Long Lost Easter Photos

I swear these are the last of the Easter photos! I guess I should expect this to happen when my family has three different Easter celebrations.

 

Anyway, these are the pics from my Dad's house. The kids love running around his big yard and riding in the wagon, too.  As you can see, there are absolutely no photos of adults. I have learned this is what happens once kids are born into the family...there is now no need to photograph the adults. Adults only exist for being the vehicle of the children. For real.

 

My kiddos love every chance they get to play with Ally, so they loved this day. And you can see who was most excited about finding the "money eggs." We also got to meet Ally's new baby brother, who is such a cutie! Suddenly we are finding our family overflowing with babies!

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Easter Egg Hunt, Part 1

This year the kids hit the jackpot and got to celebrate Easter three times. By the end, we had some near-professional egg hunters!

 

Our first Easter stop was the annual egg hunt at our church, which happened the weekend before Easter. As you can see, the grass was just starting to turn green. It was a beautiful, warm and sunny day. We enjoyed a potluck lunch, visiting with friends and hunting the eggs. This is always one of our favorite church events of the year, even when it was raining and had to be moved inside.

Pinterest Made Me Do It--Easter Edition

During Easter weekend, I got a double dose of Pinterest Made Me Do It.  I'd pinned a couple of cute ideas and just waited for the perfect time to try them out.

First, our Easter Peeps cake.  It turned out beautifully and was fun to make.  Just remember, with little helpers, everything takes longer than it should.

Here's our cake:

And, here's the original link where I got the idea:  Peeps Cake

Our other project of the day was coloring our Easter eggs with Kool-Aid.  I'd seen this floating around Pinterest and Facebook, and really wanted to try it.  I grew up using the traditional dye and vinegar to color eggs, so I was interested to see if the Kool-Aid would work.  And, I wouldn't have to worry if the kids drank it or spilled it. 

The kids were totally into coloring the eggs.  Girl Twin was over it quickly, and went to take a nap. But everyone else liked using the Kool-Aid.  We give it two thumbs up!  If you want really bright colors, you have to leave the eggs submersed for a long time.  We, of course, are not that patient.

Here's the LINK.

Supplies needed:  Kool-Aid packets, water and cups or bowls to dip in.

Even the big kids like to color eggs!

Some of the finished product!

Easter, Part 2

Before we left town for Easter weekend, the kids were able to have egg hunts at school and daycare with their friends. That made me happy.  However, it made me sad that we were going to miss our church egg hunt on Saturday; it's always a fun time.  

With the weather being crummy and the ground sopping wet, the kids weren't able to have a proper Easter egg hunt while we were out of town.  We did have a very lame indoor hunt at TP's house; it was so much fun that I forgot to get out the camera. 

Surprisingly, I also had to field some rather curious questions about the Easter Bunny before bed on Saturday.  The conclusion is that if you believe it is, then it is.  Let's just say, nobody objected to having a basket full of goodies on Sunday morning!

As our luck would have it, just as we were loading up for the long drive home, the clouds parted and the sun was brightly shining in the sky.  Thanks to Daylight Savings Time, we were able to get the kids home in time for a couple rounds of egg hunting before dark.

Our sweet neighbors also brought the kids over a bag of treats each.  They always do nice things for our kids for all the holidays. 

It's Twin Tuesday!

Just a quick update for today.

For Girl Twin: The nasal spray that the pediatrician gave her for the snoring is helping! He said it is a steroid spray that should help shrink her adenoids a little so she can breathe better.  It's still a temporary solution until we can see the ENT, but thankfully, she is sleeping so much better this week! 

She is doing very good using the potty, though has had a couple of accidents at daycare this week. Also, she is still asking for a diaper when she needs to do her Number 2 business...Big Sis did the same thing, so we know she'll get it soon enough.

For Boy Twin:  He is going potty like a CHAMP! He owns that potty.  We are so proud of him!  His piggy bank is filling up very quickly because, of course, we aren't above paying them to poop in the potty.

It seems to me that he is also hitting the terrible 2's.  I'm seeing more tantrums, raging and fits than before.  As with Big Sister, the "terrible 2's" were really 2.5 to 3.5.  Here we go, I guess!!

Easter Weekend Getaway

We decided to load up and head to the Hardys' house for Easter weekend.  It turned out to be mostly cold and rainy, so we were stuck inside the whole time.  Trust me, this is not good for children who've been buckled into car seats for four hours!  We got a visit from Grammy and Nanny on Saturday, which we all enjoyed.  However, the kiddos were wild and cranky.  To kick off our festivities on Saturday, we baked a cake and colored our Easter eggs, which they all liked helping with.  We ate some good food, visited and colored lots of pictures while we watched it rain outside.  At that point, I was wondering what on Earth we were going to do with those dyed eggs since we clearly weren't going outside to hide them!

TP and Jonathan have worked so hard on the addition to their home.  It turned out so nice! I just wish I had taken a photo to share.  Their garage was already built in, but unfinished, when they moved into their house a few years ago. Now, they can enjoy having a new den and lots more space for Baby Hardy to explore.

Grammy and TP helping color the eggs.  Nanny always manages to hide from the camera!

After about two eggs, Girl Twin was over it.  She went to the couch and napped while we finished.

A little sibling sweetness in the midst of the chaos!

Pop came over to visit us on Sunday before we had to head home.  Look at all this attention he got! And I promise, my dad's eyes are open...he will love this picture.

Nothing but trouble right there!

I think they are two peas in a pod.

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