Easter

We have had a week and a half of fun Easter activities. An egg hunt with church friends, school party and hunt, dying Easter eggs, resurrection buns, church, and yet another egg hunt yesterday afternoon. This Easter we were able to do more with Will to help him with the meaning of Easter. He especially enjoyed the resurrection buns and was amazed when he broke into his biscuit to find the marshmallow was no longer there. This was a very tangible, visual representation of the tomb and he really seemed to "get" it....except for the fact that we made 8 buns so he kept talking about 8 Jesus' and then asked us if the marshmallows were in heaven too :)
School Party


Dying Eggs...saw a tip on Pinterest about using a whisk to dip the eggs. It worked wonderfully!
Alex was content to just watch :)Finished Product!I put Alex on the blanket once we were done and it took him about 2 seconds to reach and pull the green egg dye cup and spill it everywhere!! I thought he might be going to church on Sunday with green toes :) I had to scrub! After a quick outfit change, we were back in business!
Baskets! Can I just say how much I love doing Easter baskets and stockings. I KNOW that baskets and stockings are not what the holiday is about. However, it is so much fun for me! I have so much fun thinking of perfect items that my boys would love. It never fails that literally 1-2 days before, Will will mention something that he really wants or hopes to receive so I am out at the last minute (this year it was the butterfly net...where in the world he saw this and decided he NEEDED one is beyond me, but the boy begged for a net!). I did most of my basket filler shopping online believe it or not. I just can't seem to find the time to run around to a bunch of different stores! My favorite thing in Alex's basket was the Aden and Anais Crib Sheet---they make awesome swaddle blankets and now they come in sheets!! LOVE!! My favorite in Will's was Llama Llama. He has really gotten into these books! I saw the Llama Llama stuffed animal at Barnes and Noble and had to get it. Will could really care less about stuffed animals, but I couldn't resist!!This picture cracks me up...Will finally posing for once and Alex more consumed with his loot...
This picture makes me laugh too....Just Alex in his pool hat with snacks!Can I just say that it broke my heart a little when figuring out what Will would wear for Easter. I ended up going with seersucker pants and a polo shirt. It just didn't look right though. He looked too grown. I missed the precious "outfits." I was banned from one piece outfits and smocked items for Will long ago, but I haven't really missed them until yesterday! I didn't get a picture of the boys after church, so by this time Will had already altered his attire by just putting his bunny shirt on with his pants (and yes, I think you see that same bunny shirt in all pictures except for the egg dying ones....gotta get your money's worth out of seasonal shirts...and it was too cute!
We had to re-think Alex's Easter outfit entirely on SATURDAY. I had planned on him wearing a precious white outfit of Will's....being the genius that I am, I just assumed it would fit and didn't try it on him until Friday. He is such a chunk!! So guess what I was doing Friday afternoon-calling every place around here asking for any boy bubbles in an 18 month that would work for Easter. I ended up going with a white bubble with bunnies and chicks on it. Not my first choice, but he looked precious, and it was 40% off.After pictures, Will had his very own Easter egg hunt...he had no competition and he seemed to like this one the best :) We are spoiled by Kiki and Pops, that is for sure!!