Monday, April 2, 2007

This is a really old picture - Lane and I went to Charleston for a day. We try to always take a picture by holding up the camera and snapping a shot. We didn't do that this time when we went to the mountains...Hmmm...So, I'll use this one!

Well, it's the second of April already. This month and all of it's holidays (April fools and Easter) really snuck up on me this year. Logan and I usually plan for MONTHS what we are going to do to Lane for April Fools day. One year we sewed all of his underwear together, one year we put his car keys in a huge bowl of jello (in a baggie of course)...but this year, we really thought about it around 9pm the night before. So, in the short amount of time we had to plan, we decided that we weren't going to do anything, we were just going to make him crazy by making him THINK that we were doing something. We kept telling him that we couldn't wait until he found 'IT'...We taunted him all day long with that! It worked! He was crazy by the end of the day! It was funny because Lane tried to get Logan by setting her alarm really early - but she caught him and turned it off!!! A really silly day!

Now, usually we have a big Easter Egg hunt here in our circle. We have about 20 kids, and all bring goodies to share. The night before a neighbor and myself hide about 200-250 empty eggs (you never want bugs or runny chocolate) and a few 'golden' eggs. We start the kids out by age and we give prizes (that we've collected all year - 1$-5$ goodies) for this and that. (each kid will end up with a prize of some sort - even if we have to make up a category for them!) Well, we sent out invitations and wanted to get some RSVP's since a lot of the families were going out of town next week. I haven't heard a thing...Maybe it's sneaking up on all of us!

I haven't even decorated the yard - except for the Easter flags!! I have these really cute wooden bunnies that I put out every year and little blow up eggs that we put in the trees...I think that if I get in the mood, I just might do it on Wednesday...I'll get the lawn mowed (a jungle of weeds and that crazy stuff that grows under the bird feeders!) and maybe the bunnies will make a short appearance...We'll see. If it does get done, I'll post pictures of the proof...

Swap Bot sure is going good. My sister is even playing on there now! I got the cutest little 'softie' in the mail. Her name is Gertie. She came all the way from Spain. I'm not sure what 'it' is that makes her sooo appealing - it's something, though. She really has personality!

Logan even hosted a swap. She had a 'kids only' swap with an Easter ATC theme. She got hers from a little boy in California. He did a great job! He also sent stickers and an Easter Bunny 'jacks' game complete with ball! It's really been a fun hobby!

Well, find some time to enjoy your hobby - or just enjoy trying a new one out!

Enjoy the day!