Burcusa Family Musings and Adventures: 49 weeks

Happy Easter! We had our Easter celebration early (yesterday) with Mike's family. Anne was a wonderful host and everyone contributed a tasty dish to the festivities.

Rose enjoyed playing her new favorite game, which we affectionately refer to as "fake out."

"Here you go, Grandpa Jack!"

"Ha ha! Just kidding!"

(Can't get too mad at this cutie!)

We had another family portrait taken (thanks, Marsha!)

Instead of an Easter basket (of which she got several from family! thank you all!), we gave Rose a full kleenex box to enjoy.

We ate like kings: ham, cheesy potatoes, ramen noodle salad, scalloped corn, and lemon pie. Yum!

Annie appears confused as to why her "little" cousin is so much taller!

Overall we had a fabulous time, but Rose definitely hit her limit pretty quickly. I think she's an introvert, just like her parents - she likes being with people, but she needs a lot of down time as well! We ended up leaving right after dinner so we could get her to bed right away. Thankfully, she woke up much happier this morning.

Her official portrait of the week highlights the cute thing she does with her hand after she deliberately drops something ;)

"Where'd it go?"

Rose started getting tired again shortly after her the photo shoot (less than 2 hours after waking up), so we quickly packed up to head out to the zoo, thinking she would just take a nap in the "magic sleep machine" (aka the car). Unfortunately, she was already overly tired (i.e., still recovering from all the excitement of the day before), so she didn't fall right asleep like we had expected. Instead, she cried all the way to Apple Valley, at which point we turned around to come back. She then continued to cry all the way back through Edina, and only fell asleep right before our exit. So we made a quick decision to head back to the zoo again so as not to risk waking her only seconds after falling asleep. (Good thing we were driving our more fuel-efficient vehicle!) In the end, she got a good 45-minute nap, and we were all able to enjoy the animals!