Happy Easter from the worst! Blogger! Ever! I know, I'm pathetic...it just seems like life is too busy to take a breath let alone blog about it. We've been so busy lately and have so much more on the agenda this spring. I've just been trying to squeeze in as much as we can before the summer heat arrives.
We moved in March which has been a major time suck! You never realize how much stuff you have until you put it in boxes and move it. I imagine before it's all said and done, we will be getting rid of a bunch of stuff. Brandon and I purchased my grandparents home in Stanford Place, just down the street from our old neighborhood. As you know from reading our blog, we loved our little home, it was the perfect starter home and we put a lot of sweat equity into it. When my grandparents moved out of their house, it was something we couldn't resist. More space, much better neighborhood and sidewalks!!! I'm so excited about the sidewalks, I can't wait to teach Addison how to ride her bike without worrying about her getting run over!
That's the good part, the bad part is the house has been vacant since May of last year and needed some work, mostly cosmetic. We hired a contractor who started in November last year and finished up before the end of the year. We knocked down some walls, replaced all the flooring, had the interior and exterior painted and updated the kitchen. The house was covered in wallpaper and dark wood and we were successful in brightening it up a good bit. We had the kitchen cabinets refaced, new cabinet doors and drawer fronts and a few new items built, including a new island and cabinet for my new double oven. Yes, that's right a DOUBLE OVEN, every bakers dream! The exterior of the house was in great need of some attention. My grandmother was an avid gardener which means a lot of beds, potted plants and crazy overgrown areas!!! Brandon has spent so much time cleaning up the back yard and patio, we haven't even started on the front yard, which I'm sure the neighbors would appreciate.
With all that said, I wanted to share a little about our Easter. Addison is still too young to really appreciate the Easter bunny yet, which is a good thing since the "Easter bunny" forgot about our house until about 7am Easter Sunday morning. Since moving, I'm just not on top of my game in many ways - diet, exercise, parenting, etc. That's my excuse anyway for letting Easter sneak up on me. I attempted a picture with the Easter bunny on Good Friday and that didn't work, so I made up my mind to be the first person in line on Saturday. I arrived at the mall around 9:45am on Saturday and the line was already about 20 deep! We waited and about two hours later, this is what we got:
Addison's Easter 2012 Pic
Addison was none too pleased about the experience. She was so good and waited patiently for over an hour, in her stroller but as soon as we approached the Easter bunny, it was full on panic! She had a death grip on me and was all clingy like a baby monkey! I told the lady taking the pictures, "I'm going to set her in his lap, she's going to scream, you're going to take the picture and we will be done!" That's pretty much exactly how it happened too...as soon as we walked away she was fine. It didn't bother me too much because it was quick, but the collective "aw" from the now hundreds of people waiting in line as she wailed kind of made me feel like a bad mom.
The Easter bunny did make it by our house about 7am Sunday morning and let some goodies for all of use, including chocolates for Brandon and me (well, mostly for me) and a pink ball for Millie which she has already destroyed.
Addison with her Easter goodies
Addison got a pink polka dot bean bag chair, bubble machine, sidewalk chalk, sprinkler amongst stuffed and chocolate bunnies. It's a toss up as to whether she preferred the bubble machine or the sprinkler, they were both quite the hit. We used all the bubbles up in one sitting, so I'll have to share that adventure another time but here is the cutest video ever of her first time in the sprinkler. Warning! This video is too cute, viewer discretion is advised!!
I hope you all had a wonderful Easter...here's to hoping for a more eventful blog!
