Gammy must be so pleased...

It has been about 1 1/2 years since Gammy (my mom's mom) passed away, and we are so fortunate to be able to enjoy her beloved grand piano. Scott and Charlotte LOVE the piano, so this is a common site (I'm referring to the kids sitting at the piano, although Scott in only underwear is also pretty common). It must make her so happy to be involved in yet another generation being introduced to music:

Easter Sunday

After a wonderful morning at church, we came home and Scott could HARDLY wait for Grandma and Grandpa to show up. He just sat out on the driveway with the bunny ears on he made earlier, trying to patiently wait...

I did manage to convince him that the Easter Bunny was like Santa in that he only comes when little boys and girls are asleep. So he miraculously took a nap without much complaint! Then once everyone was awake, the Hunt began:

And I did try desperately to get an 'official' Easter picture of both in their cute clothes, but Charlotte was not a very willing model. So pictures posing with the candy will just have to do:

The Neighborhood Easter Extravaganza

In our neighborhood we have a wonderful Easter egg hunt at a local park on Saturday. It is sponsored by a local realtor and some local businesses. Scott and Charlotte loved it, of course, because there was lots of candy involved. The best part was one of the sponsors was a restaurant called Costa Vida (which is the same as the hallowed Cafe Rio for all you Provo-ites), and I won a free dinner in the raffle! I'll take that over Reese's peanut butter eggs, although that is my favorite Easter candy ever...

Here is Scott trying to wait patiently for his turn to get eggs:

Charlotte thought she had to open each egg and eat the candy immediately before picking up the next egg:

4-year-old rite of passage

Scott experienced a special moment yesterday, an experience many grown men remember with fondness and sweet nostalgia... That experience is, a first exposure to Silly String. Aunt D (aka Cindy) send an adorable Easter package to Scott and Charlotte. It came Saturday and we dove into the presents on Sunday. For Scott, the highlight was clearly the Wacky String (as is labelled on the can). The button on the can was a little hard to push for him, so rather than firing the wacky string, Scott preferred to be the target. So he stood on the lawn and I sprayed all 250 feet of silly string on him.

A close second to the Wacky String was a bunny PEZ dispenser. Life doesn't get much better when you are 4.

As for the almost 2-year-old in our house, her most exciting gift was a pink satin purse (same material as the trim on her beloved blankie) and the card with the bunny on it. Charlotte spent much of today and yesterday walking around with her lovely purse and the card, saying, "Bunny! Bunny!" Here is one of those moments in action:

Thanks, Aunt D!