I wanna be like Mike

Mikey loves playing at the basketball court. Usually, we go out and take the toddler basketball along with the big orange one, but he is much more interested in handling the adult size ball. I think it's because that's what Adam uses so he'll have nothing else. Adam loves to be out on the court with him, as do I, but there's something special about seeing the two of them playing together.

Adam took Mikey with him to show him how to do a lay-in (is that what that is?). After a few rounds of one-on-one with Dad, Mikey was ready to show us some new skills. He was thrilled to be up close to the basket. How's that for a slam dunk smile?

Oh boy!

Make-believe

Monday afternoon was full of big adventures for Emily. The first--a fishing trip. She was seated at the edge of her bed with her fishing line dangling in the "water". What I loved most was seeing her seated with her little pup.

Later she found this "riding cap" (the riding cap is from watching The Saddle Club movie) and pretended to be Cowgirl Dora riding away. Emily is a big Dora fan. It is so funny to see Emily make believe. I can't believe how good she is at it! It's so funny when I think that I spend my time with someone who pretends she's someone else interacting with things I can't see. What a kid!

Easter Weekend

Emily and I really had fun painting then decorating these eggs with Cinderella stickers and sticker designs.

We set our decorated eggs in a basket, which I let Emily take along on our trip to the playground. Driving home, I looked back to find Emily quietly sitting with a blue Easter egg in her hand and chewing on something. I had expected the eggs to be well loved and cracked, but not eaten! We upgraded to the more durable plastic eggs for future play. ;)

We went to a local plant nursery for an Easter egg hunt. In typical toddler fashion, Emily savored every aspect of the hunt: finding the egg, trying to open the shell, and finding a treat inside. Each egg was a new surprise. The best part was that she was as happy with one egg as she was with half a dozen.

We put together simple Easter baskets for the kids, but instead of baskets we actually used plastic buckets and shovels that they can later play with in the yard.

Mikey was just thrilled to carry around the plastic eggs and share his snacks with Dad. I don't remember Easter being quite this fun before. The kids really helped me to appreciate the less important, but still meaningful traditions of the Easter holiday.

Adam's "Grandma Anderson Lunch"

Adam spent a summer living in Enoch with Grandma and Grandpa. Over this past weekend, he brought home some groceries and said that he got some things that would make a "Grandma Anderson lunch." Any guesses or recollections of what that would include?