Happy Post

Here are some good things that have happened in the past couple of weeks:

I made Elena a dress (reversible) and matching bows. It was so fun to do. Thanks for the pattern, Summer!
Elena and I made tamales for a fundraiser. I'm going to camp this summer with the Young Women (12-18 year olds) from church. I am super excited! Since we will be horseback riding and white water rafting, it's not going to be cheap. We made 1,300 yummy tamales. Well, it was mostly the girls - I probably only helped make like 500 before I left around 2 pm for E's nap. I took the picture, so I'm not in it.
We went to an Easter egg hunt at the church early Saturday morning (top)and then had our own on Sunday afternoon(bottom):Saturday night we hurriedly dyed eggs after dinner. There is such a small window between dinner and Kevin's bedtime. You can see all the dishes on the table still.
These first two are the view from the roof top playground at the hospital. This was the highlight of Elena's stay for all of us. The weather was perfect and the playground was a lot of fun.
Dan is floating away (Elena is playing on a spaceship):Kevin has so many little stages that only last a week or two. This is one thing that has already ended, but it was so cute for a while. Whenever we would say, "Hooray, Kevin!" He would raise his little fists above his head and look so proud of himself. Even a couple of weeks ago when his cold was really bad, he would raise them up part-way and do a little smile. He's such a sweetie!!!This is the result of too much "hooraying" while eating. The strawberries stayed up there the whole meal.
A cute pic of Elena and Granny on Granny's first night in town 2 weeks ago.
I love this picture because my parents have pictures of most/all of us kids reaching up in this same way.
I know I already mentioned Curious George Live, but it was so fun - Elena talks about multiple times a day. Here's two more pics: