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easter festivities

The first 60 degree day in the North Sound and it was on the Saturday before Easter! What a gift. We found a new beach about 5 min up the road from us which I'll share later this week. Let's just say I took a lot of pictures due to the hours of sunshine we were soaking into the skin!

But egg hunts and easter baskets were the true priorities and George would not allow any part of the festivities to escape his pre-thought out, very detailed remembrance of last year's glory. What pressure! Thank goodness the day was a rousing bit of joy and excitement for everyone.

 

 

Easter Sunday wasn't nearly so warm or sunny but the day was beautiful just as well. Our first church holiday at CBC NorthSound was amazing! The house of the Lord was full and the fellowship was electric. I wish I had been aware enough to snap a few pictures but 4 kids + friends + food...well, the camera just didn't get dug out of the recesses of the bottomless purse.

After service we made sure to take a few traditional family photos except that we aren't all in one picture at the same time. Go figure. But Annika's first fancy twirly dress was well documented as she didn't want to take it off all day! Instead of dying easter eggs, which I confess I loathe, we used watercolors paints and it worked great! George and Annika lathered the brush all over the white oval like a sponge, while Peter and Andrew worked on a bit more details. But in the end, it was Nicholas and I perfecting our egg creations and enjoying a bit of creative table time when everyone else had dispersed amongst toys.

 

 

 

 

   

   

out of the game {and in}

I always know that its been a long time since I've been here when Typepad makes me sign in. Its not that I don't love ya all it just...well...truth is, I've been napping. Usually, I post a bit of something during quite time when all my household is up to their own individual times of creativity, but lately that translates into yep, a nap for me! Someone once told me that your body is going through more effort by just sitting on a couch when your pregnant, then taking a vigorous climb when you aren't developing major organs for another human being. All I know is that some days it feels as though I've climbed a few mountains by lunchtime! Thankfully, a good mid-day snooze is a beautiful thing and my family very much appreciates my countenance thereafter.

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Especially, when two evenings and a Saturday I am focusing on this amazing kiddo. Baseball is a sport that Peter has been waiting a little over 2 years to get involved in again {due to moves} and it appears to be everything he hoped it would be. I personally was hoping not to freeze my bum to a bleacher every game but what are ya gonna do. He really is so darn cute in that uniform.

  Oh, and look my banner still says Winter 2011. Ha! {come to think of it...spring IS still debatable around here!}

bookshops and surprises

Ever trying to familiarize ourselves with our new city, we checked out the small shopping district in Fairhaven. It is a beautiful neighborhood. Such that embodies all things quaint, cultural, and mod. The bookshop was our first stop. It is locally owned and an established staple in the community for many a year. Of course, the children's area consumed most of our visit as we thumbed through the last books of the Unfortunate Events series yet to be read. And I loved the fact that books of interest for Annika were at the level to which she could casually plop herself on the hardwood floors and exchange book after book for a steady stream of pleasure.

Fortunately, it was nice enough to walk around outside the bookshop as well. The brick buildings are simply beautiful and while the day didn't afford us to go into the many boutiques gracing each gorgeous facade, the window shopping built anticipation for future afternoons. However, we couldn't resist the toy store. We all miss The Learning Tree in KC so much that it was refreshing to play with the good stuff once again.

And a toy store is the perfect place to mention that baby rattles and baby blocks will soon be on our list of purchases. As the family anticipates the beautiful days of spring transforming into summer fun so too we will be expecting the birth of a fifth Orlando babe to wrap our arms around come autumn. And we couldn't be more thrilled.

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