Spring Break

Spring break means no school and an "uh oh" what fun thing should we do to fill our week that doesn't cost any money? Lucky for us our favorite family up north was having the same issue. So we joined forces and hosted Alaine, Delphine, Sophie and Daisy (poor Ian had to stay behind and work) for a couple of days to break up the week.

The four girls always get on like wildfire and spent their time playing endless rounds of princess and dress up, interlaced with a picnic in the park and some egg dyeing and tons of eating. I know of families with five kids but have no idea how they do it. We went through a gallon of milk a day and ate almost a loaf of bread for our French toast breakfast.

We got great pictures - with Alaine's awesome camera - while they were here:

The girls play at the park.

John Patrick cried when I took him off the swing.
He could have swung all day.

This one will be their record cover when they cut their first album.

Pushing the baby was a much sought after task.

The lovely Spring weather allowed for plenty of backyard time.

Dude is starting to think he's a big kid.

Love this picture. Click on it to get the full effect.

I dug out last year's plastic eggs and the girls had a practice egg hunt.

There was nothing in the eggs but half the fun is in finding them.

Delphine was our hider and the hunt kept the little kids busy for the better part of a morning.

Alaine's baby Daisy and our little Dude came into our respective families on practically the same day. (And apparently dog toys are delicious.)

These egg hunters honed their skills and are now ready for the big day this upcoming weekend. (Zoe is looking a little wind-swept and interesting here.)

I borrowed Alaine's camera to take some indulgent pictures of my little man.

Um...who needs a Nikon D3000 Digital SLR Camera?