Easter Tidings

Another Easter has come and gone, and we wish you the best for spring and this time of new growth and renewal. We went to California for a family gathering and had a lovely time of it. We stayed at the beach, spent lots of kid-time in the water, and had a really great Easter brunch and Sunday at my grandparents.

Here is Michael, proudly displaying his little race cars


It was March, so I didn't even consider bringing bathing suits. Apparently I should have since the temperature was in the 80's every day! We just put the kids on the beach hillbilly style and they couldn't have cared less!


Perhaps my favorite picture from the weekend


Amy and Rulon snuggling


All of us spent Easter day at my grandparent's house along with both my Aunt Valerie and Aunt Denice. The kids had an egg hunt on the front lawn, and they had so much fun!

Michael with Auntie Valerie


Miranda hunting for eggs


Rulon


Michael in what he called "the jungle"!


What did you find there, buddy?


Fun with eggs!

Growing, Growing, Growing

The kids are getting bigger all the time - funny how they do that, eh? I always smile when I think that every mom has wondered at the miracle of every kid growing up but it's still new for each mom each time, and I'm no exception. Growing out of new clothes, longer hair, wider smiles, more teeth ~ it's fun to take it all in.

Miranda finally grew out of these overalls this winter.


Michael used to be so little in the tub and now he's a big boy making silly faces!

Here's a picture from 2005..


Here are both kids in the tub ~ lately it's been an interesting exercise in sharing space and toys when they're in together.

(Love that baby heinie!)

Miranda has some beautiful curls after bath every night, and Daddy is the best at making them fluffy!

Race Cars at Casa Moore

We're deep in the throes of potty training ~ right now it's a "you win some, you lose some" situation. We've discovered that the movie Cars is Michael's ultimate motivator, much to Mommy's advantage. :D

The side effect of watching this movie a-l-m-o-s-t e-v-e-r-y s-i-n-g-l-e d-a-y is that we've become a home obsessed with racing! The weather is so great lately that we've spent a lot of time out back, riding everything with wheels.

Here we have team racing, which requires a bit of monitoring (My sister just went spinning off the back while I was going too fast? Great!!!).


Miranda does pretty well on her own, although she doesn't have pedals down too well yet (short legs, you know)


Even Daddy likes to get in on the action




Michael's becoming such a big boy, it's so exciting to watch him grow and explore and have more fun every day.