Happy Easter!

Forgot I had a blog, right?  Me too... kidding...  I'm just not the blogging type, unfortunately- my talented friends who post every day continue to amaze me.  But there are several reasons I started the blog, and they continue to compel me to keep at it.  First, it is such a great way to connect with family and friends no matter the distance.  And second, it encourages me to document little moments of our day.  If I didn't write down all the funny things Elena does in the course of a normal day (that's a post coming soon), they just get enjoyed for a second and disappear . There are also several big events in the last few months that I need to catch up on (namely Madeleine's birth and baptism), but for now here's some Easter fun:

Egg dying!  (It also happened to be pirate night,
if you notice  the eye patch and the tattoo)

Everyone's in on the fun!

Not too gentle dropping them in, but very enthusiastic about all the colors.  :)

Easter morning with my girls!
 (Love Madeleine's little smirk)  :)

Gigi flew up for a last-minute Easter surprise!
Madeleine was so cute making smiles at her. 

Big smile!

Gigi with both her little girls

Time for the hunt!

Elena took her mission pretty seriously.  :)

Our friend Charlie was also on the hunt for eggs,
but he wasn't too interested.  Elena was happy to pick them up for him.  

Exiled during the fun, poor doggies.

Luke was the winner!

Getting big, our little one...