Oh the difference an extra child can make

Back when Poodle was a baby, these were the kinds of pictures I could take around Easter:






THESE days - this is the best I could manage getting both of them in one shot. I was oh-so-proud of their coordinating outfits. Tooter's is an outfit that my mom handmade for my brother Robert when he was around 2'ish, and I was so excited to find Poodle an Easter dress that would coordinate with Uncle Robert's outfit. But getting them in a shot together with their clothes on and a remotely pleasant expression on both faces? lol..... yeah. right. This will have to do!


There will be more pictures in the April set when I get around to getting them posted to the website. Actually, I think I still need to get March pictures uploaded.

HowEVER, "perfect pictures" notwithstanding, the beauty of having these more mobile children also means we got to do something quite fun this year! A real live Easter egg hunt in the backyard the day before Easter Sunday! The wonderful beauty of it? All the grandparents were able to be there, along with Amy and Jay and Robert and Jaime and Audrey. It was so great! The grandparents hid the eggs, and Poodle got to find them all, since Tooter wasn't terribly interested in the event.

My biggest ooops of the day was the hot chocolate that I made on the stove. I used a much easier recipe out of a recent Guideposts instead of sticking with the tried and true recipe from days gone by. And by the time it had simmered on the stove for awhile, it was quite thick. More like sludgey chocolate syrup than hot cocoa. Sounds delicious, huh? lol..... Oh well, live and learn!!!

I heard someone say recently that Easter should be the most celebrated holiday in a Christian's life. I rather agree. It won't top Christmas for the commercial world, but our entire faith hinges on the Resurrection. I'm so glad that the combined Zoo family was able to make such a wonderful day of it for my bunchkins!!! Thank you everyone!