Easter 2011

Easter weekend started with us dying eggs. The kids had to clean up the playroom before they could dye the eggs. That was a great motivator!

Mitchell wanted to be in on the action, but we did not let him touch any eggs or dye. Maybe next year.

We dyed some boiled eggs then dyed all the raw eggs too. It's fun to cook with colored eggs the week after Easter.

Sarah set out the Easter baskets as well as a plate of goodies for the Easter Bunny. She also may name cards for each basket since she did not want the pink one this year.
Filled baskets. Yum!
Somehow my mom was able to have us dressed before we dug into our baskets. My kids will not wait that long, so we have pictures with their baskets in pjs. Oh well.
We got Peeps this year for the first time ever (not my favorite!). Mitchell did not want to have anything to do with a peep, which is funny since he loves marshmallows.
Sarah demonstrated that peeps really can be eaten (even though I really don't think they should be!).
The kids had to wait for me to hide the plastic eggs in the backyard. They'd hidden the real eggs for each other earlier in the family room.
Sarah found the most eggs. She had them sitting in her basket on the grass while she looked for more. Mitchell decided to help himself from her pile rather than looking for more. She was not pleased.

Taking out the loot.
Dressed up and ready for church. And doing a little rock climbing.

We buzzed up to grandma & grandpa's for Easter dinner. We had an egg hunt first.

Emma was feeling a bit frustrated at not finding enough eggs. She's into this hunched over walking when she's not getting what she wants. She looked so pathetic dragging her bag along. She perked up after a while.
Mitchell helped himself to any candy he could find.
It was so nice that the kids wanted to eat outside. I felt like I was feeding a puppy as I put Mitchell's plate on the patio then called for him.
After dinner the cousins climbed the big trees in the backyard. I don't have any pictures because I think I would have had a heart attack seeing how high some of them were! My kids are begging to go back to grandma's to climb the trees again. Yikes.