Looking Cute on Saturday

Gwen looked cute for dance class... and Byron just looked cute!

Easter 2012 Part III

Finding peace and hope in the promise of Easter, and wishing you the same.

Happy Easter!

Easter 2012 Part II

Mom: Gwen, let's color some eggs.

Gwen (who LOVES to color with markers and crayons): Okay!

Mom (thinking she might be confused): It's not like coloring on paper.  You dye them.  It's also called dying eggs.

Gwen (getting confused): The egg spirit leaves its body and goes to heaven?

Mom: Oh, no...not die.  It's spelled differently...but you can't spell.  We'll just stick with coloring eggs, I guess, okay? 

Mom completely forgot to get anything for Byron for his first Easter!  (Isn't mother's milk enough?)  But Grammie and Poppa Crosby came to the rescue!  They have always sent Gwen the nicest Easter baskets, and this year Byron got his first little Easter bucket too!  (Mom feels a little better because Gwen didn't get anything for her first Easter either as she was just three days old and coming home from the hospital!)  In continuation of Gwen's birthday theme, Gwen got lots of neat butterfly things from Grammie and Poppa, including a yellow wind up butterfly that "flies" across the floor while flapping its wings.  When asked what she named the butterfly, Gwen said, "Actually, I got a name for it but I'm going to keep it in my heart."  It must be a secret name.

After such a positive egg hunting experience yesterday, Gwen was ready for her own personal egg hunt today.  It was funny because she ran around quickly as she searched for eggs, even though there wasn't anyone else trying to get the eggs.  Perhaps next year Byron will give her some competition.  Gwen was happy to find that many of the eggs contained Cinderella or Ariel Squinkies (which are tiny rubber figurines that Gwen loves to pretend with).  Chocolate is Gwen's favorite, so she got a little of that too!

And let's not forget that this is BYRON'S FIRST EASTER!  His two middle teeth on the bottom are ready to poke through any day now, so chewing on everything is a must.  His Easter bucket was no exception!

Byron and Gwen would like to wish you a "Hoppy" Easter!

Bedtime Photos

Probably due to a life of incessant camera flashes and "Smile Gwen!"s, Gwen has been somewhat opposed to being in photos for quite awhile (although this doesn't stop Mom and bribes sometimes work to get a smile).  So at bedtime tonight, when Gwen requested that Mom put Byron in her bed and take a picture, Mom was very supportive.  After a few pictures, Gwen wanted a kiss from Mom and one from Byron, too.  Goodnight!