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!!!

Spring Party - Dirt Cakes

Nathan's kindergarten class held a spring party (weeks ago) and I signed up to bring dessert just so I could make these dirt pot desserts for the kids.  I haven't had this for dessert since I attended a birthday party when I was in elementary school (Denise's, in case any of you were wondering).  I was blown away when Denise's mom dug into the flowerpot in the center of the table.  Hopefully at least one kid in Nathan's class was as impressed with this dessert as I was all those years ago.

24 Dirt pots later and I was no longer impressed with this dessert.  Just kidding.  I found the recipe on Martha Stewart, of course.  I did not double the recipe and I had enough leftover to fill a few more 2" clay pots.  I ran the clay pots through the dishwasher twice before filling them and everyone survived!

I think I'll sign up to bring a bag of chips to the End of Year party...