Wednesday

This morning, we were all up and at 'em about an hour ahead of our usual routine. We are doing some painting in the house, and the painters were scheduled to arrive at 8:00. We're always awake at 8:00, but rarely all we all dressed and fed. Let's just say that this morning, we had ample time to play "pour our water into our snack bowl."



We braided hair. We played with play dough. Evie loves play dough. She always requests that I roll it up into little balls for her so that she can try to bounce the balls or smush them. Today, however, I pulled out some chopsticks to add to our play dough fun since I was trying to keep Evelyn occupied in our family room before Toddler Group. The chopsticks were a huge hit! Evelyn attached play dough balls to the bottoms of the sticks and "walked" them around her table. She also used them as carving tools to make dots and marks in her play dough.



At Toddler Group, Evelyn participated in her first Easter Egg Hunt. There were toddler-friendly treats inside eggs hidden around the little playground. The kids had a great time spotting the eggs and filling up their bags.






On a slightly unrelated note, our lilac bushes are now green with leaves and little purple buds are beginning to appear. I cannot wait to see them in their full glory. Lilacs have always been a favorite of mine and I am thrilled to have six (six!) in my very own yard. Spring blooms always remind me of this: And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. (Anais Nin) Beautiful, true words.