When cookie dough attacks

Actually, it was more like when momma tries to do something fun with daughter like make chocolate chip cookies with sprinkles, puts the mixer on a little table down low for her to reach and help pour stuff into, then turns her back to bring a bowl to the sink, and realizes she hears the paddle on the mixer spinning when she knows she left it up out of the bowl.

That would more accurately explain these pictures....

Easter and Springtime

Here are some pictures from Easter weekend. We had a great time and did some work around the house and just relaxed the rest of the time.
As usual, Jamie and Scotia Brass played at a church service Easter morning. It has been a Baptist service the past few times, but this year it was United. I took Navarre, and she was remarkably well behaved for the over 1 1/2 hour long service. She did so well and danced in the pew when Daddy played.

After church, we went home and the Easter Bunny had come! I think Navarre's favorite was her new bug kit with the magnifying glass.

It was such a gorgeous day, we played outside for the rest of it. And the worms loved going down the slide.

It was a Good Friday

We started our Easter weekend on Good Friday dyeing Easter eggs, like we've done at Nanny's every year. I love it. I don't know why, but I absolutely love it. I've done it every year I've lived in Halifax. We missed Shaina this year. She usually joined us when we both lived near each other. She totally shared in my enthusiasm for the food coloring, water and eggs. Jamie always colors eggs with me and fakes his enthusiasm the entire time, which I completely appreciate and love.
This year we had Team Currie over. I was utterly shocked to learn Shelly had never done this. She was, hold your breath, a dyeing egg virgin. I figured this would be something that small town Nova Scotians reveled in growing up - apparently not. So, Shelly and Huddy have now experienced Good Friday - tuna fish with speckled eggs and all.











The kids did pretty good. The toughest part was getting them not to put more than one egg in the cup at a time and getting them to not put the eggs back into color after we had put them in the trays to dry. All in all they did a wonderful job, and we had a blast!