We are way behind in posts again and we’ve had lots of big celebrations since the last post–Seder, Easter, Lola’s and Christina’s bday celebrations, Mother’s Day….And, in between, we’ve enjoyed some more fantastic weather with our first BBQ of the season and some bike riding and play time at the playground!
But, first here’s our spunky gal at Auntie Christina’s house for Easter celebratin’.
But, I guess I should backtrack a little to earlier in the morning…Dylan was super excited about the Easter Bunny because he knew he’d get some treats. We even left a note for EB letting him know that we’d be at Auntie Christina’s later that day (Dylan even signed it!).
The weather was actually chilly that morning and it was a little wet outside, so E.B. just left some stuff on our front doorstep…the kids were stoked!
They got a few dubious items: vegan marshmallows, some chocolate in chocolate easter baskets (which I’m proud to say we still haven’t gobbled up yet), plus some Bunny gummies and a few snack-size Pringles. But, they also got some of those crazy puzzle erasers that Dylan (and Taliana) are just nuts over.
Dylan has been earning an eraser or two every week through “learning activities” (a letter page in each of his 3 primary activity books earns 1 eraser) and through his responsibility chart (he gets a point for every magnet on there, totalling 64 per week and each eraser is 30 points to “buy.” He can also opt to get a penny per point or have 1 minute of TV per point (gratefully, this latter is not a popular option!). This is hard work for this little fella — actually, he’s usually stellar on the responsibility chart — still, earning is slow-going!! So, he was stoked to get 3 erasers from E.B., free and clear. He could barely believe it! He kept asking if he had to earn them (poor kid!)!
So, after they pigged out on some of that marshmallow crap (this is the first time Dylan actually ate some…in previous years, he hasn’t liked them. They’re gross, in our opinion, but we offer it up so the kids never feel “deprived” because they’re vegan), we packed up our tofu scramble and Easter goodie bags for Jason and Tyler, and headed to Auntie Christina’s house….
As usual, the kids had an absolute blast with their cousins. And those boys are a couple of the sweetest fellas ever. Truly. They are such good sports and always so willing to play with Cameron and Dylan.
Cameron just ADORES Jason.
She spent a lot of time saying, “C’mon Jason”!!
By the way, she also loves that baby panda in her hand.
So, E.B. got our note and left baskets for the kids at Auntie’s house, too…!
After our massive brunch–here’s Christina practicing domesticity in her new kitchen–there was the egg hunt, again indoors since it was a little wet outside…
Cameron was first out of the gate and she knew just what to do.
Dylan brought his Nino Conillo game (yep, that’s an old picture of Dylan playing the game when he first got it!) to play with his cousins and Cameron came to watch–I love how she’s got her hand held so lovingly on his back! The kids often do this with one another to guide each other or just to show affection. And when Cameron demands to “hold hands” in the car, she often means Dylan (not me!!)!
There are so many more photos! Christina got a new DSLR for her birthday so she was shootin’ photos as well. You can see them on flickr.
