Easter!

We had a fun (if not a bit chilly and wet) weekend up North for Easter last week! We stayed with GraGra and Papa Greg this trip and the kids were THRILLED to play with them.

Papa Bridge in the Papa House!


G was "at work."



Then the kids got into Papa and GraGra's closet and hilarity ensued!




After some lunch we waited for Real Leah and Uncle Willis and then we dyed some eggs. The kids really didn't have a long attention span for this activity. I think they each did about two eggs.






We also had an egg hunt with Ben and Sarah before dinner at Great-Grandma's house on Saturday. First time the kids have ever hunted eggs in the snow! (They were SOAKED and muddy by the end, as expected)





Egg Supervisor Dog.


This is the best one I got of Ben and Sarah!


On Sunday morning Colin was (of course) the first up. Gillian and Daddy were snoozing away, so C and I looked for his basket. Little stinker headed STRAIGHT for the stairs where his basket was! How did he know?


An Earthquakes and Tsunami book. That Easter Bunny KNOWS.


And some penguin knowledge!


Basket Supervisor Dog.


In just a little bit, Gillian was up and hunting. HA! She had to HUNT and HUNT. Good job, Bunny.



Oh, there it is! In the washing machine!


And some treats from GraGra and Papa too. G got some GIRL LEGOS.


And, at long last, Colin got his globe. Thanks, Papa.


We all got spiffed up for church too. Much to Colin's dismay.



LOOK at her eyelashes.


Some family shots too.



Milo PHOTO BOMB!


Colin and Gillian insisted that they get one with Uncle Willis and Real Leah! In their pajamas!


After church we had a great lunch with Grammy, Papa Frank, Uncle D, Aunt Cedes, Squishy, and the Kiester clan. The highlight of which was watching ALL the boys play with Colin's new lightsaber. ALL of them. Well, maybe not Papa and Tim.



Before we headed home on Monday, we met Noonie and Dickiedoo for breakfast. Poor Colin was STARVED. He ate like a monster!

Easter Sunday 2012

Sunday morning the kids were quite eager to find what the Bunny had left for them. He was pretty tricky this year and they both need a smidge of help to find their baskets. Gillian found hers' in the hall closet with all the shoes! And Colin had to look and look for his behind the curtain in the family room! Silly Bunny! He did leave fun treats though!




We had a nice breakfast with Uncle D, Aunt Cedes, Papa, and Grammy and then the kids played with their goodies while we made some stuff for lunch and got ready for church. Gillian wanted to put on her "fancy dress" almost immediately, but Colin had to be wrestled into his duds right before church. Boys. He was especially booger-ish that morning. I think it was partial tiredness and partial "I don't really like to go to church-ness".

Gillian was happy to pose with Grammy for some pictures. But would not sit in her lap.


I love this picture of G. It's such a typical expression for her. She did that all morning with her new sunglasses. Even at church.


Then we tried to get Colin in some pictures. Oy. See the above description of BOOGER.



And he kept it right up through our attempt at a family picture. Sigh.


Thankfully, he was better behaved at church. And Gillian was good too. Colin even shared with everyone at the Junior Sermon that he is ALLERGIC to eggs. Oh boy.

After church we came back to Grammy's for Easter dinner with the Keisters. And another egg hunt with JOE. Oh Joe. So much fun. All in all, a fun holiday. Even with boogers.

Pre-Easter Rundown.

Trying to catch up on Easter before the next holiday gets here! Lots of pictures to share!

We had a great Easter holiday. Dry, semi-warm weather and lots of friends and family to celebrate with. We headed to the Great North on Friday and had a nice pizza dinner with Dickie, Noonie, Uncle Stevie (who will hence forth be known as Stinkiedoo) and Aunt Emily.

We stayed with Grammy and Papa Frank this trip and Saturday morning we had some fun coloring eggs. Gillian had picked out a cool "glitter dye" set at the grocery store LONG before Easter, so we were READY.



Look how patient she appears to be.




Getting close!


Apparently we have no "finished" egg pictures! They turned out very pretty. The colors were quite intense and the glitter was pretty. Not so nice when you try to peel and eat the egg, maybe?

After eggs we met some "old" hometown friends and their kiddos at the Brockway playground for some fun. These diggers got a good workout!









Both kiddos took good naps that afternoon! Then we headed to Great-Grandma and Great-Papa's house for (a DELICIOUS) Easter dinner and an egg hunt with Sarah and Ben!





All warmed up and ready for Easter now!