Easter Preperations

This is now our second Easter with Colby. Last year at this time he was only home about a month and a half. Mike and I were finally over our illnesses and we had settled into a routine. The Easter Bunny came and we had two Easter candy hunts and Colby was overwhelmed. I am sure he had no idea what was going on. He was still meeting new people and everything was so new. This year is quite different. He loves reading Easter books and keeps asking when the Easter Bunny will come and bring him jelly beans. It is so darn cute.

We have been busy with Easter preperations. Yesterday my little helper donned his chefs apron and helped me make Pizza Gain. For those non-Italians, Pizza Gain is a meat, cheese pie. Somewhat similar to a French Quiche and definitely not good for you, but oh so delicious. It has about 3-4 different cheeses, 4-5 different Italian meats, and a whole lot of eggs. While I cut up the meat, Colby put it into the bowl that we had mixed with the eggs and cheeses. He did so well, only a few pieces of meat were eaten! He loved the ham and salami but not so much the capricol or prosciute. (Boy my spelling is bad!) Then last night we dyed Easter Eggs. He really enjoyed seeing the water change colors and then seeing the egg change to blue especially. The kit had stickers too and he loved putting those on. Only 1 egg was dropped!

Today Mike and I brought Colby to the mall to see the Easter Bunny. We did the same thing with Santa at Christmas time. I think Colby liked Santa better, maybe because he talked to him. The bunny doesn't talk. It is a little strange but he was cute. The photo came out cute. This will definitely become a yearly tradition. And now tomorrow we begin our Easter celebrations. First with Mike's family tomorrow and then my family on Easter. I can't wait for the Easter Bunny to come....can you? Colby is ready! Bring on the jelly beans!

Becoming a Big Boy

This weekend our family made a HUGE step toward Colby being a big boy. Mike and I had a "date" with the Easter Bunny on Sunday so we decided it would be a good time for Colby to visit with my parents and have us leave him for a little while. I know that it has only been 6 weeks since we brought Colby home but I think this was a necessary step. He certainly knows we are Mommy and Daddy and we are the ones who take care of him. This weekend seemed a good time to see how he might react to having us leave him, just for a little while.

So, after our morning routine we drove to my parents around 10:00. We had already brought Colby there the weekend before for a quick visit so he knew the house and the dog, Patches. We stayed for a little while to get him settled and then Mike and I left. I was a little nervous but I think it was a good thing to do. We drove to meet the Easter Bunny and had a quick drink at McD's. We were back at my parents by 12:30. Not only did we meet with the Easter Bunny and get Easter settled but we were able to get things for Colby's birthday on the 28th. So Mommy and Daddy had a productive day and some much needed time alone and Colby had a great time with his grandma.

I was very happy to see that Colby was very excited to see us when we returned. He was playing with my mom but stopped to say hi to us. He even came over and gave me a hug and kiss. What a treat. So, I think this was a good experience all around. We didn't leave him for long and he really enjoyed it.