Happy Easter

I hope everyone had a nice holiday.

Our weather here was very chilly ( a high of 45 for the day. Easter morning was in the high 30's). My plan to have the chickees in lovely complementary Spring dresses was somewhat compromised since they had to wear sweaters to keep their arms warm and -- unfortunately -- had to wear their winter coats atop these lovely wispy confections.

I've included a couple photos of my beauties in these sweet dresses -- taken inside since it was much too cold to photograph the girls in the garden. The dresses are embroidered raw silk with just a touch of sparkle (somewhat seen in the Doodle's dress in the second photo). I bought them on a 75% off close out sale a whole year before I received my referral for Libby Doodle Doo. They are a little big for each girl so they will get more wear out of them. My brother is planning to get married in August -- so they will make lovely dresses for his wedding.

Speaking of confections -- Easter is one of Zo Peep's favorite holidays because it means candy, candy, candy. Fortunately we used small baskets for each girl. And God bless the Easter bunny who included movies, books and small toys along with a couple candy treats for each girl.

The real sugar fest came during the annual egg hunt in the afternoon (each egg contained a candy treat). Zo Peep had some competition with Libby Doodle Doo (who received help from cousin Monica and Mama Hen) but remained victorious finding 33 eggs to Libby's 17. I look forward to this hunt in a few years when Libby Doodle Doo can truly give the Peep a run for her money.

My sister had us and a large collection of relatives over for dinner -- including her step son and daughter-in-law who are adopting a little boy from Korea. They have their referral already and are hoping to receive him in June or July (he will come to the US, so they won't travel to Korea). He was born on January 1st 2007 -- so he's a little over 2 months older than Libby Doodle Doo. He is already 25 pounds (compared to Libby Doodle Doo's 17 -- YIKES). My sister had his photo on her fridge and the Doodle couldn't stop staring at it. She babbled as she pointed to the photo (I think the translation of her babbling was something like, "Hubba, Hubba, Hubba. What a hunk.").

Posting is still going to be a challenge for me until the first of the month. Work is frenetic and I'm still sleeping only a couple hours a night so that I can complete all of my projects. The girls have been troopers through this month and I continue to reserve what little free time I have to spend with them.

The Doodle is on the cusp of taking her first steps. Her hair has really started to grow and is looking more lovely every day. She's still teething and I pray for the day that those bottom teeth finally erupt through the gum line.

The Peep is showing a huge interest in cooking and is embracing her inner chef. She's made Saturday morning breakfast for the family for the past 2 weekends and loves to whip up some of her favorites. She loves cooking so much that she asked me this weekend if we can switch her May birthday to a cooking theme (we were going to have a Fiesta theme). And my tomboy Peep is getting excited about Spring and hopes to join a baseball team (I'm guessing T-ball) soon.

Zo Peep also has become quite a help lately with Libby Doodle Doo. I'm very proud of her attentive big sister behavior. And the Doodle loves it too. She carefully follows everything Zo Peep does and laughs and giggles when her big sister comes into the room.

Here's my final shot of my girls: