Second week of March - First egg hunt

Sleeping sweetly (with her puppy dog and her turtle)

Emmalyn tagged along on one of Hayden's playdates.  She hung with the big kids pretty well.

Going down the big slide

Eating some food

This is what his hair looks like after a long day of school followed by playing around with his cousins.

I am so in love with the curls that keep growing!

She found her hat and gloves

Brittany did her hair pretty fancily (it's hard to braid baby-soft hair!)

Big mouth 

Cousins playing well together

video - Emmalyn can jump!

We are about to get a new tree!  So I wanted to get some pics of what our yard looked like before the tree arrived.  The new tree will replace the one that is dead but be placed in a spot that will give us more privacy from the massive balcony behind us. 

Time for another hair cut - I still swoon over that dimple

Looking good!

After his haircut, Maxwell came and waited patiently while I got my eyebrows waxed.  He was such a good kid.

I'm seeing the imaginative side of Maxwell get stronger every day.  It's fun to see.

We went to our first Easter Egg Hunt put on by the city.  The kids got balloons and played different games before the hunt started.

Ready to go!

Max stayed pretty close for a bit and then took off.  I had to keep an eye on Emmalyn but then lost sight of Maxwell.  It only lasted maybe 10 seconds before I found him but that was long enough for me to feel that sense of panic.  Maxwell was fine, of course, and had just focused on getting more eggs but he'd moved pretty far away and I worried that he could have gone the wrong direction to find me.  As a parent, it's hard sometimes to know how much freedom is okay to give your child and when to tap the breaks.

Emmalyn had a great time

Checking out their stash

We played a couple more games before heading home

We left right as it started sprinkling.  Good timing!

Wearing her big brother's hand-me-down helmet on her "bike"

Yeah!  Our tree arrived while we were at the egg hunt.  It feels like it's in the middle of the yard even though it really isn't.  As it grows it will provide nice privacy.

Grillin' and playing outside - is it summer yet???

Playing in a "fort" at Brittany's

4 silly cousins on a slide!