Friday 2 May 2014

Easter and Miscellaneous Happenings

I was a little apprehensive about our Easter this year because we had a very busy day scheduled starting at 6:00 a.m. with a Sunrise Service and an Easter breakfast afterwards. On top of that and our regular church services of the day, we had our monthly nursing home visit in the afternoon. I wasn't sure how Brett would handle being up early and pretty much being on the run all day. Turns out he was a trooper, and was only mildly fussy by the end of the day.
I tried to get organized Saturday night and get the diaper bag packed with everything we would need for the sunrise service, breakfast, and morning service; get our outfits laid out so that we wouldn't be searching for them at 5:00 the next morning; and make sure that we all had our Saturday night baths. :) Daddy took this adorable picture of Wink that night.


 The men always cook the Easter breakfast, and this year Grampie cooked a special pancake just for Winky.


He loved the taste of it, but after eating about 3/4 of it, he got too full and just wanted his bottle.




A pancake just a little boy's size!! Thank you, Grampie, for thinking of Brett and his tummy!



Grammie Baker sent Brett a pair of jammies for Easter, and we have been enjoying him wearing them. I think this is his first pair of jammies without any feet in them, and Matt and I love seeing his little toes peek out the bottom. He looks like something straight from a story book page. Sorry he's wearing socks in this picture!


Over Easter weekend, Matt brought me home a delightful surprise! Imagine my surprise finding this on the kitchen table when he said I could open my eyes!!!




He knew that I REALLY liked how the Ruger LC9 fit my hand and how easy it was to shoot. He also knew that I wanted a girly color, so when he found out about this purple one, he knew his wife would be a willing taker! :) How can it get any better than a purple gun?!?!?! I haven't been able to try it out yet because it has been rainy every chance we get to go to the gravel pit, but I'm looking forward to breaking it in!

Last Thursday we were invited to Seth and Rachel's for supper. Brett had a grand time playing with Friend Tyler, and we parents enjoyed visiting with each other and watching our little boys interact.




Spring has arrived in this part of the country, and we are enjoying the warmer temperatures. I've enjoyed taking Brett outside, and showing him the great outdoors. One day he helped me plant seeds out on the back deck...





...and did the heavy looking one while I picked up brush that the linesmen had cut away from the power lines during the ice storm at Christmastime. ;)


Matt bought us each a bicycle so that we could do some biking along the carriage trails in Bar Harbor this summer. Of course Wink needed to get in on the fun as well, so we bought him a chariot to ride in behind my bike. We've gone on one ride so far, and Wink loved it!



We went out for supper on one of our date nights, and Wink was able to sit up to the table in a highchair for the first time. As you can see, he was VERY excited!!


7 comments:

Laura H. said...

Looks like he is having a lot of fun in the Spring!! I love your Easter outfit. Very stylish!!

Carol Baker said...
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Carol Baker said...

Grandma's boy isn't a baby anymore.Your all grown up! we love you darling Brett xoxo.How nice you looked in your outfit Torrie

johnnfawn said...

So cute! I think my favorite is the bath picture! Why do we try to hard to get all these fashionable little outfits, babies are cute all by themselves.:-) Thanks for all the pictures. Seth and Rachel's little man is so cute too. Wish I could meet him too some time.

davidanddiannahwhite@blogspot.com said...

Just loverly to catch up with u all and Brett is getting to be a big little person he is too cute and sounds like having a time of your life

davidanddiannahwhite@blogspot.com said...

Love your purple gun .Your hubby knows how to please his wife so sweet.

Unknown said...

You know who to call if you need a buddy to go to Acadia with you sometime! If I'm available I would love to go:-)