Easter (and then some)

Sometimes Bria is so cute I can't contain myself.

Case in point (Easter):P.S. Don't worry. The Reese's candy was not for her. It was for me and Sam. I don't feed my baby peanut butter. :)

Sam got outside before I did and decided to give Bria this toy (he insists she picked it up on her own-- like I believe that):

Bria also found a kit-kat during the easter egg hunt. Let's just say that was one messy clean-up (please note the chocolate squishing between her fingers. she had a death grip on that candy). She is obsessed with chocolate (ummm . . . not that I have ever given it to her . . .)

We had my family birthday dinner on Easter and this is my mom in the middle of making my cake. Oh. My. Word. I can't even explain the deliciousness to you.

I was making dinner and decided to not worry about Bria escaping from Bria Land. I turned around and found this:

Also, we had boiled eggs but never got around to dying them, so I did it all by myself today when I was feeling bored and stir-crazy.


We had dyed eggs with our friends Matt and Elisa a few weeks before and still had two left that were too pretty to eat, so I let Bria play with them while I dyed the others. She kind of loved it. Plus, those eggs had been dyed using silk ties. You use 100% silk ties, wrap them tightly around raw eggs, then wrap them again in plain fabric (we used muslin), then boil them in water with a little vinegar for 20-30 minutes. The dye-- including the pattern-- from the tie transfers onto the egg. It is amazing and so fun.

And lastly, we have a new nephew! Luke Turner Mangum was born today. Congratulations Don and Jean-- we can't wait to meet him! (and welcome to the world, Luke!)