Happy Easter from the Northwoods

I am so thankful to celebrate the resurrection of our Lord, Jesus.  We spent the morning at church and the afternoon with Jesse's family.  The kids hunted eggs at the grandparents house.  Here are a few pictures.

Just before church ... all my beautiful hooligans in their mama-made outfits

Easter Procrastination

You know what they say ... procrastinators are the leaders of tomorrow!  And so, being Chief Procrastinator, I have put off sewing the Easter outfits for the kids.  The rush is on to complete the last two dresses, but this is what I've done so far.  

Isaac's grass green shirt will coordinate with the girls' dresses.  This was a first of many things for me.  Button holes, pockets, sleeves and collar.

Riley's dress for Easter is satin, with black trim.  The dress also presented a first for me:  a zipper.  But all went well, and I am thankful for it.

The bodice of Riley's dress.

All I need to do now is get the other two dresses done by Saturday night.  I think I can, I think I can.  :)

A Boy and a Basket

Life gets interesting for a 16-month old boy when you give him a basket.

It's a hat!

It was funny watching him walk into everything until he tipped it up like this.

Snow ... Really?!

I guess Old Man Winter is playing an April Fool's joke on northern Minnesota.  It's in the 30s, which is okay, considering our subzero winter temps.  But now fresh snow is decorating my freshly thawed back yard, and I have to admit to being peeved.  


My sister likes to rub it in my face that her garden is sprouting and her kids are swimming in the pool already.  Man, all I want to do is find my front sidewalk under all the snow on the north side of my house.  I wish I had been able to plant some tulips in the fall, because I would be seeing their perty little faces in a few weeks.  I guess for now I'll have to be satisfied with planning our garden and getting ready to build the deck.