Saturday

What a day it has been (and it is only 3:30)! We started with breakfast with the Easter Bunny followed by an Egg Hunt. K & R were not at all intimidated by the long-eared one, while P preferred to keep his distance.

We spent all day yesterday practicing our hunting techniques. Notice my orderly R's pattern as he 'hides' eggs on the stairs for P & K. When it came time for the actual hunt, R was ready, in all his competitive glory!K,too, was out to win. P, much like last year, lost interest after 2-3 eggs. He is far too curious about what is inside them to continue hunting.
We loved having Grandmother and Granddaddy here to enjoy the festivities. We had a great time playing with the new croquet set they gave us for Easter!
Here P demonstartes his unconventional rules. Forget those cute painted wooden animals, he'd rather be his own gate.

Daddy is working all weekend, so after Grandmother and Granddaddy returned to Atlanta we set to work on a Spring project: a new vegetable garden! I must admit, I had no idea how much work it was going to be to prepare the soil. I would have never tried to take it on alone with the children had I known! While I toiled with a shovel and a hand rake, the children chanted, "Can we plant yet? Now, Mommy? Can we plant yet? Mommy, is it time now? Can we plant yet?" 846 tmes.

When I finally had our tiny patch ready, they enjoyed scattering and covering carrot, pumpkin, cucumber and watermelon seeds. K proved to be a great helper, while the boys lost interest and set off on an irrigation project of their own...
After all that hard work, P wanted to unwind with a little basketball--his favorite!K and R sat right under the net to sip lemonade as he played.
Then the game switched to some combination of soccer and basketball that only the three of them seemed to understand.With smiles on faces and sunshine all around, we managed to use a lot of 3 year old energy. Everyone is enjoying a rest. It has been a great day!