Every Day is a Bea-utiful Day: The Easter Daddy

George's arrival at home last Friday was far more thrilling for Bea than a visit from the Easter Bunny. He was the highlight of her weekend. Her Nannay taking a close, I mean very close, second.

Prior to that, last Weds Chowds and I had a particularly fun day. She dressed herself up in her riding gear and we biked downtown, hit Go Fetch to get treats for Ollie, Bella Sauvage, lunch at the Catalyst together and spent some time playing at Dragon's Hollow. She's hilarious now. She has a tendency to pick out one particular item of clothing to complete her outfit for the day. Last Wed it was a hat she used to wear as an infant. She insisted on cramming her Skeet head into it, then topped off the look with sunglasses.

We came home to a Easter package from Grandma (Mamaw) and Grandpa (PaPa) complete with chocolate eggs and bunny ears. I had to strap Bea into her carseat to get her to put the ears on for the first time. But then she warmed up to them, put them on and hopped around the house like a Bunnn-neee!!

Thankfully Nannie came on Friday to babysit Bea. Bea loves her so much that I actually got snubbed in favor of her Nannie. Here's why, I come home to find Bea sitting in her high chair eating ham for lunch while my mom is giving her footrubs. Seriously. My mom would finish with one foot and Bea would automatically stick out her other foot for another rub. Nothing like ham and foot massage before your nap. She also adores my mom because my mom actually slept in a blow-up Elmo toddler bed on Bea's bedroom floor with Bea.

Poor Bea was fairly confused when my mom left. Of course she's just generally confused about people leaving. The Thursday night before G got home Bea heard my mom talking about her dog Bella. Bea had a complete emotional breakdown crying, "Bellya, Bellya, Bellya..." She knew she missed someone (George) but couldn't quite figure it out because she was just so tired and emotionally overwrought from a long week without Daddy.

At any rate George made it home on Friday, we all went out to dinner at the Bridge. Then the next day here's what I wake up to:

It was really cute, she was totally snuggling and hugging his arm. They spent the majority of the morning doing yardwork/gardening together. We bought her a little spade and hoe, so she followed George all around moving little piles of dirt from one corner of the yard to another.

That Sat afternoon we celebrated Easter early at my Aunt's house. Bea & Gabe hunted eggs and caught on really quick. In fact, at one point Bea hopped on the tricycle and hunted eggs on wheels.

Here she is being a little precious pants prior to the hair-pulling; egg-snatching; tricycle-riding; who's egg basket is the fullest Egg Hunt at Auntie Lollie & Uncle Pop's.

George & I snuck away from Easter dinner to attend Elizabeth & Yon's joint 30th birthday party. It was a lot of fun: copious amounts of hot wings and a full keg to boot.

Which brings us to Easter morning. Bea was mildly excited about her Easter basket, more interested in hunting eggs yet again. Oliver was ecstatic about his Easter basket and wasted no time eating every single treat, including some Easter grass, which I discovered the next day on our walk.

We spent Easter morning eating hot cross buns, drinking coffee and just relaxing with my parents. It was really nice and Bea loved having her Nannay & Pappy around to dote on her. Todd & Cakey were passing through town and left her the bunny she's hugging in the picture below. She loves this bunny!!!