Already?

(Sunday morning, after hunting for eggs)

Claire (age 3 yr 5 mo): Mama, is the Easter Bunny real?

Me: (already? seriously? how do I answer this?) Um... what do you think, Claire?

Claire: Well, have you ever seen the Easter Bunny?

Me: (at least she has a scientific mind! observation and evidence! But...) uh, no.

Claire: I'll ask Dada. (he's just coming downstairs.) Dada, have you ever seen the Easter Bunny?

Will: um, no.

Claire: I think he's probably just 'tend. (pretend)

***

(After lunch Monday as she was having a treat from her Easter basket.)

Claire: Mama, how the Easter bunny get in our house? All the doors was locked, right? How he get in?

Me: I don't know.

Claire: (silently thinking)

***

What will she ask next?

Happy Spring!

For the last month Claire has been asking us frequently if it is spring now. March is a difficult month to teach the seasons - it starts off as winter ("When it going to be spring, Mama?"), then a little spring weather teases us ("The birds with the red bellies is here!"), then we get some snow ("why it snow in spring, Mama?"), then all of a sudden it's 80 degrees ("Is it summer now, Mama?")

Even though it's finally technically spring no one in our house is complaining about the summer weather last week. However, Claire still doesn't understand when spring arrives! Join the club, Claire -- no one in the Midwest knows!

Recycling

A few weeks ago when I got home from work Claire met me at the door exclaiming something so quickly that I wasn't sure what she had said. Turns out Will had taught her how to bring stuff out to the recycling bins and she was SO EXCITED about this new job. She begged us all evening for things to take out to the bins. We had to actually search for things to send out with her, rather than just letting it pile up by the back door waiting for someone to get around to taking it out. She's not quite so enthused about it these days, but we still try to have her help occasionally.

Keeping busy

The girls have been busy lately. Lise loves looking out the window and watching kids outside - especially if her sister is out there. (notice the tiptoes) and climbing up the stairs whenever we let her - or if she can sneak away and silently start up them. As soon as she knows she's been spotted she squeals, giggles and climbs super-fast until we grab her. Then she protests and screams.

Claire has been busy doing puzzles and some photography. The last picture is one of hers.

The Park: 2010

With some nice weather in the past week, Claire has gotten to go to her favorite little neighborhood park a couple of times. Today her Nana also was able to go to the park.

Balancing on the wall.

Can't wait to see what her school pictures are like someday.

A little earlier in the week - and a little warmer, Lise also went with Claire on the trip to the park and experienced a couple of firsts - first time wearing sunglasses, first time down a slide...

The expert.

First time! ... she's not so sure about this. (Anyone want to bet on what day this summer she'll be insisting on going down by herself like her big sister???)

Forgotten

Dear Blog,
We haven't forgotten about you. We just haven't thought about you for a while. Or uploaded pictures from our camera. So here are a few "recent" pics from the last 6 weeks.