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Here are some of my favorite shots from Easter Day. We were so lucky to be able to share it with our family.

A tisket a tasket, there's Jack's Easter basket!

Jack woke up early(6am!) in anticipation of the Easter basket we promised the Easter Bunny would leave for him. We did the best we could to delay the hunt for it while Aunt April was sleeping, but in the end, we sent Jack up at 7:30 to wake her so he could find his treasure. Sorry April! We hid it in Jack's playhouse(we had rain the night before) and it was the first place Jack looked...kid is smart! He was SO excited to find it and began to go through its contents like a tornado through the Midwest! I think his favorite item was the pair of binoculars to "bird watch" with in our backyard. As he dragged his loot into the house, he discovered a chocolate Easter Bunny and promptly bit his head off leaving a decapitated body for me to find later. By the way, I think I will rethink the bunny grass next year....I have been finding it everywhere!

Do Bunnies Lay Eggs??

Aunt April, Jack and I decided to dye Easter eggs the night before the big day. We had tons of fun experimenting with all of the little cups of food coloring and vinegar, but the best part was watching Jack dump his egg unceremoniously into the cups without care for the fragility of the egg. Miraculously, they didn't crack and we produced a dozen lovely eggs to contribute to our backyard hunt the next day.

Metamorphysis

For Jack's birthday, his favorite Aunt(I know April, you are his ONLY Aunt, but even if there were more, you would still be tops!)bought him a butterfly farm. We sent away for the caterpillars and watched them grow and grow AND GROW! Then we watched as they formed their chrysallis and hid away from sight.

TODAY, WE WITNESS ONE OF NATURES MIRACLES! Our caterpillars were reborn into beautiful butterflies! What a sight! We watched as they eased their heads out first, followed by their bodies and finally those wings. As they flapped their crumpled, wet wings, they began to stretch out right before our eyes. Jackson was mesmerized and has talked non-stop about monarch butterflies all morning. The best part, Aunt April will be here tomorrow morning and will get to see our new friends. I think we will let them go on Easter as a nod to the rebirth of Jesus.

I am in awe.

*these pictures are from the internet because our butterfly house is made of mesh and doesn't photograph well. Stay tuned for photos of the release!

Portrait of a 3 Year Old

As you know, there is not much that I love more than taking photos of my son and documenting the wonder that is his life. Every day I am amazed by the beauty and imagination in his little soul and feel so blessed to be his mother. Sometimes when we sit together and talk, the simplicity of the moment is so beautiful I feel like my heart will just break open because it can't hold all the love. Today was one of those days. Today I captured my son's essence in a photo. Today I fell in love all over again. Take a look. You will too.

Prelude to a Super Hero

Duh nuh nuh nuh nuh Jackman Jackman Jackman! As you can tell, Jack is really enjoying the custom super hero cape he got for Christmas from Santa Claus. When you pair it with his "high style" boots(his description, not mine!)you can almost see the next generation's super hero emerging. Even Gotham's greatest had to start somewhere. I played the damsel in distress and waited for Jackman to save me about 300 times. I still haven't figured out exactly what I was in danger from, but he assured me that I was safe.

Simply Sweet

Jack and I planted some strawberry plants in with our spring flowers. The other day we went to look at our garden and Jack was delighted to find a few strawberries ready to be picked. As he pulled each one off the vine, his smile just got brighter and brighter and soon his little cheeks matched the shade of the berries. How sweet it is.