Easter Greetings

S&Z were super cute all day on Easter and we took a ton of pictures. Here they are in the morning!

We had gorgeous weather for a visit to Silas and Zoe's Great-Grandma & Grandpa Dutra's house in Dighton, MA on Sunday for Easter. The babies hadn't seen their Great-Uncle Larry since Thanksgiving. Larry later told me that this was the first time that he had held a baby in many, many years!

Silas' favorite person in the whole world is Derek, and since Derek wasn't with us all he wanted to do was stare at Larry. We realized that Derek and Larry look similar and definitely laugh the same -- Silas couldn't take his eyes off him, especially while drinking his bottle!

Great-Grandma Sally was sooooo happy to see the babies again!

Grandma & Grandpa Dutra had fun seeing all the new things they have been doing in the last few weeks.

We tried really hard to get a nice 3-generation photo, but Zoe was being Zoe and this was what we got. I love the way Silas is looking at her to see what's wrong!

The weather was gorgeous so we went outside for a change of scenery. S&Z were winter babies, so the warm weather of late has been awesome! I think this was the babies' first up-close experience with flowers in bloom!

We hung out on the porch for awhile too.

After a relaxing afternoon visiting with everyone, it was time to head back to Boston. We can't wait to see the midwest contingent at the end of May!

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