Back from Blogging Break

Yes, I've been absent. It seems life has been busy; full, in fact, but I have had little motivation during the quiet{er} moments of my day to actually re-count the fullness on the blog.

I won't try to catch you up post by post...I'll just do a quick catch up post.

The most exciting thing we have had happen lately is our niece/cousin's birth on March 6! My sister had a little girl, LE (pronounced "Ellie"). I was out of town, so I didn't get to meet her for a few days, but she is a precious little peanut. On the Sunday after she was born, we headed over to Button and Ken's house to let the littles meet their cousin.

Carter liked being an "older" cousin immediately!

Callen...not so much. She didn't really want to have much to do with LE. I finally convinced her to let LE hold her finger, but that was as close as she got. Once we put LE down, she was much more interested.

When we got home and I asked her why she didn't want to be close to LE, she said, "She's so little." It occurred to me then that she hasn't really been around very many little bitty babies. Not to mention she is never a fan when the attention is not on her!

Carter and Callen accompanied me to the coast for a work trip I made down there. My mom and dad were kind enough to keep them during the day while I worked. One night, I woke up to screaming and found Carter back in bed crying because he had fallen out of the bed and bumped his cheek on the nightstand. I could tell that night that it was going to leave quite a mark. This is what it looked like in the morning.

He ended up having a pretty swollen cheek and a slight black eye, but he didn't mind looking "tough!"

The week before Easter, Carter and Callen each had their parties. They both included an egg hunt, but Callen's was a picnic with parents. Unfortunately, it was sprinkling outside so they had it inside, but Callen still had a great time.

Carter's egg hunt was early in the day. He was so excited because he found 24 eggs! The party was the afternoon of Good Friday and they had their faces painted to look like Peter Cottontail!

And, I'll leave you with a picture of what I have been facing with my sweet little girl who seems to be 2 going on 22...