Cold Spaghetti

Will has fallen for hats. Taking advantage of last week’s spring break, we (Mom and I) took him to the Babies-R-Us store to check out potential dressy outfits and find him a hat. We were checking out denim ball caps and khaki mop-hats and didn’t notice that Will had already chosen his own and was having a ball with it. His choice: the “Pooh” hat — a denim cap with half of Pooh’s face from the nose up on the front and Pooh’s ears sticking out on either side of the top.

He had to have it.

I spent the better part of a half hour following Will around with his hat. His favorite style? Pulled down in front of his eyes, so that he can’t see anything. To Will, wearing the hat this way makes running at top speed more fun… who knows what you’ll bump into?!? And just you try to pull that cap up above his eyes! That pout face comes out and those little blue eyes glare. He KNOWS how he wants to wear his hat, thank-you-very-much.

So. The good news: we got Will wearing a hat so he’ll have more protection from the sun. The bad news: pedestrians and shoppers, beware!!

Margarita has been teaching Will to blow kisses. So when she leaves, she says to him: “Willito, dame un besito!” (Or, “little Will, give me a little kiss!”)

Will puts his hand up to his mouth and smacks his lips (making a perfect little “smooch” sound) and throws his hand back up into air dramatically. Then he laughs his wonderful, full and hearty chuckle.

It is TOO PRECIOUS.

PapPap and Will — standing on “Will’s Street” in front of our house. Easter Afternoon. (We’re not sure what Will is pointing at…?)

Granna and PapPap help Will find Easter eggs in the front yard. Easter afternoon.

I encourage Will to dance along with the band! Easter Sunday Zyde-Cajun brunch! 

Zydeco Brunch at Ye Olde College Inn! College Inn has been a local New Orleans favorite since it opened in 1933. On Sundays, they serve up “Zyde-Cajun” brunch — complete with live Zydeco! This band was loved by all the kids (Will included) and had a bag filled with instruments (from washboards to spoons) for the kids to play as they danced along. 

We show Will one of his Easter toys! 

Paul, Will and I with Will’s FIRST EASTER BASKET from Granna and PapPap. Granna beautifully decorated it and filled it with goodies: a “fuzzy ducky” book and matching chick, plastic eggs (with chocolate eggs inside), wooden easter toys (including a rattle and other percussion-style instruments), bubbles (Will LOVES blowing bubbles) and jelly beans!

Me and Will and his Easter basket!! His basket is the same one that I had growing up AND the same one my Mother had growing up. 

Post-golfing activity: reading “are you ticklish?” Will brings books and asks to be read. He particularly likes books with shiny pages and tactile things to touch.