east for easter, part two

noah and i were on our own in the caravan (the 2007 dodge caravan with sunken trunk, built-in carseats and state-of-the-art sound system, that is) on the drive south from vermont back to beverly. we definitely missed the presence of aunt molly, but we did okay. meaning that i fed noah donut bits the whole time. meaning that when we finally arrived at the julian house, there was donut all over him, me and the caravan. oh well.

here is noah hangin' out on the bed in the lovely attic guestroom at the julian house, reading his new books from grandma louise.



that night was the easter vigil at christ church, during which both baby asher wassell and baby henry carlson-lier got baptized. noah managed to stay awake for most of the service, which was beautiful. but we didn't make it to the wild post-easter-vigil party where everyone feasts on all the things they've done without during lent. instead we went home early and snoozed in our cozy attic bedroom. which meant that we were well-rested for...

easter morning!!
the wassell boys rushed to see what changes the "lenten garden" had overgone during the night. they were excited to see that it had turned into an "easter garden," with a butterfly hatched from its cocoon, flowers blooming and hares hopping about. (christina made the whole waldorf-inspired garden, needle-felted hares included.)

after they were done oohing and aahing at the garden, the boys rushed to examine the line of easter baskets in the window. noah had one too, which included one of his favorite things ever--a pacifier!


it also included this awesome springy bug toy, which the wassell boys named "red-red."


here's sarah reading to baby henry and eli


and all the easter cards in the window