Easter 2011

I think Easter ties with Halloween for the kids' 2nd-favorite holiday (after Christmas, of course) - they look forward so much to the dying and hunting and baskets and candy. Myself, I love the season - the renewal of the Earth and our spirits after a long, dark winter. We hope you all had a very peaceful and joyful Easter!

We managed to dye all the eggs with only one major spill and a few cracked shells.

Fun to poke, but he sure wasn't going to eat it. Fine, more for me!

We kept Alex buckled in for this activity - otherwise he would have been on
the table, drinking the cups of dye.

Haley found everyone's baskets within about 5 minutes of getting home from church. Next year the Easter bunny will have to try a little harder! Alex was thrilled with his new sippy cups as well as the candy, of course.

For Haley: doll clothes, craft books, Reese's.

For Jake: Lego stickers, lego sets, and Reese's.

Of course I try to snap a picture after three hours of church and right after they found their baskets. We'll have to do formal pictures another day!

I wish I had videotaped Jake eating his Reese's bunny - he was in rapture, saying "Oh yum!" and "This is the best thing ever!" with a mouthful of peanut butter and chocolate while his eyes rolled back in his head. They are my kids, for sure!

Let the hunt begin! So nice that it was warm enough to do it
outside this year.
The Easter Bunny always leaves a trail of jelly beans to
where the eggs are hidden...

Uff-da! Basket is getting heavy.
Alex thought the egg hunt was a GREAT game!
Looking through their haul afterwards. Happy Easter!