EASTER - a day in pictures

twas the day before Easter...

...and I was procrastinating as usual. To-do list:

• boil eggs
• color eggs
• go watch movie screening at Coffee Underground
• finish crocheting "chocolate" bunny
• get dirty
• bath
• you get the idea...

Kalina received a package in the mail from my sister (her Aunt Raquel). As soon as she saw the box, she knew it was for her and she went about opening it.

A fluffy white bunny!

And other Easter goodies - the perfect thing to get us in the mood to decorate eggs!

We've been getting our eggs from a local farmer and they are natually gorgeous! He's got a lot of different breeds, so we get white, tan, brown, speckled, and even a blue/green!

I toyed with the idea of not decorating them because they looked so nice, but then I realized that would be equivalent to not carving a pumpkin for Halloween... and I couldn't let that happen!

I decided to let lil' bit color them as much or as little as she liked. Because I hadn't planned ahead, I just grabbed something easy that I already had - watercolors.

We went outside & got busy!!

She is a natural, no??!

She needed no help figuring out what to do.

But that only lasted so long. We were, after all, outside... which means that there are sticks to play with!

Meanwhile, I worked on my Bunny... the one I should have started a week ago. Yup.

Kalina loves hugging trees... She will go up to every tree in the park and give it a hug!

She makes her new bunny friend hug a tree.

(Joe says she was actually saying, "Ok, now give me all your eggs and no one gets hurt" LOL)

Airplane!

She finds out the eggs, once opened, are edible! YUMM!

Valentine's Day

Happy day of love, kisses, silly lovey-dovey cards, sleeping in, heart-shaped french toast, hand-made gifts, long naps, historic sites, hiking, award-winning dairy goats, Boston Market, and chocolate martinis!

Kalina helps me pick out just the right buttons to finish her Valentine's Day present

(the birdy's eyes)

Oh man, you should've seen the floor about 5 minutes later!!

She inspects the sewn felt bird & crochet nest...

...and gives it kisses.

Helping momma make breakfast.

And eating...

heart-shaped french toast...mmmmm!

Good morning birds!

I think she knows exactly how cute she is.

Whattaya think?

We took a drive up to NC (that's where the closest Boston Market was!) and stopped at the Carl Sandburg historic home. I honestly didn't even know who he was, but we walked some of the glorious trails,
and took in the beauty and gorgeous weather.

We saw chickens that looked like the ones I used to have... and met a rooster too. We learned that roosters do not say "cock-a-doodle-do" and that they are quite loud!

Mrs. Sandburg had dairy goats and her own small dairy farm.

The goats are still winning awards!

We toured the old milking/bottling area & I loved this:

"Dairy Goat Milk: For Vigor and Vitality,

The Perfect Nourishment for Children, Adults, and Invalids"

Good to know :)

I have read that goat milk is much closer to human milk than cow milk is, so it's easier to digest. Problem is, it just tastes too "goaty" for me...

Stopping for a short break...

And then back down the trail. Kalina did a lot of walking!

And seemed to enjoy every minute of it...

Finally arrived... Boston Market!

It's our 9th Valentines Day eating Boston Market together. It's just what we do ;)

And back home for dessert...