Happy Easter!

Joseph and Jack – Easter 2014

The above photo was the best that I could get of the two little boys.  Chris was away at a conference in Boston over Easter Weekend, so it was just the three of us.  We are glad that Chris is home once more, safe and sound.

I was very excited about being able to decorate some eggs with the boys.  Jack, obviously, is too young for that, but I figured that Joe was the perfect age for some egg dyeing.  He was so excited, as was I, but you know what?  It soon became clear that I’m a novice at this whole egg-dyeing thing.  It wasn’t till after I’d hard-boiled them that I realized, “Hmm… these are brown eggs.  I wonder if the dye will even show up on the shells…”

As it turns out, the dye did not show up well on the shells at all.  However, I figured that we would still be able to eat some hard-boiled eggs and Joe would have fun dipping them in the brightly colored water.  Except then I forgot to put them in the fridge once all was said and done.  It wasn’t till the next morning that I realized they were still sitting in the basket on the counter.  Sigh, oh well.  Joe still had a good time!

I love Jack’s face in that last photo.  He really wanted to be a part of the process and was getting annoyed that he couldn’t join in.  Sorry, Jack – I’d rather not have the rugs dyed bright pastel colors if I can help it 🙂

I hope that you all had a lovely Easter, too!