Easter 2010!

We had our first egg hunt this weekend! It was actually more like an egg pickup, since they weren't particularly hidden or anything, but I think N enjoyed it and it was really nice to get outside.


Here N and I are getting ready to head out on Easter morning.

E and N ready for Easter celebrations.

N's happy about Easter!

On another note, Easter marks 20 weeks into our pregnancy for baby numero dos. Because this baby is super shy and wouldn't show us the goods at our last visit, we still don't know if we're having a boy or a girl. Our next opportunity isn't until the 21st of this month, so we get to keep everyone in suspense until then. But because it was requested, here's a picture of the baby bump on Easter. After all, this baby is part of the family too.

Keeping up with the Joneses...

Pretty good for a first stab at holiday home decoration (outside).

Merry (early) Christmas to us!

E and I have the day off today, which we decided to capitalize on by shopping for Christmas gifts. This includes shopping for ourselves - though we pretend that it's all philanthropic and whatnot. I've been drooling over this Kitchenaid Artisan Stand Mixer for years now, and I've decided that I wanted it for Christmas. What else would be useful when you needed tot make 7 pounds of mashed potatoes at once? Nothing else will do! Fortunately for me, I'm married to a foodie whose desire for this machine matches mine. What is a couple to do? We have a perfectly acceptable hand mixer.

The only solution? Buy it for each other for Christmas! We've made a deal. No big surprise gifts are to show up on Christmas morning. We're both going to be too busy making pies and pasta (with the pasta attachment) with our new toy.

Happy Halloween!

Our halloween was low-key and nice. A couple of friends of ours came over with their son and we all had dinner and dessert - he discovered the fun that can be had on stairs! After they left, the trick-or-treaters started showing up, and it was an interesting evening. We live in a very family friendly neighborhood, so there are a LOT of kiddos looking for candy on Halloween. Here's a sampling of our favorite trick-or-treaters:

• The cowboy who rang our doorbell, said "Trick or treat!" (after being prompted by his mom), then walked off before getting any candy. Fortunately his mom pointed this out and he came back for some Snickers (good choice).
• The cheerleader who didn't say "Trick or treat!" at all, but instead said "Give me something small." E said, "Well, pick what you'd like." To this she said, "I'll take two!"
• The princess, storm trooper, and batman who rang our doorbell and then hid to the side, so when we opened to the door we only saw their parents. They then came bursting over from the side to "scare us". Because they were about five and their parents were there it wasn't too horrifying, but we pretended.
• The little princess who got a piece of candy for her little sister who was "tired and riding in the wagon instead of doing this all herself." (Said with indignation.)

All in all a productive Halloween. At about 9:15 pm the neighborhood teenagers (sans costumes) sheepishly rang the bell. At least they waited until all the little kids were done and we managed to unload the leftover candy on them. (Well, save for the Heath bars. I wasn't going to let it all go that easily.)