Easter

Easter was lovely and low key for us, but one of the best we've had in years.  Saturday was gloriously sunny, so we dyed Easter eggs in our dandelion garden.  Dying eggs with a toddler is an interesting experience; many of the eggs turned out some shade of brown, since her favorite part of the process was spooning the eggs from color to color to color, and hearing them go *plop!* into a new cup.  I think Tyler and I spent much of the weekend just standing around in a rose-colored stupor, witnessing our beautiful little girl explode with joy over all these Easter traditions that hadn't made an appearance in either of our lives since we were little kids.  Finding eggs in the cool tall grass, nibbling a chocolate bunny's ear, sitting on the rug with an Easter basket filled with pop-open eggs containing cotton ball chicks.  What a surprise, what a delight, to find spring in our life through the fresh eyes of our little Violet.  Some photos from the weekend... (click to enlarge) 

Dying eggs in our dandelion garden

Violet and her Easter Basket  

Chick Parade!

Indoor egg/chick hunt

Easter candy is so lovely 

Outdoor egg hunt with real eggs!

nibble bunny!