Family Gatherings

My family had a short but enjoyable Easter get together. As usual it was noisy and lots of fun. Our family gatherings are loud but not because of regular party activities like music and dancing. Instead the people are just sitting around, chatting, discussing, and catching up with each others lives. What makes it loud is that there so many conversations going on at once. What makes it fun is the how the conversation will vary from the puerile to intellectual, often without warning, so you have to shift gears quickly to keep up.

Baby Ethan is well. It's been five months since I last saw him. We joked that at this rate he will be walking the next time some of us see him. Of course his grandparents see him quite often so they are not missing anything. Ethan is so quiet! It will interesting to see if that continues as he grows older. Somehow I doubt it. ;-)

I found out there is exactly one family member who gets is lucky to have both Good Friday and Easter Monday off work. That's the benefit of a government job. Oh, and my koeksisters were a hit, with only one left over. That's a record!