Easter

Now that we have 2 kids, I've noticed that our holidays tend to be spread out over several days or even weeks. This Easter turned out to be a classic example. It started with a cute "Daddy Day" project carving and decorating mega-sized Easter eggs with our neighbor Elizabeth.

The next big event was the Easter egg hunt at the community center. They had bounce houses, face painting, balloon animals, and two playgrounds. We couldn't pull Sophia out of the bounce house until we promised the egg hunt was about to begin.
There were 4,000 eggs and it was all we could do to hold back the kids. Even Ally was excited although she had no idea why!

Sophia quickly learned to shake the eggs before putting them in her basket so she could decipher if it contained candy or just a sticker.

Next up was Easter morning. Between the Easter bunny and family, the girls made out pretty well.

The girls both dove into their gifts and were really excited. Sophia kept exclaiming "This is just what I wanted!" even when she hadn't figured out what the gift was yet!

After cleaning out their baskets, the girls instantly started checking out what the other one got. Ally chewed on Sophia's new chapstick while Sophia drew on Ally's new Doodle Pad.

(Drum roll please).....The Easter dresses!

We had an Easter egg hunt for Sophia, but she ran out of steam about half through. It should work out perfectly next year with Ally to help in the hunt.

We celebrated the day by hosting a brunch with "Greypa's" side of the family. Our oven broke the day before, but we were able to rig it just enough to get through the day and enjoy amazing food with great family. Sophia loved showing off her room and Ally's bottom never touched the floor.

And last but not least, we built a "bunny house" that Aunt Caity gave to Sophia. It was perfect because Sophia had been begging to build a ginger bread house for weeks.