The Best Day Ever! (Again!)

Today we had the "best day ever!" Well at least according to G we did.

The day got off to a good start - the kids all slept past 6! I don't often have time to make breakfast from scratch, but today I cooked up some tasty pork sausages I had scooped up on markdown yesterday. I pulled out the cookbook from my old church in Virginia and located a sure-to-be delicious biscuit recipe from one of the long-time members. (This lady has a farm, with like actual chickens and cows and stuff. She even has a recipe that calls for squirrel. This lady knows how to cook.) The biscuits did not disappoint.

When Randy got home from work, we ate breakfast together as a family and then he went to lay down for a little nap. Baby C was fussy and clingy so I didn't get much done before Randy woke up. Knowing what getting out of the house can do for a fussy baby, we gathered the troops and loaded everyone into the van to go to a local bank's "Day at the Circus!"

It wasn't much of a circus, but the event was free and included balloons, the Tumblebus, dogs for petting, and cookies, so the kids thought it was awesome.

Mmmm...cookies!

A Baby and His Balloon

Chocolate Chocolate Chip?! And less than an hour before lunch!

We drove down the street and took the kids into Petco. They loved looking at the rodents, lizards, and fish and we had a good time until S stuck his hand in the big tank marked "Do NOT put your hands in this tank!" Then it was time to go home.

Baby C and I fell asleep almost immediately after we got back to the apartment. We slept for about two hours and it was wonderful! It was a beautiful day though, so shortly after we woke up, we headed to a nearby park to get the kids some exercise before the cold and nasty weather arrives this week.

Even though he's always pressing our buttons because he's you know, 3, I cannot stay angry at this face for long.

I know she looks terrified, but she was actually having a really good time.

S was waiting at the bottom of the slide and telling each child "Good job!" as they slid down.

Then we went home to dye our Easter eggs. We've been talking a lot about Easter this week and  reminding the kids about what Easter means and how much God loves them, and G and I attended the Good Friday service together at church. While we shy away from commercializing our important spiritual holidays, we still love for our kids to enjoy the traditions that we can relate back to the reason for the day. Springtime colors, eggs, etc. are great symbols of new life. If shoving a few eggs in dye helps the kids remember the new life we have in Jesus, then we're all for it. :)

We were Skyping Nana and Grandpa during the big egg dye so we neglected to take any pictures. Suffice it to say that we ended up with quite a bit of dye on our fingers, a few cracked shells ("Look Mama! Egg's hatchin'!"), and it all ended with S devouring one of the casualties. S loves hard-boiled eggs.

Even though the day ended with S going to bed early because he refused to clean up his toys and G pouting because she had to lay on a pillowcase that had trucks on it because her pillowcase was in the hamper, we still had quite a lovely day. I know G says many days are the "best day ever!" but I believe she really means it each time. Every simple, not so extraordinary day spent enjoying time with our little family is definitely the best day ever.

Happy Easter everyone!