Candy Weekend

If you want to get on Ella's good side offer her some Pez candy. Or jelly beans. Or tootsie rolls. Or chocolate eggs. She has officially developed her sweet tooth and if she had it her way, she'd munch on Easter candy for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. She was caught this morning stuffing several jelly beans in her mouth and proudly shaking the empty plastic egg. Onto the next candy-filled egg! We're surprised she's still napping.

And finally, we had some beautiful weather for Easter and we took full advantage of it by spending as much time outside as possible. After Ella and Tim celebrated her friend Jack's 2nd birthday (Happy Birthday!), we headed to a neighborhood Easter egg hunt to get the Easter weekend started....thus began the beginning of the candy infatuation. On Sunday, we spent the morning eating more candy (oh, and a great breakfast thanks to chef Tim) and then headed to Easter mass. Later that day, we headed to Erika's parents house with some family friends and enjoyed Easter dinner..and more candy. So while Ella spent the weekend in sugar la-la land, Caroline is safe from the sugar overload, for now at least. She's been busy expanding her food repertoire but we're weary to break out the peas again...What she does like though are rides in the playground swing, putting anything and everything in her mouth, and her big sister Ella. She continues to laugh and laugh and laugh at Ella and it's really the sweetest thing. . . Easter candy can't compete with that!

On the flip side though, when either of the girls was sleeping, Erika locked herself in the basement and typed away at one of the last three papers she has to finish before finally (yeah!) completing her course requirements for her program. The first of them was finished last night around midnight so almost there......

After all the eggs were found, the kids were presented with neighborhood awards; here they all listening for the next name to be called

Caroline was very content in the swing while all the big kids chomped on candy

Tim sneaks up on Caroline who was busy figuring out how to take her hat off

So bright! Our eyes weren't used to the SUN!

I found one!

Looks like the Easter bunny found Caroline and Ella's rooms

And looks like Ella found the candy.....

Caroline was just content with a basket full of empty eggs and a stuff animal duck

After much coaxing, Ella was finally convinced to put down the candy (well sort of, what's that in her hand?) and give her sister a hug for an Easter morning picture. Can you tell she's totally not into it and can't smile because she's got a mouth-full of jelly beans?

Family shot after mass

Easter egg hunt with Jane at Nanni and Opah's

Eating candy again...to no surprise. At least she can manage a smile for this one! Erika ordered the matching dresses from Etsy (LOVE that site!)

When not on mom duty, she's on school duty. Working on her last clinical theory paper....now just two policy papers left. Gulp.