Easter Day

Easter morning, 'The Littles' woke up and were so excited to go downstairs to see what goodies the Easter Bunny had left.  I love that they get more and more excited for holidays the older they get.  Those are my kids, alright!

Three baskets this year.

'Munchkin's'

'Mister's'

'The Boy's'

Here they come!

They loved everything and hardly noticed that the Easter Bunny cut back on the candy this year.

Modeling new sunglasses.

So cute!

The Easter Bunny left many eggs hidden in our house.  'The Littles' had a lot of work to do to find them all.  They managed just fine.

'Munchkin' loves putting things in her purse so she was a natural at this.

The older he gets, the higher up the eggs are.

They each got a new toy.  'Munchkin' got a a new Leaptop.

'The Boy' got a new game for his Leapster.  They were well entertained while we got breakfast ready. 

I fed 'Mister' while 'The Hubs' manned the kitchen.

Baked french toast.  So yummy!

We lounged around a bit and then got ready for church.  We are so lucky that our church offers an eleven o'clock Easter service.  It's so nice to not have to rush in the morning.

We checked 'The Boy' and 'Munchkin' into childcare and sat in the cry room with 'Mister'.  I was so busy changing him and feeding him that I missed the first half of the sermon.  Then 'Munchkin's' number came up and we had to get her from childcare because she wouldn't stop crying.  So there we were.  In the cry room, taking care of the baby and playing with 'Munchkin'.  When it was over, neither of us had a clue as to what the sermon was about.  Oh, well.

She was happier once we left.

'The Boy' had a blast.  He loves coming home with stickers and treats.

We went to spend the rest of the day at GiGi and Pop's.  The Easter Bunny left some goodies at their house, too.

'Mister' on his first Easter.

Sleeping the day away.

That Easter Bunny, he spoiled 'The Littles'.  There was an egg hunt at GiGi and Pop's, too.

Pop taught 'Munchkin' that she could eat and hunt all at the same time.  Wonderful.

'The Boy' got some new Legos.

'Munchkin' got some Sesame Street toys.

The egg hunt took them outside.

She loved looking inside the eggs.

I made these super yummy coconut cupcakes from a recipe I found on Pinterest. 

Nothing like a naked joy ride at the end of the day.  Well, not totally naked.  She is still wearing shoes.

Happy Easter.

Easter Fun

We had so many plans in the weeks leading up to Easter; play dates with friends, community egg hunts, etc.  With 'Mister' being so young and not yet on a schedule, we decided to keep things simple but still memorable.

We dyed eggs...

In egg dyeing action.

'Egg'cited for her turn.

One for 'Mister'...

...'The Boy'...

...and 'Munchkin'.

This year, our eggs were 'eggs'tra sparkly. (Okay, I'll stop.)

'Mister's' first egg.

We took the kids to the mall to visit E.B.  I thought for sure we'd get 'Munchkin' to sit on his lap but she screamed in terror.  'Mister' was asleep and I didn't want to wake him.  Hopefully I didn't miss my opportunity there.  Look who finally took a picture with him...

It only took four years.  And he wore his bunny hat that he made at school.  Ah-dorable!

We went to a dinner and egg hunt at Uncle Dane's and Aunt Janelle's.  Only half of the cousins were there but 'The Littles' had a blast hunting for eggs.

It didn't take her long to catch on.  Once she realized they were filled with candy, she was all about it.

'The Boy' was collecting eggs so quickly that my camera couldn't even keep up.

All of the cousins (who were there).  Note that both my kids have their cheeks full of candy.

Random Samplings of March

 One afternoon, while 'Munchkin' and 'Mister' were napping, 'The Boy' turned this pile...

 ...into a helicopter.  Without any help!

We celebrated a lucky day.

 Hiding a pot of gold under a machine seems like a very good place to me.

'Munchkin' had a bunch of meltdowns.  This one was because mac and cheese doesn't come ready in the box.

 I came up with the most brilliant idea!  'The Littels' colored on this for hours.

 I enjoyed some early morning snuggles with 'Mister'.  I love the little crease on his upper lip from nursing.

 'Mister' enjoyed his first experience on his play mat.

 We joined the 21st century.

 We finished off the month celebrating 'The Hubs' birthday.  It was much more low key this year.

Happy Birthday, Daddy!