The Chronicles of Jill

Monday, April 9, 2012

Easter 2012

We started our festivities on Friday the 6th, because Steve had to work on the 7th.

coloring eggs before bedtime

about to put the stickers on the egg

I have to go to great lengths to get real smiles out of her

The following morning Jill and I headed to some friends' house for a Mexican fiesta, egg hunt, and lots of outdoor play in the sunshine. She wanted to find the most eggs, and was proud of her hunting skills.

posing with her loot

with our host, in his Easter bunny suit

all of the families in attendance were asked to pose for pictures with the bunny

Peter Cottontail came, and he left a note!

The next morning when Steve returned home, Jill embarked on the hunt for her Easter basket. I hid it after Peter Cottontail filled it, and provided her with clues hidden in eggs throughout the house. She had to solve each clue to find the next egg. She requested 10 clues, so 10 clues she got.

Yay, the basket! (Please excuse my disgusting laundry room.)

Peter was kind to her this year

I was pretty proud of the bunny pancake I made

there was a basket at Dee and Pop's house too!

hunting for eggs in Dee and Pop's backyard

watching Here Comes Peter Cottontail with Great-Grandma (she chose to snuggle there for the better part of an hour, but didn't want her picture taken)

After lunch, we were the only ones left, along with Great-Grandma, so we played tee ball in the sunshine. Here is Pop chasing Jill with his "tagging finger." Jill cannot chase someone without having her tagging finger ready, so we all did it.

running from Pop

running from Mama

Dee at bat

chasing Great Grandma

blackmail photo for her teen years

After cupcakes which Jill and I made the day before, we strapped her into Isabelle's Barbie jeep and skater helmet, and she had the time of her life. The rest of us had a few years shaved off of ours.

getting buckled in

ready to go

time of her life

speed demon

Thursday, March 22, 2012

The 2nd Half of February

nothing says Valentine's Day like a Queen!

apparently we are very serious about our collage making

Valentine story time at the museum...she asked whether the guy reading the stories was President Obama because a) he is black, and b) there was a President's Day display up right outside the door. The guy thought it was hilarious and promised to put her picture up in his office. Awkward!

a Valentine treat

we got dressed up and went out for Valentine's Day

working hard on letter V

SO proud of herself and the beautiful Vs she made

paper plate guy wearing a vegetable vest for letter V week

at a local production of Willy Wonka the Musical

we didn't win a golden ticket

dancing

poor Henny doesn't get many mentions here, but she's still cute

we met a friend at a beautiful park

biker

she and Daddy had a morning together while I went to the doctor

checking out the worm

taking the worm

LOVE this face

Ew! (No one made her touch it, and she held it until she was ready to give it back to Steve. She was all for it, just didn't stop making this face until it was off of her hand.)

making a worm bin for our house

on leap day my awesome husband bought this for me

celebrating the new car with a burger

wearing the candy necklace she made herself

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Jill's Directorial Debut

She had been asking for days to make a movie, and here it is...though you should know she wants it to be available on DVD and Blu-ray. No joke, she asked whether we could put it on Blu-ray. This kid...