A very Bunny Easter

Today the Easter Bunny visited our home, bring baskets with origami chicks and bunnies, dried fruit, jelly beans, and other special gifts.


Here Liam finds an egg.
Brian helps Casey open his egg.
Casey opens his egg to find dried cherries and other goodies inside.
The Easter bunny also threw some bunny shaped crackers and cereal along with the grass. Here Chrissy tries to sort it out for Liam.
See boys? It's shaped like a bunny!
MMmm! Gobble, gobble! What holiday is this again?
More eggs, more treats, more fun!
Liam enjoys his basket the bunny brought.
Later, with the good weather, we went to the park for a picnic. Casey steps up.
Gavin protects the discs from any harm.
The six of us bask in the warm sunshine.

Casey finds the slide.
Gavin swings in a new way.
Liam discovers the new swing style.
So many ways to play!
Gavin takes his turn on the slide.

One fish, Two Fish, Three Aquarius, Four Pisces

This weekend we visited Brian's brother Keith, his wife Stephanie, and their daughters Alahna and Sophie. Grandpa David and Grandma Fran joined the fun as well, celebrating a combined six birthdays in February, plus a March birthday. Here Grandma Fran reads a bedtime story to Liam.
Grandpa David sits with Alahna and Sophie as they wait for a story.
Brian reads Gavin a story while Liam looks on.Casey joins the fun.
The next day we headed to the World of Bounce, a play center with giant inflatables for sliding and bouncing fun. Here Sophie prepares to slide.
Casey braces himself to slide.
Gavin and Casey go up the ladder for another round of slides.
Brian follows Gavin up to the top.The Albert men pose for a shot at the top of the slide.
Ready, set, go! Casey flips down.
Liam zooms by.
Gavin swooshes down.
Mama's turn! Chrissy and Liam prepare to go down a slide together.
Gavin is happy to slide down with Chrissy.
Casey also enjoys the slide with Mama.
Gavin and Brian pause at the top.
Later, after a long nap, Sophie enjoys a comforting hug from Stephanie.
Presents! Alahna joins Casey, Gavin, and Liam as they open gifts celebrating their second year birthday.
Casey tears into his present.
There is no stopping Gavin and Liam from getting to their gifts.
Alahna and Sophie wait patiently for their gifts.
Cousins sitting together: from left Liam, Sophie, Alahna, Gavin, and Casey
The whole family: clockwise from top left Keith, David, Brian with Gavin, Stephanie with Sophie and Casey, Chrissy with Liam, Fran with Alahna

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Today we celebrated St. Patrick's Day with the wearing o' the green and an early spring picnic. Here Liam, Casey, and Gavin climb a ladder together.
Casey is up to his old shenagnigans as he steals Mama's pizza along with his PB&B.
What is this malarky? Can't you boys sit down to eat your sandwiches?

Really, Liam? Down the slide with your mouth full?
Casey gets into the festive Irish spirit by sporting a new cap.
Every leprechaun would be proud.
Look over there! 'Tis me pot o' gold!
Casey celebrates his heritage with a wee little jig.
Gavin, meanwhile, hangs a little high.
It's the apple chomping parade!