Easter!

I love Easter.  I love the promise of Spring, I love the celebration of Christ, and I really love the candy.

Really.

Especially those Cadbury Mini Eggs.  They are my downfall.

I also really love it when Easter is the same weekend as General Conference.  Despite Covid still disrupting our lives, we had a wonderful Easter weekend.  

It began with preparations for our annual Easter egg hunt.  Kitty dutifully filled the eggs and snitched candy as she went along.

This year's participants were Kitty and Michael, and the special Golden Egg contained a Lego mini-fig.  Who would find it?!  (Kitty)

On Easter Sunday, Kitty received a basket from the good ol' Easter Bunny himself.  New PJ's, bubble, bath, and a giant chocolate rabbit.  

Then we enjoyed our Monkey bread and listened to the Prophet during General Conference.  My blood sugar was so high by then I was seeing stars.

So we switched over to the protein side and dyed some eggs.  Mykey even pulled out his nerdy egg bot to aid in the decorating.  Kitty was smitten.

It was a divine Easter!  And to top it all off, my parents bought Kitty a beautiful Easter dress.

Happy Easter indeed!

Spring Break Numero Dos

I'm so good at cajoling that I sweet-talked my other sissy into coming for another Spring Break.  Luckily it didn't take much convincing since she comes nearly every year.  Our second Spring Break was much more laid back.  In fact, we really didn't do much of anything but putter around.  It was perfect.

I was happy to see Kitty and her cousin finally getting along.  They've had a rocky history together.  It made my heart melt.

We did manage to make it up to our other sissy's house for dinner and Harry Potter Uno.  I lost.

And we caught the cherry blossoms at the capital building.

My favorite activity came on April Fool's Day.  I had the brilliant idea to give Kitty a box of Junior Mints filled with rocks.  She was at school while my nephew and I dug through the rocks in my yard to find the perfect specimens.  He giggled and giggled at the thought of watching her open the box.  I giggled at his giggling.  It's always satisfying to make a teenage boy chuckle.  And the prank did not disappoint!  

Kitty was a good sport.

It was a wonderful bonus Spring Break.  

Too bad I couldn't talk anyone into coming for a third.  

It's a Goner

Kitty lost another tooth!  It was loose for weeks and she dutifully pushed and pulled on it in anticipation of the big fall out.  The Tooth Fairy appreciated the build up because it gave her plenty of time to plan ahead and have treats waiting in the closet.  This was a departure from the usual run-to-Walgreens-at-midnight routine.

Kitty spit the tooth out on Good Friday...it was an exciting start to our Easter weekend.

The Tooth Fairy was quite generous.  I guess she really enjoyed her extra shopping time.  

She brought a bubble machine!  Wowza! Kitty channeled her inner E.T. on this reach.

Hooray for losing teeth!

Spring Break Numero Uno

I cajoled my sissy into coming to my house for another Spring Break this year.  I'm awfully glad she is cajole-able because I love being with her.  And she brings along her kids for Kitty to play with and boss around.  It's a win-win for me.

Last time my sissy came I was able to convince Mother Nature to behave and bring us nothing but sunshine.  This year Mother Nature rolled her eyes at me.  She's so moody.

Regardless, we had a great time.  I love having extra people and extra noise at my house.  It brightens my soul.

So what did we do for fun?  Well...

We met our other sissy at the beach and sat around eating hoagies and Oreos.  It was cold but we had a fire so we didn't die from exposure.

We went to the Lego store and poked around for specific pieces that my sissy needed for her Lego club.

We went hiking and skipped rocks.  

We had an adventure at the park and climbed a giant tree.

We attended virtual church.

We jumped at the trampoline park.

And we hung around the house, played Fibbage, went to the Capitol, and were kicked off Willamette University's campus for not wearing masks.  It was good times for all. 

I love Spring Break!

Leprechaun Day

Despite our inability to capture the elusive leprechaun called Gilly McGillacuddy, we still managed to enjoy our day of St. Patrick. 

It was green food, hats, and a cuddly friend to watch over each plate.  Kitty thought we should have more company at the table.  I think she was right.

Happy St. Patrick's day to us! 

Bait and Wait

Kitty was not deterred by Gilly's escape.  She carefully reset her trap and surrounded the pot of gold with double-sided tape.  And even though she was plotting Gilly's demise, she politely asked him to tell the Tooth Fairy that she had a loose tooth.  It seemed like a good time to mention it to him.

But surely the leprechaun wouldn't slip away this time.  And yet, he did.

That Gilly is a wily one.  

Wily and pants-less.  

Trapper Kitty

Kitty wanted to catch a leprechaun called Gilly McGillacuddy.  Last year she only caught his belt buckle.  

So she set a trap.

And wrote him a note.

And waited.

The gold lured Gilly.  

The trap was sprung.  

But Gilly got away.

Darn that ninja-leprechaun.