Easter Weekend

We hope you all had a wonderful Easter! Ours was a fun weekend. On Saturday we enjoyed more sunshine and some time outdoors, and even set up a little egg hunt in our front yard for Elise & Kaylie. It was more of a photo opportunity for us since Elise hasn't quite grasped the concept of looking for eggs to put into the basket.

On Sunday morning we celebrated our risen Savior. John was on worship team and had a full morning of singing. After church we came home and let Elise get into her first Easter basket. She liked her stuffed animals and bubbles, but she later was mostly interested in the green "grass" and rubbing it in her fingers.
Curt came over and we had an Easter brunch - quiche, waffles with strawberries, bacon and orange-pineapple juice. It was the perfect meal to send us into nap mode.

Good Friday/Family Day

Yesterday we had a gorgeous Spring day here in Charlotte. We had a "picnic" outside for lunch & then we took Elise on her maiden voyage on the bike seat. We got her a helmet & she wasn't too fond of having it on, but after a little ride, she was used to it...kind of.
We hope to take advantage of another beautiful day today & get outside & enjoy the day!

Little Miss Elise

Lots of Exploring...

...and finding new places to play & new drawers to pull things out of.

Fun New Toy

Elise borrowed a toy from Kaylie & is enjoying her new "freedom" to move around.
The first evening she used it, she wanted to "walk" around the whole house - through the kitchen, into the dining room, formal, entryway & back into the family room; however, on one of her trips through the kitchen she started pulling back and fell backwards & pulled the toy on top of her. It must have landed right under her left eye and now she has a tiny black and blue spot. Poor baby, but she's still enjoying this new fun.

"Easter Eggs" at our Front Door

I decided to change out our front door arrangement since my greenery is all sun bleached and faded; however, to my surprise, a bird flew out of it as I approached and we discovered a nest of 5 eggs. Now, I guess I'll have to wait to change out the greenery, but we'll have to take another picture when the chicks hatch.
Just another reminder of this season with new life springing up all around us.

March 17

Life here in the Brandenburg household is going well - we're busy, but enjoying the Spring. Elise and John are posing as models for Addidas apparel...(smile).
Elise is also trying on a summer dress she got in the mail from Oma/Opa Brandenburg. She isn't too excited about wearing hats - and she always pulls them off when we try them on. We keep telling her that they are so cute on her, but she has yet to comply.
John cut the grass for the first time this year last week & was able to also fertilize the lawn before our day of rain on Saturday. Since the Charlotte area has been in a drought this past year, it's a much needed soaking!