CAN-CANdy Corn Skirt

Candy corns at EASTER? Oh my . . .

That's right. We do things a bit different around here. To me, candy corns are all sunshine and gold, baby chicks, creamy Cadbury centers and all that good Easter/spring stuff.

How better could I spend the wee hours of the morning than by sewing miles and miles of buttery, golden, candy corn colored chiffon ruffles?

This guy coordinated perfectly in his yellow polo and orange undershirt. Here he is, sporting that classic IAN grin.


Lilly knows that, when surrounded by a house full of boys at grandma and grandpa's gigantic Easter bash, she has to be that much more girly to balance the snakes/snails/puppy dog tails.

I think she managed just fine.

Dana of MADE fame, your CAN-CAN skirt pattern is fabulous. We hope you like our CAN-CANdy corn twist on it!

How was your Easter, blog friends? Any candy corns?

Envious Alice

Alice would be jealous.

Come to think of it, Alice was the only thing missing from this exquisite mother-daughter tea party WONDERLAND today. See what I mean?

Tonya, Tammy, and little Kaitlyn, I can't say enough about how much this day meant to Lilly and me. It. Was. Glorious. As hostesses, you thought of absolutely every precious detail.

What a joy it is to be friends with such fabulously talented people.


I know Lilly was by far the youngest little girl at the party. Thank you for including us. Lilly felt like such a big girl--so special--so like a pretty, pretty princess.

So did I.

Easter Memories

I hope you all had a wonderful Easter. Nathan found Ian hiding behind a chair, surrounded by candy wrappers and chewing away. Busted. But I digress . . .

The sugar high is finally beginning to wear off and my kiddos are getting back to normal. We had a blessed time with family at mom and dad's house. Mom always has plenty of eggs to hide (think 60 is enough for three children?) and a huge meal for all of us to enjoy. Easter is one of my favorite family holidays and the kids love that special time at the grandparents' house.

The Stone, Tomb, Seal, and Soldier . . . sort of

Parents: I highly recommend making Easter tomb cookies if you want the Easter story to come alive for your children (for recipe, see blog posted 4/3). Nathan and I did this with Ian and Lilly tonight for the first time.

While beating the pecans to bits, I heard Ian say softly, "I'm so sorry, Jesus." He said it again when he "sealed" the tomb (oven) by pushing a chair in front of it and taping the door shut. A highlight was when Nathan told Ian to run and get one of his "bad guys" to guard the tomb. I wouldn't want to mess with that Black Spiderman, would you?





Looking forward to the tomb cookie surprise in the morning. Thankful the story doesn't end tonight. Happy Easter.