Easter 2013

We had a great Easter full of fun and ham and candy and easter egg hunts and gorgeous weather and family time and tired kids.

Here is our Easter in (lots of) pictures!

Looking for that Easter bunny!

 

They found their baskets at Grandma & Grandpa's!

There's that bunny!

As expected, Paige was not a fan, but she did cautiously take a present from the Big Bunny and happily said "Bye Bye"!








Luke, as always, had absolutely no issue with the Easter Bunny or any other character!





The Grandma's with the Bunny - Grandma's birthday was actually on Easter and Great Grandma's shortly after (or before - sorry - not sure).



Then it was time to for Luke and Paige to find the eggs!





Luke showed me that this one was for Paige since it was pink and left it for her - so sweet!

Then it was time to get fancy :)

I just noticed he only has one shoe on!







After church we headed back outside to take a few more pictures before we headed off to our next stop!

Cute family of 4 right there :)



Next stop - Great Grandma & Grandpa Swanson's for another Easter egg hunt!





Miss Fi getting so big!



Getting a little help from Papa!



And then a brief visit at The Kohr's where we got to meet the newest baby in the family - Eloise Kate!



And one final stop at Grammy & Papa's for some more baskets!



And silly bunny glasses!







Paige got a Minnie Mouse Boutique salon set so Luke was pretending to cut Paige's hair - scary!



And doing mine!



Paige was busy drying Fiona's hair :)





Standing all by herself! 



Look at those toofers!



These last pictures are terrible! Someday we will get a good one with Grammy & Papa-ha!







Two tired bunnies on the way home!



This little one wanted to stay awake once we got home, but she crashed very quickly!

The Weekend

I still need to blog about our Easter, but we had a great weekend and really enjoyed the nice weather!

Friday night was low key.  Wally had a game and the kids and I watched Mary Poppins.  And then you will never believe what happened?!?!  Paige pooped on the potty!  We have had the little potty out for quite awhile now and she likes to sit on it with her diaper on, but on Friday, I was in the bathroom and she came in too (I mean, are we ever alone in the bathroom again???).  She insisted on taking all of her clothes off, including her socks, and I figured I might as well encourage her.  And sure enough she pooped.  I seriously could not believe it!  I was freaking out and of course made it a huge deal and kept telling her she is a big girl.  I think she was a little confused and grossed out!  I am sure it was a fluke, but we might go with it a bit and then do the 3-day potty training method we did with Luke at some point - we'll see!

On Saturday, Luke had gymnastics and Wally had only practice in the morning.  The afternoon consisted of lots of outdoor fun, filing our taxes (leave it to the accountant to wait until the last week!) and then we headed to Morris to meet our friends for dinner.  Apparently Chili's is one of very few restaurants there because it was packed.  I think they thought we were crazy when we told them we needed 12 seats and 4 high chairs and we weren't willing to split up.  So after over an hour wait, we were finally seated.  And I can't even say enough how good all of the kids were.  We were even complimented by our server before we left.  So proud of our kids, but we might try to find a better gathering place next time!

Daddy's and their baby girls!



Patiently waiting!



8 adults and 8 kids!



Sunday was a super productive day.  As always, we were up early so I headed to the grocery store and then we were off to church.  Since it was so nice out, we walked over to the park by church.  Then it was lunch time and some backyard fun while Wally did some yard work and I washed some windows and outdoor furniture.  During Paige's nap, Wally and Luke headed to the front yard for some more yard work and I worked on finishing up gathering and tagging the items I am bringing to a consignment sale this week.  Once Paige woke up we headed to our neighborhood park.  Two parks in one day?  Luke was thrilled!  We grilled out for dinner and called it a night.  Super great weekend!











And then the nerves kicked in as they do every year when we get outside - the climbing! There is no stopping Paige this year!













She loved the slide! She kept saying "one more"!



Then it was time for a picnic!
  






Oh and I had to share this picture:



He is getting so good at writing our last name!  (just missing an "S"!)

Going way back here - Siesta Key Vacation

I am trying to get caught up on the photo books that I always have plans to do every year but never get around to it.  I have had a couple of coupons for free 8x8 books so I thought I would start easy with a book on our vacation to Siesta Key, FL way back in 2010!  (By sharing this on the blog I also get another $10 off coupon!)
Luke was about Paige's age on this vacation.  Look at those chubby cheeks - he was so little!

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