Our first foray into the land of egg-dyeing was not what I expected. The perfectionist side of me imagined a glittery jewelbox of eggs, like the ones you see on all those boxes of PAAS egg-dyeing kits. Alas, I felt jipped out of the magical glitter because we ran out of it after covering only 5 out of a dozen eggs. The adhesive was gloppy, we didn’t have vinegar to make the colors really pop, and the wind threatened to knock over all of our cardboard egg stands…but you know what? Guess who had the time of her life and would never have noticed any flaws in the system?

Next year, I’ll have my egg-dyeing strategy DOWN!

Yesterday we had the laziest day. Charlie started out her morning with a visit from the Easter Bunny (Ella did too, but you know she’s more interested in eating her feet), and he did not disappoint! Along with some thoughtful contributions from Nana and Aunt Janet, E. Bunny filled Charlie’s basket with loads of goodies…including her first “Peep”!

This morning was SO beautiful we hit the ground running. We met Charlie’s pal Lindsay and her Mommy, Ms. Megan at the Lincoln Park Zoo for a little animal-watching. Good thing we got there early because at about noon you couldn’t hear yourself think there were so many screaming kids. Maneuvering the double BOB was a challenge in and of itself; add onto that trying to feed Ella a bottle while standing and waiting for a table at lunch (holding it up with my chin, mind you) and corralling a very cranky 2 year old.

Charlie loved the penguins (of course) and the lions were out in full force. She was not a fan of the Merry-Go-Round, as you can see from the picture below. Ms. Megan was so sweet to hold her when she got scared.

All in all, a fantastic way to spend the morning. Charlie’s outfit comes courtesy of Etsy…a gem from last summer that she can just now wear!