Easter

What a day! Normally we are really busy on Easter, but this year we slowed down - just a little. Andy was in charge of the Easter breakfast at church as always and so there were no morning festivities at our house. After service, instead of rushing to Easter dinner, we went home and took naps. When Georgia woke up she got to follow the trail left by the Easter Bunny to find her basket. That evening we enjoyed a large meal with several of our friends and their kids, complete with an Easter egg hunt.

Enjoy some pics and video from our day!

E.T.

This is what Georgia requires when she gets into bed - for a nap or bedtime. I know it's ridiculous, but eh, I'm not going to fight it.

But doesn't it kind of remind you of that scene from E.T. where he's hiding with all the stuffed animals in the closet?

Two Months Old

Two month stats:
Height - 23 inches, 75th percentile
Weight - 13 lbs 10 oz, 97th percentile

The Night Before Easter

A Date With Me

Tonight I had a date with myself. It was lovely. Today was Andy's day off and so after a family day together, he encouraged me to get out for awhile - alone. I gladly accepted the offer.

Time to myself is wonderful for two reasons:

1. It doesn't happen a lot so it's a real treat. (Not that I can't or don't want to, it just doesn't.)
2. I'm an introvert and am re-charged by having time to myself; to think, shop, read or whatever I want to do without keeping an eye on a wandering toddler. (I should say two eyes!)

So tonight I packed up my book and my credit card and did a little Target shopping and then sat at Starbucks for an hour and a half to drink a yummy mocha and read my book.

(Rabbit trail: I'm reading "Decision Points" by George W. Bush and it's really good, despite my lack of political knowledge. Did you know that he was in bed when he learned that he'd become the 43rd President of the United States? I totally forgot about all the re-counting of votes in Florida for Bush v. Gore.)

I came home to Andy who had put Georgia to bed and was giving Lola a bottle. I feel so refreshed! So much so that it's 10:15 pm and I'm thinking of folding some laundry...

A Little Nothin'

Well, shoot. I don't have anything to blog about. And I do love to blog. Life should be a little more interesting once we're out from under this quarantine. We have cheated a little, though. Last week we took Lola to the mall to get her six-week pictures taken. I had Georgia's done when she was 6 weeks and I am just the kind of person that if I did it for one child, I have to do it for the others or I might feel quilty the rest of my life.

Then today we walked to get ice cream and go to the grocery store. It was too beautiful not to be outside today! I just figured that if no one was handling her, Lola would be just fine. She was.

In other news, the search team for a new youth pastor at our church has been formed. They haven't started the actual 'search' yet, but they have received some resumes already. Andy is looking forward to being able to concentrate full time on children and family ministry. I am looking forward to less meetings and nights away from home.

Well....I guess that's it.

Song Writing

Child prodigy song-writer Georgia Rae wrote her first song and it goes a little something like this:

Daaaa-ddy, Maaaa-ma, Geooor-gie, Lola, dominoes!

She sings it with real conviction, too. We hope to get her next live show on video.