Easter Weekend 2017

I'm only a week late posting this, but here is a recap of our Easter week.  Most of it has been written since last Monday.  I just never could get it finished.  Here's a recap of our Easter week.  
We actually started the weekend before Easter with an egg hunt at Liberty Hospital (our local hospital).  We missed Madi's age group, so she hunted with Kaitlyn.  There was a an ambulance, police car, fire truck, and lots of other activities.  This was their first public egg hunt and they had so much fun!  We will definitely try to make it next year.

Madi's first time seeing the Easter Bunny.

Wednesday evening. my mom came over and we colored Easter eggs.  This is a tradition that has only been skipped one time that I can remember.  My mom can only remember skipping one year too.  

She said that she liked hard boiled eggs.

She decided that she didn't.

Our Easter weekend started off with a trip to the doctors office for Kaitlyn.  She had complained a couple it times that her throat hurt and since she had strep throat just two weeks ago, we wanted to make sure it was gone.  To our surprise (and her doctor's), she tested positive for strep again.  So for the second time in three weeks, she is on an antibiotic.  We really thought that we would have to cancel some of our weekend plans.  We tried to make her rest, but that was pretty much impossible.  She kept telling us that her throat didn't hurt, so we went ahead with our plans.  Weirdest case of strep I've ever encountered.

Saturday afternoon we headed to my mom's house for their second annual nest hunt.  Instead of looking for eggs, the girls searched the house for the contents of their Easter baskets from Gram and Papa Chuck.  It took Madi a few minutes to get into it, but once she did there was no stopping her.  They had a lot of fun and were on a major sugar high.

After a late lunch we headed home in hopes of relaxing, but there was just too much excitement in the air.  Just before bed, Kaitlyn wanted to leave some carrots and notes for the Easter bunny.  Bedtime was much easier than expected.  We may have told them that he wouldn't come if they got out bed.

As soon as their alarm clock turned green, the girls were up checking out their Easter baskets.  I wish I could have caught it on video.  They were so happy with what was in them.  By the time I made it to the living room, they had pretty much gone through everything.  Of course, I had them go through them again so that I could snap some pictures.

After a quick breakfast, I headed to church while the girls stayed home with David and watched their new movies.  They normally go to church with me, but I knew it would be crazy there and they had been sick.  We thought it would be best for them to rest a little before heading to David's parents house that afternoon.

As soon as we got to my in laws house, the girls and their cousin started looking for eggs.  Shortly after that they opened their baskets from Grandma Kathy and Papa Dave.  The rest of the day was filled with eating, playing outside, eating more candy, and watching a movie.

She's becoming a pro at egg hunting.

Easter baskets at Grandma Kathy and Papa Dave's house.

Madi playing with her cousin Ava.

Kaitlyn and Noah

Easter Baskets 2017

Last year, I ordered baskets and personalized liners from Pottery Barn Kids for both girls.  I ordered the liners way before Easter and was sure that I'd be able to find baskets for them somewhere other than Pottery Barn.  I looked everywhere, in store and online, and found nothing.  So I had these cute liners and no baskets.  

The baskets finally went on sale Easter weekend, but of course the size I needed was out of stock.  I thought for sure  that I'd have to pay full price for them this year, but just a couple days later they were back in stock.  When they arrived, they were much bigger than I expected them to be.   

Since we have giant baskets, I tried really hard to keep the contents pretty simple.  We have enough junk toys around the house, so I tried to only include things that they really wanted or that I would buy anyway.

Here's what they're getting:

Rain boats (in pink), gardening gloves, gardening tools, mermaid swim suit, movie (Trolls for Madi and Moana for Kaitlyn), My Little Pony Necklace, and a couple peeps. 

I really hated to put too much candy in their baskets since that's primarily what is inside the Easter eggs.

Kaitlyn said it was the best Easter and I think I'd have to agree!