Easter Sunday

We had a great Easter Sunday! Jackson and Grace were so excited to see what the Easter bunny might have left for them. Grace really had no clue what was going on, but she can never pass up an opportunity to run into a room.
We found a few eggs at our house and then went to Oma & Poppy's for more Easter fun. We took a few Easter pictures and then started the egg hunt.

Jackson was so into it this year. He really loved it and never slowed down. He was even aware of the fact that Gracie needed to find a few and he would leave the easy to find ones out just for her (announcing that those ones were Grace's).

Grace seemed to enjoy just sitting and having her picture taken. Not really as eager to look for the eggs as her brother. Once we started the big hunt, she found her one egg and then she was done. She did not want to carry around her super cute basket or put anything in it (no matter how hard we tried). If we took her egg out of her hand, a fit was thrown. So, she spent the remainder of the time, carrying her egg and pointing to all the ones she found. It almost seemed like she was saying, "hey, there's another one ... who wants it?" Maybe next year she'll grasp the concept of it ... maybe.

Church Easter Party

I love watching kids at an Easter egg hunt! Nothing could be better. Grace did pretty well, until she got distracted by the new discovery that there were treats inside the eggs. A girl after my own heart!

Jackson was off and knew exactly what to do this year. A vast improvement from last year. Let's just say that when you walk right behind your friend the whole time, you don't find that many eggs in your basket at the end.
* (sound like someone else you know Maggie?)
He found so many right at the beginning that his basket got a little too full. So, Kelly and I kept sneaking some out so that it gave some other kids a chance to find a few more. No worries, he didn't notice. After the Easter egg hunt we had a few activities available for the kids. There was decorating Easter eggs, a craft, a relay race, cookie decorating, and sidewalk chalk. I'll let you take a guess as to which ones my kids stayed at the whole time. Here's a hint, our clothes did not get any dye on them and we did not win any extra candy from a relay, and the craft table had a few extra projects at the end of the day. All in all, we had a great time! Can't wait for next year.

Happy Easter

Grace vs. Oatmeal

As some of you may know, Grace has been battling a bit of a stomach issue the last little while. Although, I am completely sick of the smell and laundry that has accumulated because of this, I do feel awful for my little girl when she isn't feeling well. The worst part of this whole thing is that she is starving and although I would love to feed her anything she wants, there's really no point ... let's just leave it at that! I think we are finally over the hump of this one, so she finally got to eat some oatmeal the other day. Someone was really excited...I'm so hungry, I could eat a ... bowl?Ahhhh...

I love food! So worn out, but totally worth it.Full Tummy = Happy Girl

Best Friends

Don't worry ... it's bath night!

Jackson just loves Zoe! He takes really good care of her and makes sure she is fed well (obviously), and gets lots of walks. I often find him sitting on the ground with her talking to her and telling her what a good dog she is. Once in a while she lets him know just how much she loves him too.