We had a wonderful Easter this year! We kick started the festivities by coloring Easter eggs on Saturday night. I always look forward to coloring eggs. This year I bought the little cups that come with the dye, hoping that it would be a little neater.
Kamryn drew art on the eggs with the white crayon before soaking them in the dye. She drew a cat on this one, the Nyan cat (from the app), and Manga on the last one.
Owen wanted a green monster egg, so that is what he got!
It was a little messy, but a whole lotta fun!! We dyed almost the entire carton of eggs this year. On Easter morning, I peeled them and made a big batch of deviled eggs to take to Nanas.. yummy!
The kids set their Easter baskets out with some carrots for the Easter bunny and we crashed early. On Easter morning, the bunny left a note leading them on a scavenger hunt around the house to find their baskets. Kam got a bag of Dove eggs, a Reeses carrot and clothes. Notice her sock bun.. you'll see her cute sock bun curls later.
Owen was so excited to get Superhero squinkies, Star Wars fighting pods (aka squinkies), M&Ms and a reeses carrot. Thank you Easter bunny... you are so sweet!!!
We had reservation for brunch at a local hotel with my family. I love these three!! Notice Kam's cute sock bun curls.. love that method!
Gigi was all dressed up in her Easter hat and ruffly dress looking beautiful and Kam is just gorgeous as always.
Owen loved this fountain and it kept him entertained while we waited for our table. Take note of the Spiderman flip flops that he insisted on wearing. He can make anything look cute.
Kam is such a Daddy's girl!
Gigi is the most social little girl and was playing with some new friends she had just made. They were letting Owen be the monster and scare them as they ran around. He thought this was Hilarious!!
Me and my babies.
The food was so yummy at the buffet. Who doesn't love all you can eat crab and prime rib! They also had waffles, omelets and a billion other things to choose from. We were stuffed! Liv and Gigi.. love my neices.
Owen with Grandma and Grandpa... Owen thought it was funny to steal my Dad's seat when he got up for more food. :)
After our yummy brunch, we came home and crashed for a few hours. We talked to the kids about the real meaning behind Easter. Then I made a big pan of potatoes and devilled eggs to take to Nana's house. Nana's Alzheimers is progressing and sometimes she gets confused about who belongs with whom. Like when she asked Carson if he was married to my mom. When he said.. "no Grandma.. I'm married to Andrea.." she said.. "OH.. that's right.. who's Andrea again?" Then it clicked. :) Nana's good friend was there as well and Owen liked that she had oxygen just like him. There is never a dull moment around my family get togethers!
Owen and Livvy were so excited to swing.
Kamryn was a huge help and cut all the strawberries for my Sister's strawberry shortcake. She helps whenever she is needed and played with the little ones while we finished cooking. She is seriously the most amazing girl!!
Chris hid a bunch of Easter eggs in the front and backyard for the kids to hunt. It was a lot of fun and I'm pretty sure Livv and Owen made out like bandits. Gigi and Kam were super helpful in letting them find the eggs.
When the kids started running out of eggs to hunt, we just snuck them out of their baskets and re hid them. They had no idea we were recycling eggs and they had fun continuing their hunt.
After dinner and lots of fun conversations, Easter was over. We drove home, took our baths and crashed. Easter is one of my favorite holidays for so many reasons. I am a little sad it's over, but bring on Mother's Day!!! :)
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