Whew, what a week of Easter celebration it has been for ME: dressing up in our beautiful Easter dresses, finding and opening our first baskets, taking pictures, and everything else little ones do during the Big Day! But with all the cheer and good feelings (who said so?) come a little competition that’s been developing for some time between ME, beginning with who got more belly space starting almost 12 months ago through today’s great hunt!
The competitive day of finding our first Easter baskets went like this: Madelaine overslept next to Mom because of the “sleeping potion” (not to be confused with Dad’s) emitted by Mom, which has the spell-bounding effect of making any infant sleep for hours on end. Because of M’s oversight, Eleanor-who sleeps with one eye open many nights-rolled over and announced her pre-planned rising at o-dark-thirty with her famous Elmo voice (not so funny!). With Dad next to her and without Mom’s “potion” (to clarify, it is a combination of snuggly love and sweet kisses throughout the night!) working its sleepy magic, Eleanor had an early start to the Easter Egg Hunt, leaving M only dreaming of becoming the 1st Annual MEaster Egg Hunt Champion!
Not to be outdone, Madelaine decided to put on a tour de force show of screaming so she could get Mom’s attention for a ride down the Easter Egg Trail. Being a little bit smaller, which gives her a little more agility and stamina, M hopped into action and caught up with sneaky E without missing an egg beat. Since Dad needs his morning coffee-and until he gets it he’s a little slow-Madelaine caught up with her bigger and stronger, but not as agile, sister. With both baskets in their sights, ME made short work of the endless space (1 foot is a mile for ME!) between them and their Easter Baskets hiding in plain sight in the living room! Stretching out, using all of the inches of length God gave them, ME reached out in a dead tie because they are still the same length after all this time!
And so the great saga continues for the eternal race to the finish line for ME! What’s next: Cinco de Mayo-arriba, arriba, arriba!!!!
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