Honeymoon Check!

I just booked our tickets for our honeymoon in the UK!! No, we won't be going to the Olympics (I REALLY wanted to). We will be going in July for 12 days and will split the time between Chris' family and friends and honeymoon time. Just booking the tickets feels so real and that we will be going back to see loved ones and finally get our honeymoon. It will be 6 months after the wedding, but definitely worth the wait. I'm not sure where we are exactly going other than Norwich where the majority of Chris' friends and family live. Chris has talked about visiting Holkham Hall. I mentioned that I want to go see where Downton Abbey is filmed and my snooty husband said that all of the castles look alike. Not to me though!!
Here is a picture of Holkham Hall.

And this is Highclere Castle, where Downton Abbey  is filmed.

Either way, I am excited to go abroad and see different parts of England. I know Chris misses his grandparents who were unable to come to the wedding and hasn't seen them in almost 2 years. We're hoping for a memorable and fun time in the UK!
Only one little problem...

How do we tell Doris??

Such a fun Easter

Doris wanted to say, "Happy Easter!" with her biggest smile. The Easter Bunny brought her a new squeaky toy, name tag, and bones that she has already buried in the backyard.

On Holy Saturday, the Sylvester family got together for lunch and Easter Egg Hunt. We had hamburgers, salads, fruit, and many tasty desserts As usual, we brought too much food. I made whoopie pies again. I dyed the filling neon green to make it look more Easter-ish.

But it sort of made them look like sandwiches.

I guess they tasted good because I had a lot of compliments and most of them were eaten.
My cousin made a train for the younger kids to ride on. They had so much fun!

My nephew came and we gave him our Easter presents. He loved the bubbles. He didn't like the bunny ears at first, but once I put them on my head he wanted to wear them.

I had to capture this picture of my sweet cousins together.

We started to hide eggs around 1:30. We wanted to find some creative places to hide them so this is where we put them

She was such a good sport.
Here are a few more pictures of my family: Grandad and my cousin and one of my nephew hunting for eggs.

We hope you all had a wonderful Easter!

Changing the house some more

I decided to make these

Source: glamour.com via Sheri on Pinterest

 But I changed to blackberries with vanilla yogurt

It was easier to dip with a toothpick

These looked fantastic, until I remembered rule number 1: always make sure that your cookie sheet will fit into your freezer. After I realized that they wouldn't fit, I tried to transfer them to a smaller cookie sheet. That turned into a big mess because the yogurt got every where and there wasn't near enough on them as there had been before. I was frustrated and just put them in the freezer. You need to let them thaw a few minutes before eating because they are extremely cold and do not break easily. If you have a texture issue then you probably will not like this. Once they start to thaw you need to eat them fast because the yogurt thaws quickly and ends up goopy. I am going to experiment with this one again in the future and remember to put them on a smaller cookie sheet.

Chris was off for a few days last week and I came home to this...

I was wondering what he could be making...dining room chair covers, wall decorations...I don't know. Well this is what he made...

A headboard!! I was so excited. I had been bugging him about working on our bedroom and this just added so much color to our dull room. I love it and can't wait till he makes our bed frame to go with it.

And the DIY projects go on. We have been collecting Shiner bottle caps for a few months now and plan on placing them on a table top. Chris bought an old sewing machine table this past weekend at Canton for it. I can't wait until this becomes a reality.