Easter

Sorry our Easter pictures are over a month "late".  That's just how things are around this place.

 

Easter was very low-key for us this year.  We were super excited to have Ryan home for the first Easter in three or four years.  We decorated eggs, hunted for eggs outside and enjoyed searching for baskets indoors.   

 

The boys were so good in the morning.  Ryan and I were able to sleep in a bit despite their excitement and they got dressed and waited for the go ahead before heading downstairs to search for their baskets.  (Please ignore our slightly sanded steps.  Just as soon as that bathroom is complete we are sanding and painting/staining the stairs.)

 



Nathan is super excited the Easter Bunny put Pokémon cards in his basket this year!!!

Hunting for eggs in the backyard...

Mom procrastinated so we dyed and decorated our eggs on Easter.  Better late than never!  That's my motto.

We hope you all enjoyed a wonderful Easter with your family.  Up next...Ian's 8th birthday!!!

Easter

Our third Easter in a row without Ryan...I did my best.  I decided to focus less on capturing our activities on "film" and more on enjoying the activities with the boys.  Thus, I used my cheap point and shoot, often with the flash.  Oh, my!  So, I apologize for the blown out photos and odd colors.  I don't feel like fixing them.  :)

The baskets.  I'm proud that I remembered the baskets in advance this year.  Last year it wasn't until the kids were out of school on Spring Break that I remembered I had to play Easter Bunny.  It was the one time I was grateful for my pack rat tendencies as I was able to create baskets with what I had on hand.  This year the baskets rocked!

Despite all the goodies, both boys were most excited by the chocolate items.  I can't blame them.

Next up was our egg hunt in the overgrown backyard.  It makes it last a little longer when the grass is 2 feet high...that's my story and I'm sticking it to it.

The boys are holding up their loot--stretchy robots, silly bands and tattoos.

For lunch, I filled empty egg cartons with halves of their plastic eggs.  I put together a snack lunch that the boys were very excited to eat.  I probably saw this idea on Pinterest.  Thank you, Pinterest, for making me seem far more creative than I really am.

Naturally, we decorated our eggs this year following a space/alien theme.  Target had these adorable $5 kits that once again made me seem far cooler and more creative than I am.  We purchased an extra kit (animals theme) for next year!