to the "big bed" in her room.  As with most parenting, I have found that decisions with the second child come so easily unlike the decisions with the first kid that I hemmed and hawed over for weeks. 

The twin iron bed on the other side of the room was stripped of its existing bedding and new sheets were proudly picked from the selection Momma has tucked away.  The butterfly sheets were washed and the bed was made with towel bolsters tucked under the fitted sheet to prevent any falls.

While naptime was reduced to 45 minutes from the usual 2 hours, I was delighted to have her in a big bed.  Last night it took some time to fall asleep in a new place with new shadows of light but sleep finally came and lasted all night.  With a little luck and a willing and excited new participant, I hope it will continue to be a smooth transition!