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Who Ate the Remaining Jellybeans?

The rest of our Easter Sunday was great...and very filling. I ate like I hadn't eaten in weeks; it was so good! Both kids loved their second Easter baskets, and Ava and Grandma Deb had fun testing out the new skip-jump things that Ava got. Who are we kidding, we had just as much fun watching them trying to use them!




We also had a mystery solved...the white, fuzzy Puppy returned! On Monday night, G appeared with a very flat and smooshed puppy. We still don't exactly know where he was hidden, but we think it might have been super squished between the couch cushions. Since that discovery, G has been very attached to Puppy and wants to bring him everywhere.


Ava played an April's Fool joke on us by bringing home a Cardinal Code note for not listening while in school.  We figured it out pretty quickly, so Scott turned the tables on her, and told her he didn't think it was a funny joke (she does talk a lot, soooo...it wouldn't be too far from the truth if that had really happened...) and she was going to bed right after dinner. It was interesting to watch the two of them debate (I was happy not to be a part of it) and finally, Scott called April Fools on her. Needless to say, Ava was relieved!

Ava and I made Cadbury mini egg cookies yesterday...they turned out pretty good, but much flatter and crispier than I usually like. But, it was fun, and that's what matters!  Today, G is going to spend the afternoon with Grandma Deb and Grandpa Whitey, while we take Ava to see Zootopia...super excited for that!  After that, my parents are coming over for dinner, so it'll be a busy end to the weekend!

Right now, we're all snuggled in our bed watching Mickey Mouse...seems like a great way to start this Sunday!

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