We had an fun-filled Easter weekend with Edward's parents, sisters and my parents. The weather actually cooperated, and the kids got outside to play - finally!!
But first, scary baby:
Raaaawwrrr!!
Just kidding!
Of course, he isn't nearly so scary now that he's decided that sleeping is cool. He's extremely busy these days, and although he hasn't quite decided if he would prefer to walk or crawl, he is a baby on the move. I think his increased activity level, coupled with his own personal milestones, helped him turn the corner on the sleep front. I'm getting jittery typing this for fear or jinxing our good run; but I wanted to document the improvement. Now, this child has NO teeth (yet he's been "teething" for months) and we have another cold in the house, this one with a fever, so I know we have a few rough stretches ahead. And, I should caveat all this by saying that he is not sleeping through the night. He still nurses at 11ish, but his middle of the night feed is a miss more nights than not, so he seems to be phasing it out. He eats again between 5 and 6. Nevertheless, having a couple hours a night of consecutive sleep a night feels divine!
But, on to our Easter weekend:
Grampy and Malcolm reading
Keith on the (egg) hunt
Colin and Evelyn marvel at the Easter Bunny's incredible hiding skills. We are still two eggs short, so either the Bunny can't count, or he outdid himself hiding them.
Yes, although Keith and Colin do look like the reluctant egg hunters, they had a blast. They are less enthused with the glacial pace of our treat dispersal, but 3 x 3.5 year olds hopped up on chocolate or suffering sugar withdrawal is only amusing for about a nanosecond. That being said, they do offer some pretty compelling arguments ("I have to eat a chocolate egg for breakfast or else I will be sick"), and we're certainly not anti-candy around here... just, in moderation.
There are a few more excellent photos from this weekend floating about, so I'll try to tack on a few!
