a seat at the table: April at our house.

I have no idea what to title this... it's a bunch of pictures of the kids during our first weeks home from Thailand. I'll try to work up the energy to type up some of your questions - and my answers - soon!

We're getting things ready for our move, and this guy loves to help with watering the flowers. If it works like a gun, Buddy is all over it.

It's sheer joy to watch this girl experience things for the first time. Who knew olives could be so entertaining? She never ate them but had such a great time playing.

Cute close-ups of my little loves.

I have no intention of being mean by showcasing her lips, but they are quite extraordinary. ...how they purse upward when she says "dah-oo." If you know how that interprets, please fill me in because she said it all the time when we got home.

We'd also like help with this one: "bah-bung-way." She usually beats her fists on the table for emphasis when she says it.

These two were busy, busy with a dustpan and mini broom. Now I'm on the hunt for more creative "toys" as I pack the other ones.

Packing party.

Silly girl sporting my flip flops and running off with puzzle pieces.

Sweet P calls us all by name, but for a while didn't quite get Peanut's name right. We had a lot of fun with that! I was also known as merely "mee" but she's finally sticking a "mom" on the beginning. She almost always asks where someone is and then acts asleep, as if to ask if they are sleeping... even if they are sitting right next to her!

Easter Sunday was an added blessing with our third at home with us! We celebrated our hope because of Jesus with our church family and then shared lunch with a small gathering.

The hunt is on!

We did one more little hunt after naps in our backyard. Peanut found her "favorite egg."

The kids showing off their finds, while Peanut plays the Easter bunny.

I didn't realize there was egg profiling going on until I saw his basket up close. He'd find a pink or purple egg and throw it down and move onto the "boy colors."