Easter Weekend Part 2

As promised, here are the Easter weekend "official" pictures that include the visit from the Easter bunny, church clothes pictures, and our Easter egg hunt.

We spent the weekend at Nana and Pop's house, so we were with the Simpsons and Sandbergs. The kids had a great time running all over the place, trying new things, and following their cousins around. Sloane and Wyatt were great with Harper and Jack- it's so neat to see the four of them interact. I hope that my sister's kids are as tolerable of my little ones as they get older.

The first thing on our agenda was an early morning visit from the Easter bunny. Harper and Jack weren't too sure what to think about their Easter baskets, but they were quick to check out their loot when I started to unpack their baskets. Jack was pretty excited about his new book, and Harper was thrilled with the Curious George doll.

After breakfast, we got dressed and headed to church. Tony and I checked the kiddos into the nursery and went in to enjoy the Easter service and all was well until the last 10 minutes of the service. An usher came over and told Tony and I were needed in the nursery; we arrived to find Harper in full meltdown mode- she was crying so hard she was gasping for air. We then spent the next 25 minutes trying to calm her down while we waited for the service to end and the Sunday morning socializing to be done so we could head home. Harper, apparently, does not do well when we try to skip her nap and leave her alone in a strange place- lesson learned.

Lucky for us, the kids both took a good nap at Mom and Dad's and woke up ready for family pictures and lunch:

After lunch, we all gathered outside for an Easter egg hunt. I loved hunting Easter eggs with my sister and my brother in my Granny and Paw-Paw's backyard; the eggs were always filled with candy or loose change, and there seemed to be so many eggs!  As an adult, this hunt has changed a little bit: my sister and I were charged with hiding eggs and watching our kiddos search the backyard. I was so proud of Jack and Harper because, despite being at a huge deficit, both of the kids found an egg. They were legit finds too- Kerry's kids took off to the back of the yard, and my little ones made a beeline for the lowest and closest eggs they could find :)

After the egg hunt, we spent the rest of the afternoon playing whiffle ball, chatting, watching babies and kids run through the house, eating angel food cake and banana pudding, and enjoying our time together.

I sat in my parents' kitchen trying to remember last Easter, and thinking that we are so blessed and so lucky to have come so far. Here's a shot from last year to help you remember what Harper and Jack looked like then. Enjoy!