Leah mentioned a couple times over the weekend that it was one year ago that Ava had her first ear infection. Between that weekend and last October, she suffered through seven ear infections and finally ended up getting tubes put in, which stopped the infections (or at least the suffering that they cause).
This year was much, much nicer than last year. All of Ava’s grandparents and aunts and uncles came to see her for brunch on Sunday, and she even got to do a short Easter egg hunt between rain showers. As nice as Sunday was, Saturday’s weather surpassed it by a mile. Ava got to spend a lot of time with her Grandma G.G., Aunt Eesh, and Unc Kevin.
Kevin and I took a stroll downtown with our cameras Saturday morning while the girls went to Kindermusik and to Deluxe Bakery for some sweet treats. After Kevin and I returned home, he was generous enough to help me with a little yard work before everyone else returned. In the afternoon, Ava, G.G., Leah, and Rachel dyed eggs and frosted cookies. It was a very full day.
Before Rachel and Kevin left on Sunday I dug up some fern peony plants for them to take back to Madison. Rachel has the perfect spot picked out for them, apparently, so I hope they survived the transplant OK. If she can get them started and keep them alive, they should spread really nicely.