Tulip Festival

My mom (aka Mau-Mau) was here for a quick little visit. I (Brian and Russell, too) love, love, LOVE having her here. We cook, shop, craft and just play. It always goes too fast. We missed her the second we dropped her off at the airport curb. I am so thankful to God travel, phone calls and skype are so accessible-it makes the distance between us not so big. We are already counting down until our next time together (June). And in June, BaPaw will join in the fun! I am just so thankful I have such fun, loving, active and healthy parents-I love watching the relationship mature and flourish between Russell and his grandparents. He is so blessed to have 2 sets of involved grandparents. Something I didn't have growing up and always longed for.

Preparation for the Easter Bunny

We have been "practicing" how to hunt eggs around the house the last couple of nights.  He doesn't quite get the idea behind finding and collecting as many as he can see and then open them. He finds one and wants to open it right away. Funny. hope he catches on before the big hunt at the Pate's house this weekend!

He kept dropping (splashing) the eggs into the cups and then saying, "where did the eggs go?"

He was manipulating the kitchen tongs like a pro! Didn't drop an egg once!

The finished product. Do the shells disintegrate...? These puppies were soaking for a very long time...  and in multiple cups. Best part is he had a blast. He made a huge mess, but no big deal. Easy clean-up. Way better than pumpkins from Halloween!