I’ve done my part of eating from the fridge and I can do no more.
So far this week I have eaten 4 egg salad sandwiches, 2 salads with hard boiled eggs in them, and 1 hard boiled egg by itself.
I can’t eat anymore Easter eggs.
My cholesterol is probably 485.
I’m going to eat something from the pantry.
First up on the fun filled weekend was Caroline’s preschool Easter egg hunt.
We were asked to fill up the eggs with things other than candy.
I thought that meant stickers and silly bands.
Others thought it meant money.
Next up was the Mary Poppins show – Caroline’s first big broadway show to attend!
Immediately after sitting with her in the theater and explaining how only big girls are able to go to the theater a couple walked by with a 1 yr old. And believe me she noticed.
Easter egg dying at home was next!
Then off to the neighborhood Easter egg party and egg hunt with grandpa.
Two lacrosse games were next on the weekend agenda.
We woke up Easter morning to hollowing winds and tornado warnings. After spending some time in the closet we came out to our fence down in the neighbors yard.
After things had calmed down a bit we had an Easter egg hunt. Thank goodness the Easter bunny had the foresight to hide the eggs in the house.
And finally church with the grandparents…
Fun fact: Caroline is wearing her great grandmother Caroline’s pearls. And yes, shoes are totally optional on Easter.
Hope everyone’s Easter was wonderful!
Caroline’s birthday party was over 3 weeks ago – so naturally the decorations are still up.
Since I liked all the bright colors I figured I could keep them all up for Easter (and the rest spring) by just tweaking a few things.
From the party, I kept the tie banner & just changed out the inside of the frames…
Our front door was…
but is now…
*an old frame, string, glue gun, and paper
And finally, the fireplace was…
and is now…
*the pink paper in the frames was shiny wrapping paper my sister wrapped Caroline’s presents in
*the “Pow, Kaboom, Bam” banner is just turned around
*the chalkboard has been wiped off and colored by the kids and I
Easter / Spring decorating done –
And as an added bonus, I’m sure Alex will appreciate the house being already decorated for his 11th birthday which is in a few weeks 🙂
It happened again.
But this time my husband was the victim.
If you ask me though, he was kind of asking for it.
Caroline was loose and there were consequences.
I’m thinking of possibly buying a cage to stick her in when I shower.
Or maybe I should just shower when she’s asleep.
I left her watching TV on my bed so I could step in the shower – it’s roughly an eight foot walk.
I left the TV on and gave her some stickers with strict instructions to only put them on the paper I provided.
As I got out of the shower I saw she had moved from the bed to the floor.
She apparently listened because there were stickers on the paper.
But at some point while I was in the shower, she eyed my husbands Easter candy.
And ate it.
Notice the white chocolate flecks around her mouth?
Maybe I should be mad but frankly, who leaves Easter candy on their nightstand and expects it to be there in the morning? Plus, she didn’t put the stickers on the wall so I’m calling it a victory!
Let’s see, where were we when we last left off…
7:24 am – Oldest Bunny decides to change attitude
7:27 am – Shoes are on and baskets are empty – let the games begin. First up, the front yard.
7:38 am – The backyard. Happiness overtakes sleepiness when candy bar is found.
7:39 am – “There’s even an egg up here!”
7:47 am – The examination begins.
This is the dumper. Each egg is opened and emptied into a pile.
The examiner. Each egg is opened. Looked at. And closed again. The candy will be removed at each eating session. This technique is quite frustrating to Momma Bunny when she’s searching for a quick treat in the pantry.
The Eater. Open an egg. Eat whatever’s inside – all of it – as fast as you can.
8:02 am – Yep, she’s still eating.
8:25 am – Momma Bunny jumps into the shower throwing Dad the kids outfits, yelling that they need to leave in 35 minutes if they are to get to the 9:15 service.
8:30 am – 8:55 am – Pleading, negotiating, threatening all take place.
9:14 am – Bunny family slides into pews two rows from the back.
9:17 am – Momma Bunny pulls out a pad of paper and a pen for Littlest Bunny to play with.
