Easter

As I type I keep looking down at Will, sleeping in my lap on my bent knee, under the keyboard. His head sticks out so I can see him smiling every few minutes. I wonder what he's dreaming about? Surely such sweet smiles must be from memories of before he came to Earth, memories of Heaven.

After yesterdays stresses with My Big Boy, it turned out to be a rather relaxing Easter today. I knew as soon as I went into the front room to get the video camera that The Middle had already inspected his basket. I knew he would. He likes his time up in the morning before everyone else. It seems to set his mood for the day if he can kick around in his room before the house is awake. The rules are that since he wakes by 5 am every morning, he is to stay in his room except for the bathroom trips. To him, that means he is allowed to play in the bathroom. As long as he does it quietly. So, I saw the basket and knew that a few things were not in the same spaces that the Easter Bunny had left them. No matter. He didn't open anything and it was probably a fun time for him to see everything before anyone else. He could have at least pretended to be surprised though. Then again, I don't want to encourage those skills. Note to self!

The Littles had their fun with their baskets while I video taped. They opened their toys and started in right away with the choice videos the Easter Bunny left them. First up were the squeaky rodents followed by Scooby Doo and the something or other. There are too many to keep track of.

I am happy that they know parents hide the eggs. It is so much easier! They had quite the fun time scampering around collecting eggs and stopping to pose for me 'mid-find' to take a picture. My camera battery lasted right up until the last egg was found and not one picture more. Consequently we had to take pictures of Jack surrounded by eggs in the grass several hours later, and then of him batting at his Easter basket. Jack wasn't much impressed by the day's festivities. His Easter outfit had him annoyed though. It's one The Middle wore when he was tiny. It has a wide bib collar sort of thing in front and it kept getting between Jack's hands and his mouth. He grumbled and carried on for a good thirty minutes trying to go to sleep with his thumb, so I unsnapped the front and tucked the bib inside. Then he was able to get to his thumb unencumbered and went to sleep for a nice nap.

Both of The Littles now know how to peel boiled eggs! The Girlie only likes the white and usually gives the yolks to me. When I finally got yolked out, her brother was happy to eat them for her. They had a few times today where they worked together to make each other happy, and I did catch Miss Peach sneaking her eggs into her brother's basket at least twice during the egg hunt. It is due to the patient instruction on the part of Miss Peach that The Pod, or Podifer, now knows how to peel a boiled egg. She helped him get a toy out of it's package and he helped her figure out how to open a tricky tin of M&M's. I love it when they work together for their mutual good, but when they do it just to be nice to each other it is extra good!

We didn't do a big Easter dinner. We're saving our honey ham for when The Dear Daddy gets home. Maybe I'll even make some deviled eggs. When he called this evening we reviewed our day with each other and how the kids were doing. I asked him if he thought Will was much different than The Littles had been at this age. The Beloved has already said that Will cries less, and he says he smiles more and "He seems more ambitious. It seems like he wants to be up and about like he's got some place to go and something he wants to do. He's the funniest little baby!"