And it is quiet again.

We had family over yesterday to celebrate Easter - "a big party" according to Lorelai. All in all it went really well - there was a lot of really good food, good times with family, and Lorelai - well, she's just so excited about all of it. My brother and his girlfriend set up an egg hunt for her and she really enjoyed it - the weather turned out so nice - we were all able to get outside for a bit before it started to rain again. I managed to not take enough photos, but there are two I wanted to share - here's Lorelai in the midst of the egg hunt:

And here is me, 1981, same dress! Check out those chipmunk cheeks!

That green inflatable bunny was a favorite decoration - it was not a Sketchy Bunny. These days I tend to stick to peep bunnies :)


A few links to share that were used in some way for our Easter event.
The peep bunting I made was inspired by this tutorial from V and Co.
My brother and his girlfriend made these Cadbury "Deviled" Eggs - OMG, my new favorite way to eat a Cadbury egg (and I'm quite happy to have these leftovers!)
Lorelai has been interested in the worms in the garden lately, so I made a dirt cake - she didn't eat a bite of it, but I think she liked the way it looked. My husband had never had dirt cake, and I think he was pleasantly surprised at how good it is! Of course it's good - you can't go wrong with oreos, pudding, cream cheese, sugar and cool whip!
This honey-lime fruit salad was fantastic - so simple - I will be making this again and again (why didn't I think to use canned pineapple / mandarin oranges before?)
These lemon roasted potatoes were light and delicious - I would make them again for a family event (or even a weeknight dinner! Dan's not big into potatoes - me I love them baked, mashed, smashed, fried, whatever... but he's coming around on the roasted method - so easy to switch out seasoning!)
I tried this broccoli-bacon salad for something different - it was ok.

Today is a total down day. The house is still rather clean, the laundry is running. I'm indulging the lorax in some tv and I'm knitting. Nice and quiet.

Catch-up

Gotta love cuteoverload.com - Here's today's picture:

photo credit: "Research Group James" originally uploaded by giles breton.

Could be a twin for Lorelai!

Ok, maybe not. :)

Easter was great, we had everyone over. The best part was seeing everyone interact with Lorelai - her uncles, aunt and great-uncles haven't seen her since early January! Yesterday we were all just zonked. It's nice to take a moment and just knit, not have to worry about getting ready for the party. I can take my time cleaning up and putting decorations away.

Spring Cleaning

I've been kicking up a lot of dust in getting ready for Easter Sunday - we're hosting, party of 12! It's time intensive to plan and get ready and clean up, but I would rather do that and stay at home instead of traveling! Plus, it makes it easy - both sides of the family can come to us. My minor knitting has been to make (for the ladies) little bunny cozies for their place setting.


Here's what one looks like on the table, a la Martha Stewart (it was "her" idea for grass placecards):


My "to-do" list is ongoing. I was able to tackle part of my 101 things though! A frame is filled!


Have a Happy Easter & a Happy Weekend!