Easter

Our street had it's annual Easter Egg hunt for the kiddies the Saturday before Easter and as expected, Audrey had fun.  Came home with a lot of candy too.

Always the spectator (but not for long!).

The younger age group from our street - look how many there are!

On the hunt:

"Helping"

The Easter Bunny visited our house the next day and brought lots of goodies!

That afternoon, we went to one of Bill's co-worker's house where they served up quite a feast.

Here Comes Peter Cottontail! - April 2012

It's Easter again and it's the first time Audrey will be getting a visit from the Easter bunny and participating in an Easter egg hunt!  Bill's parents came in for the weekend so they could take part in the activities.  Our street organized an egg hunt that included breakfast for the adults.  They did such a nice job.  The kids were divided by age and given certain yards to hunt in.  They also capped the number of eggs a child could find at 12 so everyone would be equal.  I was actually relieved to learn both of these things - 1) because Audrey weighs a whopping 23 pounds and I was terrified of her getting bowled over by the bigger kids and 2) because I was terrified she wouldn't get to any eggs in time and end up empty handed.  Obviously all was well and she had so much fun looking for her eggs.

All the candy!!

We also decorated eggs for the first time!

The Easter bunny (and family members sending gifts!) also treated her well this year with a large basket full of goodies.

And finally, looking pretty for church.

Easter 2011

On yet another house hunting weekend, we managed to celebrate Easter with my family.  It was a little tough since my mom had only been gone a month and it was our first holiday without her.  Luckily, after all of the kids in my family grew up, the Easter bunny stopped coming by and there were no more egg hunts, Easter just became like any other Sunday to us but with a formal mid-day dinner.  My point is, if this was the first holiday to spend without her, it was a good one.  We spent a lazy afternoon outside in the nice weather, blowing bubbles, chasing balls and trying to get our minds in a good place.  Here's my little bunny.

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter, everyone!  Audrey and I are celebrating alone today because Bill is on his first 24-hour trauma call.  He goes 6am-6am and after that he has to round on his surgical patients so it's really like 36-hour call.  Let's hope that he has a very slow day and that those he does have to treat heal very quickly.  Luckily, we were able to celebrate together yesterday over an Easter brunch with our good friends.  It gave Miss Audrey a chance to change out of her usual garb of a onesie and dress up and wear a festive bib (thanks to her Aunt Dawn!). 

We hope the Easter bunny was good to you this year and brought you your favorite chocolate candy!