Passover and Easter

Time is just flying! We have had an extremely busy month, but we are having tons of fun and are spending lots of time with family and friends.

Grace and Jackson were able to celebrate both Passover and Easter this April. Grace put on an adorable skit at school, and we've been singing songs about matzah and baby Moses constantly. Jackson is fascinated with easter eggs, so we've been opening, filling, hiding, and finding eggs for months now! (Jelly beans were the all-time favorite.)

Grace enjoyed a lovely seder at school! They literally gave her 2 cups of raisins and chocolate chips...we had a great day after that!!

Grace and Allison laughing and playing (and kissing) at the Edelstein's seder.

We had a great Easter egg hunt at Pop Jerry's with Zachary. Grace hid all the eggs, then sprinted across the yard when the hunt began! We hid plastic and dyed eggs all around the outside of the house. We told them that they needed to be careful with the dyed eggs because they were breakable...Grace started calling them glass eggs and hid them all in a pile in the middle of the yard. Zach knew they didn't contain candy so he left them all to Grace; she was in heaven!!!!


Jackson enjoyed watching his sister and cousin run around like crazy fools. Once he found his first egg that contained jelly beans, he was content eating every single one of them while they hunted for the rest!

This was the result of his sister not sharing jelly beans with him!

Although this video probably won't be enjoyed by everyone, it makes me laugh harder and longer every time I watch it. Grace looks like she's going to fall asleep during the song, and finds energy only to yawn, pick her wedgie, and beat something up with a shovel! ...oh, and to clap for herself at the end of her performance!

An Average Day

Although some days I truly do want to pull out all my hair, most days I just LOVE being home with my babes. Grace is at such a fun and independent age, and Jackson is so curious and cuddly. I'm trying my best to capture the cute and amusing moments on camera, but as soon as Jackson sees the camera, he stops whatever he's doing to grab it out of my hand and throw it on the floor. And Grace is at the age where when we tell her to smile for the camera, we wished we had just taken a candid instead....We get the crazy, scrunched-eyed grimace that she thinks is a princess smile! Regardless, here are a few pictures of my two favorite kids.

Jackson, trying with all his might, to put on a shoe 2 sizes too small.

Grace loves doing crafts with LOTS of glue and nothing else.

I feel like such a cruel mom, but I love capturing Jackson's sad expressions after Grace takes something from him. Don't worry, he gets it back! :)

Grace, bundling up in what she believes to be appropriate snowy weather clothes.

Jackson eagerly awaiting the arrival of a school bus on our back patio. He knew it was school bus time, but wasn't sure why he couldn't see them. When he realized he was looking at the backyard, he booked it to Grace's room!