Happy Easter!

What a time we had yesterday hunting eggs and enjoying a nice afternoon and evening as we gathered at the farm. It's been a rough few weeks and it was nice to be together and just relax. The food was simple and we just were. The Littles had a an egg hunt and I think they enjoyed it very much!

She was an expert egg hunter this year and came away with A LOT of loot!

It seems like it is not often we are ALL in the picture! I'm so glad we got one of all of us.

HaPpY Easter...hope you are celebrating the Risen Savior!

The HANDFUL

It's Easter Weekend and we have Northern Guests! Woohoo. The festivities began with egg coloring this evening after a fun filled day of lots of outdoor play. The weather has been beautiful! There was also some garage time as the guys put together the new sauna, yep, that's right, we have added a sauna to our home gym setup. Oh my is MiRV happy about that! 

Played croquet, ladder ball, badminton and just plain old ball and she rode Grave Digger around and around! It was so nice to spend the afternoon outside.

I think it was a great day and not too shabby of dinner with fried chicken and the fixins enjoyed by all! Now to try and enjoy about three dozen boiled eggs in the coming days!

The HANDFUL

Rain, rain, rain and then more rain, then snow; oh, and let's not forget that terrific wind along with the beautiful upper 60s one day then cool and in the 30s the next. Little sunny but cool then dreary, dreary, dreary. Yep, Spring has sprung in the Midwest. Not a complaint just reporting observational information cause I believe this is much better then hot and buggy! Our trees are starting to bud, I've seen some tulip and daffodil leaves starting to poke through. I started my own cilantro and basil in a recycled milk jug so here's hoping that pans out. I'd like to get some veggies going just not sure in what manner I want to do it. And, unfortunately, my thumbs are not green!

I have not seen the bluebird around lately but gracious we have had plenty of robins and black birds in the yard along with sparrows. With all the rain it seems they are enjoying a worm smorgasboard out there. Won't be too long we will need to get the hummingbird feeders out. Really hoping the bluebirds show back up!

Pretty much just life going on as of late. It makes for long days and short nights on some occasions but that is what makes it life. Gonna enjoy it!

The HANDFUL

We've had a houseguest this week...thought she was going home today but she's having too much fun so she's ask for another day! What a week we've had. Cousins have been over and we've also been to see them, Aunts and Uncles have been by as well as Grands and she even got to see the 4H project bovine "Cash". We've played outside everyday even on the blustery days. GraveDigger has seen a lot of action as have the balls, paintbrushes and swingset! She's been spoiled with her favorite foods of meatloaf, fish sticks, french fries, waffles and pizza, oh my. We've also been shopping, cow cruising, horse hunting and a Sonic visit. Only disappointment has been no ostriches! We also did some testing out of her "sleeping arrangement" in ROADA as we are planning to take her with us this year...stay tuned for how that pans out. We are certainly hoping for travel time soon!

It's gonna be awfully quiet around here when you are gone...already planning another MO visit with her but for now she is ready to return to the Northland and her momma and daddy. She has had a great visit for sure and many memories are etched in my brain for sure as well as hers I hope!

The HANDFUL

It's been a good week! Finally able to go North and see the Bee; celebrated her belated birthday along with LaLa's. It was a whole birthday palooza week and no one minded. She was overjoyed with a Barbie house and a guitar! What fun if you are F.I.V.E. Great memories.

Oh, and let's not forget Birthday donuts for LaLa!

There was also sledding and a trip to our new faavorite Mexican restaurant (maybe even two visits). LOTS of Barbie playing, coloring, singing with guitar accompaniment, game playing and movie watching (current fav is Ferdinand).  And let's not forget there was cake, white cake and cupcakes, there were also cupcakes. Chocolate and vanilla! YUM! We like cake!

She's a HANDFUL today!

 F.I.V.E.

She is five...wow, just wow. She woke to a surprise unicorn table setting. After some gift opening she enjoyed her favorite Eggo waffles for breakfast. Can't get much better for a newly turned five year old. I'm sure the rest of the day will be all about her as it should be when it's your birthday!

In five short years she has added so much to our world. We are thrilled to be able to be a part of her world and watch as she continues to thrive. Her curiousity is something to observe, we love to just see what she comes up with next. Her imagination is topnotch from being a unicorn to a kitty cat (much to my chagrin). She entertains herself with Barbies, farm animals, crayons (the hours she puts into coloring is astounding), gymnastics, stuffed animals, yoga, puzzles, games and so much more! 

As of late she has been all over tackling math with her daddy. She's also spent a fair amount of time in the snow since she does love it and they've had PLENTY! The igloos she and her daddy build are pretty impressive as well. She also took a turn snowboarding off her deck as did her mamma and daddy, seriously! You know you have a lot of snow when you can snowboard off your back deck; that, and a pretty nice slope into your backyard!! In additon she's not bad help when there is scooping to do with her own snow shovel no less. All Northern girls need a snow shovel, amIright?

Well, happy, happy, happy, happy, happy birthday our little BEE! We love you.

The HANDFUL

Our granddaughter, the BEE, is turning FIVE this month. We've been telling her and her cousins she's going to be a whole handful on her next birthday for quite sometime now. So it just seems natural that it would become the name of my weekly prompt for blogging this year.  Start watching for The HANDFUL to make its appearance after her birthday as that will be my weeklyish postings from here on out for 2021.