9:19 am – Momma Bunny is tracing Littlest Bunny’s hand for entertainment.
9:24 am – 30 pieces of paper later Littlest Bunny decides she needs a new distraction so Momma Bunny pulls out some magnets and paper clips.
9:26 am – The priest tells all of the children of the church to answer him this question, “Doesn’t the church look beautiful now with all of the flowers in it?”
Middle Bunny shouts out, “No!”
Momma Bunny quickly brings her hand to Middle Bunny’s mouth while Poppa Bunny gives him a stern look.
9:28 am – Oldest Bunny and Middle Bunny start arguing over who gets to hold the hymnal so Momma Bunny takes hers and gives it to the Middle Bunny. Momma Bunny and Poppa Bunny just stand now and move their mouths as if to show they have memorized every Easter song.
9:30 am – Littlest Bunny starts talking loudly. She is escorted to the front yard by Poppa Bunny for a prolonged botany lesson.
9:58 am – Church is over and Momma Bunny is ready to leave. Unfortunately, Littlest Bunny has been outside for the last 30 minutes watching the egg hunt being set up so there is no chance of that.
10:04 – Littlest Bunny mentally prepares for the challenge ahead.
10:05 – Middle Bunny and Oldest Bunny talk strategy with the Littlest Bunny for the hunt. There is talk of pushing and shoving if deemed necessary.
10:08 am – The hunt begins. Littlest Bunny is not keeping her eyes on the prize. This frustrates Middle Bunny and Oldest Bunny who are doing their best to form a human wall discouraging other Bunnies from snatching eggs in the vicinity.
10:11 am – The victory walk.
10:14 am – Champions Easter egg hunters
10:30 am – Bunny family arrives home.
10:31 am – All designated Easter clothing has been stripped off and thrown to the ground by little bunnies.
10:32 am – Momma and Poppa Bunny tell the bunnies to go put some clothes on and stay upstairs. Momma and Poppa Bunny have designated this time as mandatory quiet time.
10:33 am – The Bunny children just laugh at their parents. They know their sugar high will last until right before dinnertime when all three will meltdown at the same time at the sight of their dinner.
Easter 2012 is deemed a success!
9:00 – 10:00 pm Easter Eve – Momma & Poppa Bunny fill Easter eggs with candy, check to make sure the gifts (books, coloring books, card games, stickers are equal).
10:05 pm Easter Eve – Momma Bunny complains her stomach hurts from eating so much Easter candy already.
10:06 pm Easter Eve – Popppa Bunny is not sympathetic and says, “Well that candy was for the children.”
10: 15 pm Easter Eve – Momma & Poppa Bunny watch the news due to rain possibility.
5:30 am Easter morning – Alarm goes off in Momma & Poppa’s room
5:35 am – Momma & Poppa Bunny check the online weather report. Debate over next move due to lots of green on the radar.
5:37 am – Momma & Poppa Bunny go to the front of the house and put out eggs for littlest bunny.
5:40 am – Momma & Poppa Bunny proceed to the back yard where they lay out eggs for the boy bunnies.
5:46 am – Momma Bunny writes note to little bunnies explaining the layout of the hunt.
5:47 am – Poppa Bunny goes back to bed. Momma Bunny takes dog for a walk since the backyard is now a “No Pooping Zone.
5:59 am – Dog poops on lawn three blocks from home. Momma Bunny surveys the area for any witnesses. Debates about possibly leaving poop on the lawn due to the fact that’s it’s dark outside and no one will know. Momma Bunny begrudgeonly picks up poop.
6:10 am – Momma Bunny and dog return home. Momma Bunny turns on the tv and sits on the sofa.
6:15 am – Momma Bunny has to tell dog for millionth time that she cannot go outside until all the kids wake up.
6:20 am – Momma Bunny retrieves the newspaper and sits on the sofa again.
6:50 am – Middle bunny comes downstairs ready to begin Easter hunt. Eagerly looks out window yelling, “I see one!.” Momma Bunny bursts his bubble when she says he will have to wait another 20 minutes before waking up other bunnies.
