Easter/ Eostre

We had a lovely Spring Easter this year. A very relaxing day. The night before the kids dyed Easter eggs. The Easter Bunny hid the real eggs in the house, and the candy filled eggs outside so they could do an Easter egg hunt with their cousins. I made beautiful homemade blueberry muffins for breakfast to go with the hard boiled eggs the boys found that morning. As always a chocolate bunny comes in their Easter baskets, and as you can see, Sam eats his right away, where David still had his a week later with only 1 bite out of it. Dinner was eaten before I got a picture, but traditionally, I always make leg of lamb and ham (for those that do not like lamb). Lamb is so expensive in Utah, that it is a treat that we get once a year. Of course I served all of the sides, including hot cross buns, and a triffle for dessert! I still think it is funny how the Christians took over all of the Pagan holidays. I bet if you ask a random Christian why Easter is celebrated with eggs and rabbits, not one will know why. I find it most facinating that Easter is the holiday that celebrates fertility. Hence the eggs and rabbits (reproduce like rabbits). The Pagans celebrated Mother Earth, and all of her gifts. The fertility of humans and animals is important for us to go on in life. Beautiful....So, Happy Eostre!

Rice with your soy sauce?

Sam as you can see REALLY likes soy sauce! Here he wanted to help himself! I had to pour off the excess, and it filled the bowl 1/2 way!

Pottery!

So, I decided to take a pottery class to help me with my creative energy. I was unaware that pottery was a totally different class than sculpting...which is what I wanted. So, I did things different. Unfortunately my sweet butterdish broke in the kiln. But these turn out OK.

Self Love

So, I decided to do a self love piece. This was difficult as I was, as I stated before, in a throwing class. I decided to just have a go and here is how my cylinder turned out. It was my favorite piece. It was my pottery group's least favorite. I swear, people here are such prudes! It is an art piece...not pornography!

Sam Potty Trained!

Sam finally decided to potty train when I was just giving up and thinking I would be changing his diapers until he was 50 or so. He fully potty trained around end of January and begining of February. It seemed the more I cared about him messing his pants, the more he didn't want to use the potty. But as soon as I stopped caring, and just changed him without saying a word about it...he decided it was time, and his choice. Wish I would have known that sooner! I took this photo not too long ago, I thought it was funny! He really likes reading as you can see! I believe my Dad has a photo shot of me like this around the same age!

Pinewood Derby!

Though an offical win wasn't David's he did win quite a few single races. They ran the cars like track heats. Most of all he had a BLAST!!!

Sam wishing he could enter the race! He did get to "race" his car down the practice ramp.