Easter!

Nothing like a beautiful Easter weekend to really welcome Spring. Saturday night we let the girls decorate cookies for our party the next day. The sprinkles were plentiful and all over the floor but that just made it more fun. (For them.)

Easter Sunday was gorgeous - sunny and 70 degrees. The girls were up early so we gave them their Easter baskets. They loved it like Christmas. 

We had invited Nathan's family over for breakfast and got started early. Nathan made a stuffed French Toast (with cream cheese and strawberry filling) and I made the potatoes (hashbrown casserole) and the eggs (biscuit, egg, and cheese casserole). My mother-in-law brought fake meat and fruit to round out the meal. The food was delish. 

My sister-in-law brought materials so the four kids could make Easter crafts. One was a lamb and the other was an Easter egg that they could decorate. They loved it.  Nathan and his brother had gone outside to hide eggs after breakfast and they kids kept trying to sneak a peek. During the craft they kept asking if they could go find the eggs. Finally after the crafts were done we let them loose. Of course they went crazy.  At the end of the day when I asked Chloe about her favorite part it was the egg hunt that won top prize. 

In hindsight, letting the kids dye eggs after ingesting sugar may not have been the best idea. Between the eggs and cups filled with dye, it was a little nerve-wracking for the moms. We were successful - only one egg dropped on the floor and none of the dye spilled. They thought it was pretty cool so we'll have to do it again next year. 

After a short trip to the playground down the road, the family had to head home.  After everyone left, the girls played with their sidewalk chalk outside and got their "Egg Plants" started with Daddy. It was such a fun day!