Well, Simone certainly had a special week -- her school celebrated Week of the Young Child. They had a theme each day, and to top it off, Thursday was Bring Your Child to Work Day. So Simone got to visit mommy and daddy's offices. Let's walk through the week...
Monday was favorite hat day. So on Sunday night we combed through Simone's box of hats - furry hats, beach hats, straw hats, even a chef's hat. But alas, Simone chose... her pink beret. And we topped it off with a spring scarf to add just a little
ou la la. Here's our bebe at the afterschool art exhibit posing in front of her class's pictures. She drew the picture just under the red "Expressive art" sign (above her head). It's hard to tell with the glare but she drew a sheep, two kids eating ice cream, and flowers.
Tuesday was color day, and Simone's class wore the color RED. Here she is in her red dress and red shoes.
Wednesday was WHACKY WEDNESDAY, with emphasis on whacky. Simone wore her clothes inside out and mismatched down to her socks and shoes. Her hair also screamed silly with a dozen mismatched hair ribbons.
Thursday, arguably the most exciting day, was Bring Your Child to Work Day in the morning. Followed by Spirit Day at school in the afternoon. Unfortunately, we didn't get any pictures of Thursday, but it was Simone's favorite. She had coffee and donuts in the morning, visited our offices and colleagues, decorated cookies and chef's hats in the cafeteria, and then had a BBQ lunch before going back to school where they had "Olympic Games" for Spirit Day. Fun and ... exhausting.
And finally, Friday--Pajama Day, when she got to wear some very special pajamas to school. Simone picked pink froggy ballerina pjs. After school, she wanted very badly to go have dinner in a restaurant in her pajamas. But mommy and daddy are beat, so we came home with take out instead, to rest and post her week here on the blog!
So, last week Tony was traveling for work, which meant mommy did daily drop off and pick up at daycare. Each morning Simone and I took our morning tea (decaf of course) in "to go" cups for the commute. I just about died when I saw this in my rearview mirror on the first morning of our week. A total glimpse of teenage Simone. 
The day was so beautiful we couldn't resist a family shot in the courtyard, however, we were facing the sun. So we're all a little squinty-faced.
As is custom, we had brunch at Patowmack Farm, and this year the owner--who has watched Simone grow each year-- surprised her with a table full of goodies. So sweet.
Our first course was delivered in a festive basket.
And, as usual, a gorgeous view of the river and foliage nearly bloomed on a gorgeous Easter Sunday.
Simone naturally had to pick the two dandelions right away when she spotted them from our table.
A very fine Easter weekend indeed. I sadly forgot to get a shot of Simone's basket from the Easter bunny, but as I type this very post I'm negotiating with her about how much candy she gets to eat from it each day! 
If Simone has her way, there won't be a single dandelion left unpicked on any lawn within 2 miles of us. lol!
All of the cherry trees are now dropping their beautiful petals all over the ground, leaving a pink dusting everywhere. Simone spent a few minutes trying to catch the falling petals and then decided clover and dandelions were easier targets.
And, of course, Tony and Simone spent some time making wishes and blowing dandelions. If you look super closely, both of them were being silly and have a sticker stuck to their forehead. Before blowing one flower Simone said, "I WISH these stickers would fall off our heads. " Then she blew really hard and when the stickers stayed on, disappointedly stated, "These flowers don't work." hahahaha!
So, imagine a big pen with a whole bunch of damp animals and kids. Yeah, I know... but the kids loved it.
The ducklings were Simone's favorite.
And then the hunt began.
The haul...
Well, not exactly the event we had in mind considering the absolutely picture perfect weather we had all week. But, you know, somehow it was still fun. And then we walked home and had some hot tea to warm up. Very cozy.
And posing on Grammy's steps...
