Easter, 2011!

This year, Easter was particularly fun! Two kids = two baskets of goodies = double the goodies Mommy can share!

We dyed eggs with Grandma and Grandpap the night before Easter. Lyla had lots of fun playing with the colors and watching the eggs change. Despite a distaste for hard-boiled eggs, she very much wanted to take them all home with us. She talked about the Easter bunny that night and was very excited to see what was in her basket the next morning, though she seemed a little torn on whether or not the bunny was real. At three years old, we're proud of her skepticism.

Sure enough, the bunny came! We had an extra basket this year for our sweet boy, and the Easter bunny very cleverly filled it with baby food and a few of Mommy's favorite candies. Naturally, I helped Flint out, since he can't eat chocolate yet. The bunny always hides the basket somewhere in the house, so first thing in the morning (after some breakfast and sufficient "wake-up" time), Lyla played a quick game of hide-and-seek to find her basket (under the vanity in her bathroom) and helped Flint find his (behind the rocking chair). She was most excited about the candy and Play-doh, and paid only minimal attention to the new sandals (that have to go back to the store because my daughter's feet are giant) or the Strawberry "Hortcake" figure. Some day... some exciting day... my girl will care about toys.

Easter morning turned quickly to Easter afternoon, where we spent time at Nonna's with the Wise clan eating delicious lunch, hunting eggs and otherwise achieving what objective seemed to be "make the biggest mess possible." It started with punching balloons - lots of balloons and hitting with balloons, which inevitably shifted to wrestling. Then, kids chased after poor Luke with silly string - all over the yard! Lyla was not a fan. She stood frozen with a look of panic, shouting, "Don't spray my Daddy!" Mia brought three-dozen confetti eggs, which were kept outdoors as well, thankfully, but still managed to get indoors (even back at *my* house), thanks to the efficient confetti vehicle known as human hair. Lyla had as much fun sweeping up the mess as she did making it. I thought I was safe when all the eggs were used up, but Les managed to pile together some loose confetti to toss into my hair. Lovely. Flint spent most of this time inside, scooting all over the place and occasionally getting up on all fours, rocking back and forth. He is so close to crawling!

There was also a quite humorous attempt at a decent photo of all five kids all dressed up. A couple of them would have been great if a certain goofball uncle hadn't been coaxing children to make faces. The photos are adorable, though.

By the end of the day, we were exhausted and 3/4 of us were very itchy. Luke's allergies were insane from the oak trees and somehow the silly-string irritated his skin, and Lyla and I had been eaten alive by mosquitoes (somewhere around 30 bites between the two of us). The fantastic family time together was well worth it all, though, as it always is at Nonna's. The drive home was extremely uneventful, with 3/4 of us sleeping. Can you guess who was driving? :p We made it home just in time to evade yet another giant looming Texas thunderstorm. Thank you, April, for the much-needed rain and the awesome lightning show!

Happy Easter! Happy Spring!
Picasa album for April!