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| Delighted to discover that we've finally gotten new, bigger, less broken Toy Story toys. (4/1/21) |
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| Preparing plates of cupcakes to deliver to friends and picnic baskets to share with family. (4/1&2/21) |
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| Going on grand adventures with Buzz, and thinking deeply about what wish to make. (4/3/21) |
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| Lane has become quite the skilled and prolific weaver of daisy chains. (4/3/21) |
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| Lee dyed eggs very quickly in lots of bright, pure colors. (4/3/21) | |
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| Lane dyed eggs more slowly, taking time with each one. (4/3/21) | |
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| Getting the stripes just right takes time. (4/3/21) | |
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| Lee
claimed all of the shiny and patterned eggs as fast as they could.
Lane moved the best grass into a bigger basket, able to hold more
eggs. (4/3/21) | |
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| There was some trading and negotiating, but everyone ended up with a good basket. (4/3/21) | |
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| These baskets are ready. (4/3/21) | |
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| The Easter Bunny brought Equestria Girls dolls. (4/4/21) | |
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| Baskets of treasure. Time to dig in. (4/4/21) | |
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| Lee is delighted that they managed to trick the Easter Bunny by including a transparent egg. (4/4/21) | |
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| Easter Cats. (4/4/21) | |
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| Piper is mesmerized by the Easter grass. Hazel isn't sure what's going on. (4/4/21) | |
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| Lee rushes off to find some eggs! (4/4/21) | |
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| While Lee rushes about, Lane takes a more ponderous approach to searching for the eggs. (4/4/21) | |
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| After the kids found all the eggs, they took turns hiding more of them for each other. (4/4/21) | |
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| Enjoying the popcorn and fruit loops inside. (4/4/21) | |
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| Wishing their dad a happy 40th birthday. (4/8/21) | |
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| Lane made the cake -- a yellow box mix with three bananas. It was simple, perfect, and delicious. (4/8/21) | |
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| This dinosaur is a toy and party. (4/8/21) | |
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| Avery helps put Lee to bed. (4/9/21) | |
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| The
40th birthday bash continued all weekend with a whole lotta World of
Warcraft and snacks. Altogether, we made a perfect 5-person
dungeon team, complete with tank, healer, and three damage dealers.
(4/10/21) | |
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| Lee records their vocal parts for The Grunch. (4/11/21) | |
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| Lee planted the bean sprouts that they grew for school. (4/12/21) | |
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| Lee performs in the Grunch Crew. (4/16/21) | |
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| Once again, they're fast enough to run downstairs and catch themself still onscreen after their parts. (4/16/21) | |
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| Lee hones their s'more roasting skills. (4/18/21) | |
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| Lane plays a solo game of Candy Land. (4/20/21) | |
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| Lee
likes to find pinecones and sticks for Avery when we're out on walks.
Avery likes to carry them in her mouth. (4/20/21) | |
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| Cradling the baby dog. (4/21/21) | |
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| Avery's
not sure why this has to be happening. But she will cooperate
with this weirdly affectionate sheep. It's her job.
(4/21/21) | |
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| So cute. So serious. Seriously cute. (4/22/21) | |
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| Helping Lee pick skills for their Pandaren hunter. (4/24/21) | |
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| Cake on a cake. With picnic frogs. (4/26/21) | |
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| Time for a rousing game of Robot Turtle. But first... we must try to understand the rules again. (4/29/21) | |
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| We got a car big enough to hold everyone in our bubble! (4/29/21) | |
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| Sometimes the playground at Westmoreland park is empty enough for us to stop and ply there. (4/29/21) | |
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| Lee seems to feel most comfortable in high places. Like a cat. Or a squirrel. (4/29/21) | |
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| The irises bloomed. (4/30/21) | |
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| The first rose of the season. (4/30/21) | |
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| Avery is very good at putting Lee to bed. She knows what she is doing. (4/30/21) | |
| back to March '21 on to May '21 |
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