A breezy Sunday afternoon

Easter Sunday traditions with my family involved heading out to the salt flats for a potluck and kite flying.

We haven't done much of that since I became the parent and I felt like I was missing out.

Apparently, if you wait until the Friday before Easter to go kite shopping though, you will have to settle for angry birds.  Not my first choice, but they assembled quickly and were a hit with the under 6 crowd.

It wasn't quite windy enough to get the kites to stay up for any long period of time. 

But we have them now and I have sufficiently impressed the little people with my kite flying skills.

If you move it you lose it

Blurry lego chaos

You know guys, the carpet is dry now.  

At some point I'm going to need to get the couch off of the dining room table

and put it back where it belongs.

This boy

Mom, don't roll my sleeves up that much.  I don't want Auntie to see my cowboy shirt.  Then she'll think I'm half cowboy, half knight.

Let's see, are there any freshly washed wranglers in here? 

Sorry dude, I promise, tonight I'll do laundry.

Oh, Levis.  These will do.

Look Ma, I crafted!

Actually, my mother is as allergic to messes and sticky fingers as I am. 

She would say, Gross! Why would you do that?

But the kids had fun popping the balloons after the pastel eggs were dry, and I found a use for the tons of embroidery floss I'm never going to need again.

Original idea here.

That's MY girl!

"Look Emma, your color is getting mixed in with my color."

"You do not want to do that Bob.  It will not be pretty."

My work here is done.

The Color of Happy

How can you not smile when you walk past all that yellow?

Palm Sunday Ponderings

If you have the time, read this article by Rev. James Martin, it's from last Palm Sunday but still thought provoking and relevant.

I enjoy Palm Sunday, it feels like the calm before the storm in a way.  The next week will be full of church services, silent prayers, washing of the feet, one more fasting day, and then

Easter.

One more week.