6:51 am – Momma Bunny suggests he look for a note to see if the Bunny left instructions about how the yard has been divided.
6:52 am – Middle Bunny finds note. Reads it and notices one bunny has been left off the list while another bunny has been given two sections of the yard.
6:53 am – Momma Bunny curses to herself for writing the note in the dark and quickly explains that the Bunny must have meant something else.
6:54 am – Middle Bunny asks if the note was written by Momma Bunny since it’s on the back of a bingo card.
6:55 am – Momma curses again but says the Bunny must have used whatever paper was available. Vows to buy special paper next year.
7:15 am – Momma Bunny tells Poppa Bunny it’s time to get up. Poppa Bunny looks at the clock and gives Momma Bunny an ugly look.
7:15 and fifteen seconds am – Momma give Poppa a dirty look hoping to convey her wish that he enjoyed his extra hour and a half of sleep.
7:20 am – Littlest Bunny and Poppa Bunny stumble out of bedroom. Littlest Bunny was ready to hunt at 2 am but was persuaded to sleep in Momma & Poppas bed as a consolation prize until morning.
7:22 am – Oldest Bunny stumbles downstairs complaining of lost sleep.
7:23 am – Momma & Poppa explain to oldest bunny that he can go back to sleep and in doing so relinquishes all rights to his candy.
7:24 am – Oldest Bunny decides to have a better attitude.
Continued on Thursday 🙂
I’m pretty sure everyone guessed from this clue that we had a Mary Poppins 3rd birthday party.
And if you have a Mary Poppins party, you have to have a Mary Poppins hat.
1 – Go to Target and buy a $1 bin Easter hat.
2- Do nothing with the hat for days since your daughter insists on doing her best Minnie Pearl impression.
3 – Confiscate the hat when she’s not looking
4 – Deny you have any knowledge of the hats whereabouts
5 – Take off pink ribbon
6 – Spray paint it black
7 – Glue on some fake cherries and flowers from the dollar store
8 – Find the hat and present to your Mary Poppins obsessed daughter.
9 – Delight in her joy of wearing the hat and singing,”Let’s Go Fly a Kite.”
I apologize ahead of time for the fact that you will now sing this all day long 🙂
Go here to see the Mary Poppins party activities
Here’s a funny little nugget I never posted:
On Easter morning after our Easter egg hunt, I took the boys to church. We sat in the back row and people watched until the service began. Alex quickly located a woman wearing a sundress which tied at the shoulder. Normally, this would not grab his attention but this woman happened to be completely covered in tattoos.
“Mom, mom, there’s a lady who has lots of tattoos.”
“I see her.”
“Mom, she’s got an eagle and some other things on her back.”
“Uh-huh, she does.”
“That’s not really Eastery.”
Andrew – “It’s not Eastery. She should have bunny and egg tattoos.”
Last weekend I took Caroline and Andrew to our neighborhood Easter egg hunt. Derek and Alex were off at a soccer game so they missed out. As you can see, Caroline and Andrew were deeply disappointed to miss the soccer game.
Caroline is wearing her “e-sta wabbit dess” my mom gave her and Andrew is wearing a shirt from Aunt Kelly. Thanks for the adorable clothes!
She’s wearing her summer hat since it was roughly 90 degrees and sunny.
Andrew was very willing to take a picture with the Easter Bunny. Caroline, not so much.
One of my favorite pictures shows right before the egg hunt began – Caroline and Andrew look like they’re standing at an Easter crime scene…I can see the headline now: Massive Mob Attacks Rabbit who Placed Fruit in Easter Eggs
After the Easter egg hunt, Caroline & Andrew came home and dumped their baskets on the floor. Caroline was excited to find plastic bracelets in each of her eggs. Andrew was happy with some of his finds – little erasers, spinning tops – but not so happy with some.
I am now the proud owner of 6 pairs of stick on earrings and 2 plastic rings.
