Easter Eggs and Garbage Trucks

This has been a busy, photo-filled month for us.  I guess I was in a lull for a while and wasn't taking many photos of the kids, but lately I've felt more inspired--which has been nice.



Or maybe it's my way of procrastinating studying.  That's terrible.  We'll go with inspired.



Nonnie came over a few days before Easter to dye eggs with the kids.  Lucy loves craft time. It is her favorite time of the day (not that it's a daily thing, by any means). 



She usually asks to do a craft, and I exhibit the classic deer-in-headlights while trying to think of what we can possibly do for a craft.  Almost always "craft time" involves gluing buttons on various shapes of paper (heart for Valentines, a 4-leaf clover for St. Patrick's day, an egg for Easter, and so on). 



Really, that's all she wants to do.  Glue buttons on stuff.  I should enjoy this easy time when she's not demanding really time-intensive and planning-intensive crafts. 
 

But I feel like I'm failing her in the craft department.  She hasn't seemed to notice, though.



Almost daily now I hear, "You have a baby in your tummy!!  We don't know if it's a boy or a girl!  We have to wait and see!  In the summer!" Her level of comprehension is amazing, especially compared with what it was when Elliot was almost here.  She can't wait.  And I am getting more excited by the day.



Garbage trucks are still a hugely popular vehicle around here.  A day when the regular trash and bulk trash are picked up is... amazing for the kids.  Truly the highlight of the week.



Daddy, we saw THREE garbage trucks today!!!



I love this pre-stereotype age.