Sweet Surprises

2:30 am

last night

he cries out

hoping he just 

needs to shift and

settle back down

he didn't

sleepy eyed and stumbling 

I wander into

their room

he's wet

soaked through

everything

so in the dark

I fumble through drawers

peel off wet clothes

change his diaper

re-dress him and

somewhere in the middle

of it all

he starts

blowing kisses

literally smacking his lips

blowing into the night air

I can't help but to

laugh and smile

and then he laughs

a sleepy snugly lil laugh

suddenly I realize

he is dry and warm

and happy

I lean into his face

and smell his sweet cheeks

kiss kiss and kiss 

him good night

whisper lots of love

in his ear

I didn't want to leave

he had just given me

a gift 

at 2:30 am 

his love

I crawled back to bed

hoping to hear him

so I could go back in

the next thing I know

the sun is kissing

my face

good morning.

Sweet Surprises
that is what Easter
was full of
this year.

This girl

knows excitement
she loved Easter
she loved the basket
she loved the gifts
she loved the family
and she showed it
she said "Hiiiiiii-gh"
first time
no prompts
just someone or
something new
smiling face
sparkling eyes
sometimes hand in the air
Hiiiiii-gh!

and another
Sweet Surprise
my favorite blog
has giveaways to
one lucky commenter
out of over 500 comments
guess who was the lucky
comment #13?!
ME!!!
and guess what
the Easter Bunny
brought me
her newly released book
based of course
from her blog.

Grandma and Grandpa's
arrival brought
lots of smiles and more
Sweet Surprises.

It was no surprise
when we finally
got dressed and ready
to take our annual
Easter photos
and these were
my best shots

Of all the
Sweet Smiles
I manage to capture
I never manage to get
two smiles in one
moment
oh but when I do
it will be a
Sweet Surprise!

This year at
Nannu and Nanne's
we got to join in
on the annual
Easter Egg hunt.

So fun!

So Sweet!

What a crew!
My sister and I
had to laugh
when we realized
4 of these kids
came from only
2 pregnancies!!!

Gotta love it!

Talk about
Sweet Surprises
my sister also
baked a bouquet
of cupcakes!

Yet another
Sweet Surprise
his new brown frames
look awesome!

Hey this yellow chair
is super cute
let's try to get a cute pic
of both of them...
uuhhh, maybe next time

as he launches himself
out of the chair
I think ok fine
cute pic of her...
no, not really
she just wanted to
climb out too.

That's ok
I'm cool with it
I like Surprises
I'll be patient
because when it
finally does come
my way
it's so very
Sweet!