So I played around on Picnik.com. What dya think? Not too bad for 10 minutes.
I made Oliver take this. Wish I had put makeup on because this could have been a really good shot but I have so few decent photos of myself that I'll take it!
The lighting was so good that I got some great photos, despite the weird posing.
Oh, yes, the joys of Easter.
This year the Easter Bunny must have been really tired, because when she hid the Easter Baskets, she decided to put Lael's on top of the wall heater and when Lael finally found it, she cried because her big chocolate Bunny was all melted. So we put it in the freezer, which worked pretty fast, but it didn't look quite the same. Lael also refused to wear her Easter dress and insisted on wearing the holiday dress we bought for the wedding. If we get brave enough to have another child, I hope it's a girl that lets me dress her cause Lael certainly doesn't accept fashion advice from me, although she does critique my outfits. We went to the Sr. Swanons for an Easter Egg Hunt in their back yard and a great dinner complete with a filet minion roast. It was sunset so the light was perfect and I got some great photos. We played the Clue game that the Easter bunny brought and decorated Easter eggs, which Lael of course really got into.
Last week both the kids' baseball games got rained out, which was just as well, because I didn't feel that great the beginning of the week and then I had the baby shower that I had to help set up for and do the game (I did the candy bar matching game - similar to Concentration but when you match the words, you get the corresponding candybar - like "Baby Girl" is the Baby Ruth bar and "Baby Boy" is the Oh Henry Bar (which is hard to find by the way), "Triplets" is Three Musketeers and "Twins" is Mike & Ike, etc. I had played the game several times in Berkeley but no one had played it here, so it went over well. We also did a clothesline with baby clothes on the wall, which turned out cute. I'm invited to another baby shower and two bridal showers over the next 2 weeks, but thankfully I just have to show up to those.
Lael had her fieldtrip to the San Jose Children's Discovery Museum and they had enough parents going that they didn't need me so I went separately and took Henry. It was way too crowded, which made it less fun, and I didn't end up sticking with Lael as much as I thought I would, and apparently she got sad about that, so I ended up taking flak from some of the moms (who only have one or two kids, by the way) that this was her special time and I ruined it by bringing Henry. First, I didn't need to be there at all. And second, she was fine, although I do think some of her bad behaviors are attributed to being the middle child and I am going to do something with just her this week. I may take her to see Hannah Montana - against my better judgment because she hasn't even asked for it. One of the funny things Lael asked me last week was, "Mom, can I say whatever I want on my birthday?" I sensed a trick question here and said, "What do you mean?" She said, "Can I say Oh My g-a-d like Abigail (next door)?" I said, "No you can't swear just cause it's your birthday. And you spelled it wrong." Now she has been obsessed with telling people not to say it and even wrote it in the birthday card she gave to a friend last week, but I made her take it out. Crazy girl.
Oliver made a really cool birdhouse in Scouts. Henry dribbled a ball for the first time, which was impressive for a 1-year-old. He also loves to hang from the rings like a monkey at his gym class, which is pretty impressive at his age.
Anyway, we sure haven't figured out how to relax on the weekends. On Saturday we went to the Ward Easter Egg Hunt at Golfland in Castro Valley (someone in our ward is the longtime manager) and it was fun. After the hunt, we played a round of mini golf. Then we went over to San Francisco and went to the Cherry Blossom Festival in Japantown. The kids made origami and we saw Ikebana (Japanese flower arranging) and a Japanese sword collection and traditional Japanese dancers as well as bad modern music. Then we went and took pictures of Coors billboards for Secret Shops I had signed up for but we had to get a picture during the day and night, which meant we had to hang around until sunset, so we went to the Metreon for awhile and to Beard Papa's Cream Puffs. Then we got our night photos, came home and I entered them in and we were tired! Although this means my paycheck comes from Coors, it involves no interaction with people, so for $20 a billboard, I'll gladly take it! This will help pay for Lael's new bed. Now I just have to clear off and sell the desks to make room for it! Here's hoping for a very productive Spring Break week!
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