Holy Week

Last week, Isaac had his spring break from school. We had an extra playdate, a few extra day trips, and a busy fun time.  On Thursday I took the boys to Howell Living History Farm near Lambertville, NJ. It is free and we always have a nice time there. This visit we saw sheep being sheared and watched a field being plowed with horses-not a tractor!

Friday we went on a train ride with the Easter bunny!

I hope you had a wonderful Easter!

Easter Eggs...

This weekend I colored Easter eggs with the kids for the 1st time. Being another sweet seasonal memory from my childhood, it  is something I have wanted to share with my boys for several years, but never seemed to get it done when Easter came and went. The one big detail being that neither my husband nor I like hard boiled eggs!  This year I planned ahead and blew the yolks out of about a dozen eggs over the course of a few weeks.  The kids had a great time and honestly I did too, trying a new coloring technique. Ours did not turn out as beautiful as these, but still very pretty.

Before coloring the eggs, I baked them at 400 degrees for 10 minutes just to make sure they will keep longer and be stronger.

We followed Martha Stewart's directions using food coloring and vinegar in warm water, then putting the eggs in an olive oil, food coloring, water mixture for the swirl look.

Isaac made himself a bunny snack while we waited for the eggs to dry.

The eggs were then trimmed with ribbon to be hung.

Maybe, just maybe we may be able to get a few more done before Sunday :)

I just love all the color that spring brings after a long gray winter!

Dreaming about warmer weather..

The weather the last few days has been typical spring weather. 30 degrees one day and 70 degrees the next. Yesterday was cool, windy, and rainy. The spring tulips are growing nicely and each day I watch as they grow another inch or two reaching for the sky. Soon all around us will be blooming. What a beautiful site to see! This weekend it was cool and I was already thinking about summer days at the NJ shore. So much planning is going on in our family: little trips and vacations, festivals to be attended, gardening ideas, home improvement projects. Many evenings will be spent at the park riding bikes and playing soccer.

Here our the results of Isaac's and my longing for warmer days: