Our Easter

After we left my parents house, we came home and quickly took baths and put on pjs.  Then, we had to set out carrots for the Easter bunny.  I totally forgot that I had stuck Larkins bow in my hair while we were in the car.  Oops!  Setting out their buckets/baskets…I really have meant to order them real baskets since Trigger was born but I just procrastinate and then think “whats the use..they don’t really use them that much”  WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO ME?!?!  I guess I am just losing all care.The kids went to bed and the Easter bunny came.  The Easter bunny didn’t do the greatest job this year.  Oh well.  They did get some fun things but everything was for use at the pool or beach so they had nothing to really play with on Easter morning.  It was kind of like “here you go…yay…that’s something we can use in a couple of months…looks fun, doesn’t it?  now hand it over because we aren’t going to play with that in the house.”  haha…poor children.  the easter bunny ate some of the carrots.And, again, making the kids wait…just one more picture, THEN you can go see what the Easter bunny brought.  Larkin was so funny because she sat like a perfect angel at her basket and pulled one thing at a time, looked at it, kind of studied it, and then laid it down beside her and went on to the next item.  Her basket was BORING!!!  The Easter bunny hid some eggs on the back patio because it was raining.  Next year, the Easter bunny must find some girly eggs….and maybe be a little more prepared.  WE rushed to get ready for church and were LATE.  argh.  so aggravating to be late.  We took some family pictures when we got back home.  It was COLD and rainy so we took them quick.  I LOVE that I didn’t buy a single thing.  Larkin is wearing her dress from last Easter.  Trigger is wearing his outfit from last Easter.  Campbell is wearing Trigger’s Easter outfit from when he was that age.  Matt and I, of course, had our outfits.  I was sort of proud of myself…I guess I am looking for a pat on the back.  LOL.Look at my big boys.  LOVE them!!!!Larkin was TIRED because it was naptime at this point…Larkin wore my little heart necklace from when I was little.  I can’t wait for her to be big enough to wear my sweet little chain with a few pearls.  I LOVE that necklace and can’t wait for her to wear it…in the mean time, she can wear this one.  SHe looks like a big girl in the picture below…maybe it’s the necklace.

And because I love a good comparison, here’s 2012 and 2013 Easter pics.

my, my, my…look how much they have changed.  SOOOOOO sad!

Easter at Zizzy and Poppys

On Saturday night, we went to my parents to celebrate Easter.  It had been a yucky day.  Liz kept the boys that morning so I could take Larkin and make sure she wasn’t contagious.  Her eyes had started draining and so had her ears.  We found out that she had ear infections in BOTH ears and that she was having major allergies from being outside so much on Friday.  Dr. Slusher assured us that she wasn’t contagious and that we could be around Reid and Jake.  So, Larkin started an antibiotic, ear drops, and new allergy medicine.  I left green clinic and went to my parents.  My kids opened their easter gifts from my parents.  it was tad smaller than Christmas but definitely put the Easter bunny to shame.  The boys got bat bags (because T is starting tee ball), rain jackets, boots, flip flops, books, candy, and I am sure lots of other things but I can’t think right now.  Larkin got a new swimsuit, a new outfit, puzzle, books,  flip flops, and something else but, again, I can’t think.  Let’s just say that they are SPOILED rotten.  We hung out at my parents…cooked some goodies for supper.  We ate some lunch.  Then, I loaded the kids up to go home for a nap.  We got up from naps and headed back to my parents.  We didn’t even dress up.  It had been a rainy, rainy day so we just stayed in our comfy clothes.  We hunted eggs and ate pizza AND, are you ready for this, WE VISITED…I don’t know the last time I have gotten together with my family and been able to visit.  It seems like it is always so busy and chaotic that we don’t have time.  But, we sat around, ate pizza, and talked…and watched the kids play.  I’m telling you, it was PERFECT!!!!!

oh…and Liz hid eggs for the kids.  AND, she had baskets.  We didn’t really have to take our baskets anywhere because Liz and mamaw have baskets at their houses for them!Campbell was so funny because as soon as we walked outside he saw Lance’s truck and boat/trailer and said “I want THAT truck and trailer for Christmas”…he said it just like he was asking for a spiderman figurine…NO clue what he’s asking for.  HAAA!Trigger snuck some chocolate..SHOCKER!Campbell talked Uncle Lance into taking him outside to see his boat.We also dyed eggs.I kept laughing because there were twice as many adults…it took that many to man the three that were dying eggs.the wisk is THE best idea EVER…thank you, pinterest!Larkin dyed her first egg.  All was great when she had control….then I tried to prevent her from flinging the wisk up in the air and spraying zizzy and poppys ceiling with the dye.  Yeah…that didn’t go over so well.  SOrry, baby girl!When it was time to go, we loaded everyone up…in the rain.  I went to get in the car and there was a pink box in my seat.  It was wedding cake cupcakes from social bites….my absolute favorite!  I had commented on social bites pic on fb that I sure wish I had some.  My sweet, thoughtful daddy saw that I had commented and ran downtown to get me some and surprise me.  Wasn’t that the sweetest thing ever!?!?!  And they were sooooo GOOD!