Still No Birthday Pictures...

... But to tide you over here are some pictures that were taken at Easter time that I've been meaning to post for a while now. (I'm working on the birthday post next.)

We didn't go home for Easter, so I made as much of the family as possible come to us. I love that Dad can go places again. Ben and Sam both really love having Gramma and Grampa at our house. The only trouble was that the boys both got sick on Good Friday, and since I thought it was food poisoning we all thought Mom and Dad would be safe to visit. Sigh. It turns out none of us were safe, and if we'd known what that flu was going to be like we all would have run very far and very fast to get away.

Sammy got lots of play time in with Grampa this Easter. Sadly, I'm pretty sure he's the one who made Dad sick, but since everyone is feeling better now we won't think about that.

Here he is helping his Grampa fix our tub. "Here you go!" Oh man. Don't you just love handy guys? I do.

And another picture of Sam and his Grampa playing outside. Grampa is great because he thinks of fun things to play... Like, poke the snow with a stick. That's a fun one.

Here's my little tiger playing with his brother. Sam just loves it outside. Sometimes it almost seems like he's a whole new child once he gets into the great outdoors. He just seems so much more relaxed. We're all really looking forward to summer. Okay... I am. But they would be if they had any idea that summer comes after spring and it means paddling pools and icecream cones on the deck.

(Don't all those pictures of snow make you wish winter was back?)

And here's my littlest Easter Buddy... On the hunt. He's so cute when he's not using permanent ink to decorate my furniture or pooping on my floor.