Holidays are so much fun right now. Ellie "gets it" but not to the extent where ALL our tracks have to be covered, so to speak.
The weekend started off Saturday with some family cuddle time watching Curious George in bed. Then it was pancakes and taking a walk with the kiddos. We tried to do some pics after that. Then it was naps and bunny attempt number 3. Ellie has NOT been a big bunny fan at all, but this time, we at least got her to give him a high 5 and take an egg from his hand. Whatever. I'll take it! Then we played in the play place in the cafe for a bit, did a little grocery shopping and came back home for dinner, another walk, and another photo shoot. We finally got some super cute pics of the girls together. Good thing Ellie is all about giving Scarlett kisses. That's the only way we can corral her. She just wants to 'WHUN'
Sunday morning, Ellie got up to find bunny tracks leading from her room to the kitchen. She was so funny, she would stand on each of them and "Hop, Hop!" just like she knew he bunny did.
When she finally made it to the kitchen, we saw that the bunny had went a *little* overboard.
Ellie loved it though. She happily announced "Nancy" when she saw her new Fancy Nancy book.
And she is in love with her kitchen. She "washes her hands" in the sink constantly. It is so cute (and a little disturbing!)
Oh, and as always, the bubbles were a hit. She even figured out how to blow them herself. Truffle, sadly, despite his best efforts could not figure out how to blow the bubbles.
Then it was off to church. Grandma and Grandpa Mason came to church with us, and the girls were dolls. Ellie stayed in the service all through singing, and Scarlett snuggled up and snoozed on Grandma's chest. Ryan and I kept looking at each other asking who abducted our kiddos. They are never that good at the same time! Those stinkers know when to turn it on, I guess!
Then we headed to brunch with Grandma and Grandpa Zaher. Scarlett was wide-eyed and cooing up a storm. Ellie, of course, was all about eating. The fruit was a favorite, of course. And the cupcake that she crammed in her mouth!
After bunch we headed back to Grandma and Grandpa's, as the Easter Bunny had made a stop there too. Scarlett loved her new blanket, and Ellie had fun trying to figure out her new talking Olaf.
The kids were wilting quick, as were Mom and Dad, so it was back home for a nap for all. S zonked easily. E went down easy, but just as Ryan and I were settling in for a nap too, she was UP. After an hour of trying to get her back down, we gave up, and headed out to the park to burn off some energy.
Ellie was prancing all over, and insisted on walking most of the mile and a half from park to park. One of the parks has a nice "smaller" structure, and she loved that. She tried out all the slides. Truff found a cool spot underneath and laid down . He isn't used to the nice weather either!
We walked back over to the other part of the park, and Ellie had to go on more slides. Except this girl is CRAZY. She was going down the full-size slides. Like, the ones that are above Ryan's head. Sigh. She is such a daredevil and getting so big so quick.
We headed home, threw some burgers on the grill, and had some more family time. Even though our kiddo are all insanely crazy, it makes for super fun days.
In all, the Easter was PERFECT. I got to spend lots of time with the girls, we had a lot of fun with the family, and we didn't have to deal with any drama. or anyone being overwhelmed. Seriously, just perfect. And considering that Easter is kind of a funny holiday for me, I really, REALLY appreciated that.
Happy Easter!
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