warmth

Every once in a while I have a moment that, in spite of the infinite production of dirty laundry, reminds me there's upside to having children. One such moment happened the other day after Mira came back inside from checking out the hail (hail!?) that fell briefly. Here is what she said,

"Wow, it's cold out there but it's so warm in here. Mommy, you're the one who makes it so warm in here. You are like the sun and I am like the earth. I get my warmth from you."

Then she gave me a big hug and that's when my heart melted just a little bit.

nap time

Tim will undoubtedly be less than pleased about this post, but it's just too funny. He has a habit of falling asleep everywhere, especially while reading books to the kids. This is what I found 45 minutes after he didn't come back downstairs after putting Abby down for her nap:

Looks like a comfy place to snooze, right? I'm sure his neck thanked him for it later.

Oh, and I whipped up a killer coconut cake for Easter. The recipe was from Thomas Keller's Ad Hoc at Home cookbook and involved reducing some coconut milk for additition to the cake batter. It was delicious, moist and just the right texture. We covered it in a fluffy white marshmallow frosting sprinkled with flaked coconut that we dyed in various pastel colors to give it some Easter flair. I'm going to have to make this one again soon.