Easter Fun

This past weekend was a big blur of easter eggs, candy, cleaning house, candy, cooking and more candy.

I took Dylan and Andrew over to a friend's house for an Easter party with my mom's group and the kids had fun playing in the yard. Andrew decorated an Easter basket and then he was ready to hunt for eggs. We let the little guys go first so they wouldn't be bowled over by older siblings rushing to grab eggs. Dylan was quite happy to pick up two eggs and shake them, and shake them, and shake them some more. He is going to love music class in a few weeks.

After the easter party it was time to color eggs. I set up the cups of dye and was about to carry them to the table. Andrew decided to help and ended up spilling the yellow all over the floor. So we settled for five colors instead of six.

The next morning the kids were very excited to see that the Easter bunny had left some chocolate and books in their basket. Then it was a rush to get ready for church. We got there in time and sat up in front. Andrew and Dylan lasted until the homily. Dylan was getting antsy and Andrew started to bug Dylan so Nana took them out and I stayed with Gina. About ten minutes later, I looked over and there was Andrew walking up the center aisle, looking for me. I was able to convince him to go back with Nana without any trouble.

Here are the big kids patiently waiting while Vic hides all the eggs in the front yard. We got a photo op with all seven kids, including baby Declan.

Then it was a mad rush to find the eggs. Dylan and Katrina weren't too interested in the hunt, but they all had fun. Katrina had fun trying out all the wheeled vehicles while Declan enjoyed sitting in the shade with his shaker toy.

After every one left, Dylan took his nap and the rest of us had a quiet afternoon.