My favorite part of celebrating Easter this year came very late in the day. SD decided to play basketball with the boys, so I packed the girls up and brought them home for some rest.
Ella couldn’t wait to dig into her Easter basket goodies, so we decided to take the sidewalk chalk and head outdoors. It was so late in the evening, we were fighting against darkness, but they had the best time playing together.
I think Sophie was surprised we were letting her do something so messy and she had such a great time. It is so much fun to see what things they instinctively know to do or learn from their siblings in 30 seconds flat. Before we knew it, she had chalk in her hand and was scribbling on the drive.
Ella practiced her name {I love the way she draws the “a”} and I helped her draw a few other images. We worked on hearts and how to start with two circles side by side and connect them. I always love how impressed she is with even the most rudimentary drawings. Little girls are so easy to please sometimes.
There is nothing sweeter than uninterrupted time with the people you love. Birds were flying by, Sophie waved at every car that passed by and both girls spent the hour grinning ear to ear.
Beemer tried to monopolize some photographs and nibble on the chalk, but it was a pretty successful afternoon. Both girls were covered in chalk and dirt and who knows what else and had to be delivered STRAIGHT to the bathtub when they were finished.
As the sun kept sinking deeper and deeper behind the trees, we had less and less light to work with. Sophie finally gave up and heading towards the front porch steps.
This might be my favorite moment spent with my girls to date.
