Hoppy Easter 2022!
It was a gently warm Good Friday. Joe, Katrina, and Von Kaiser had gone over to visit Gina and her family for the day to help out with dinner and the baby.
Joe sat on the couch and gently cradled Connor. Connor stared up at his face, fascinated by his big nose.
"Il est vraiment relax," said Gina, rubbing her eyes. "Il dort la majorité du temps." (He's very relaxed. He sleeps for most of the day.)
And just like Gina said, Connor yawned and put his hands over his face. Joe chuckled, and kissed Connor on his tiny little forehead.
Out at the dinner table, Marie and Katrina were painting plastic eggs for Easter decorations. Katrina had completely made her egg pink, and was dotting little red spots on it.
"See, I'm contrasting yellow with purple," said Marie, showing the stripes on the egg in her head. "They're on opposite ends of the colour spectrum."
Katrina cocked her head. "Colour spectrum?"
Marie showed her the papers from her art class. "It's a wheel with every single colour on it, and it goes in rainbow order. Yellow and purple are on opposite sides of the circle, just like blue and orange."
Katrina looked at it. "And red is on the opposite end as green. Like Christmas colours!"
"Exactly like Christmas colours," said Marie, going back to her egg.
Out in the kitchen, Von Kaiser and Blaine were chopping vegetables for goulash. "Also, wie ist das Leben mit einem Neugeborenen?" (So, how is life with a newborn around?)
"Our schedule is much stricter now," said Blaine. "We're up at specific times, eating at specific times…" He sighed. "I'll be glad when Connor gets older and more independant. I feel like I never get any time with Gina anymore."
Von Kaiser shrugged. "Nun, sie hat viel zu tun, da sie die Heimatpflegerin ist und sich immer noch von der Geburt erholt." (Well, she's got a lot on her plate, being the main caregiver and still recovering from the birth.)
"I know, I know," said Blaine. "It's just a little lonely, you know?"
Once dinner was set, and they only had to wait for everything to warm up in the oven, Von Kaiser and Blaine went into the living room. Connor was napping in Gina's arms, and Joe was still cooing over him. Gina looked up, and handed the little baby off to his father. "Hey, little man," said Blaine, "you like hanging out with your Uncle Joe?"
Connor didn't respond, most likely due to the fact that he was a sleeping two-week-old baby. Blaine took his place on the couch and let Connor lay his head on his chest.
Not long after, Marie and Katrina came in with their completed set of eggs. It was easy to tell who had painted which egg by the neatness of the paint. They spread the eggs around the room in a perfect Easter display.
"Vous avez fait un beau boulot," said Gina, looking at their daughter and niece's job. (You kids did a great job.)
Katrina sat in between her father and his boyfriend. "What are we going to have for dinner?"
"Gulasch," said Von Kaiser.
Katrina cocked her head. "What's that?"
"C'est comme de la soupe de légumes, mais plus épaisse," explained Joe. (It's like vegetable soup, but thicker.)
"Oh, cool," said Katrina. "I'm excited to eat lots of chocolate on Sunday."
Joe chuckled. "Moi aussi." (Me too.)
