Egg Dying

I love Easter and Springtime. One of my favorite presents for Easter one year was a bike...a big pink one. Usually we got small things...candy, little toys...but one year I was surprised with a bike. Everything is greening up. I am ready to do a little work outside, but I'm not ready for the mosquitoes. I have a feeling that it will be a bad year since we had so much rain and snow.


Grandma is a good at crayoning!



Pietro is giving us the standard 'Tommasina' face. Whenever you ask his relatives a question that they have to think about a little bit, they'll pull a face like this. I think it's hilarious...and I wonder if Amedeo will do it too.


It is good to have seasoned egg dyers like grandpa around for this...
We managed to get a rainbow selection of eggs this year....I forgot to do an ugly egg. Usually I make at least one brown or puke colored egg. Next year, I guess!


Finally, Amedeo wears the sunglasses. I have been pleading with him to wear some. He picked them up one day and struck a pose. He has been more insistant that his name is Nemo. We'll call him..."Amedeo, come over here." He'll say, "NO! Nemo!" I think it is a cute nickname, but most people associate him with the fish. He has never seen the movie. Ah well.


So, we'll be spending the next few days eating egg salad sandwiches and staring at the yard wondering where to start.