Gardening and Sunshine

Today we got some very nice spring weather.

All the E's were out in the freshly tilled earth.

We even had some friends over.

I aimed to clean the odds and ends around the yard, weed the strawberries, mow under the blueberries and plant the vegetable garden.

I pulled out five weeds. . .

Big E and his friend did some stick collecting. And tractor climbing.

Miss E played puppies with her friend.

And Baby E tried to eat a slug.

What a great day!

Easter Pictures

Easter

mmmm...

Breakfast in bed.

Chocolate Easter Eggs with little Chocolate Chickens inside.

Thanks to Great Grandma Maggie for those.

Followed by cute outfits, great morning at church, and a delicious lunch.
Baby E decided to sleep through hunting eggs,
and the big kids got to play with cousins most of the day.
A beautiful celebration.

Baby E is ONE!

Birthday Town.
Population One.

Miss E is officially FIVE...

that is all.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day

We are celebrating St. Patrick's Day with GREEN Eggs.

Chop two large handfuls of spinach. Cook gently over medium heat in a sauté pan with a bit of butter, salt and pepper.
Whisk together eggs, and a splash of milk. Add one pinch of kosher salt and one grind of black pepper for each egg.

Add to sautéed spinach. Lower heat, cooking eggs until almost done. Add shredded swiss and mozzarella cheeses.

Serve warm with toast and a pinch. ( for those who forgot to wear green )

This was very popular with the kids. Miss E was my kitchen assistant, and they all loved eating it. And it was a good time to teach the E's about a very important question

"Do I have any spinach in my teeth?"

Miss E on Mad Survival Skillz. YO.

We have discovered Man vs. Wild on netflix recently...
Bear Grylls is a dude who gets dropped off in wilderness situations, and demonstrates how to survive and get back to civilization... He crafts a shelter, hunts for food, navigates wierd terrain, etc.
The kids are pretty impressed.
Everytime we are out hiking "Oh, look! I can climb this like Bear Grylls!"
"Bear Grylls would eat that if he had to survive..."

About 30 seconds into an episode, sweet Miss E announces "I hope he kills something soon!"

Yes, you might want to take her on your next trip to the wild.