We had a wonderful family easter weekend and I'm finally getting around to posting some pictures! For starters, Alex and I made some cupcakes (for the Easter Bunny of course!) which we shared with Marlon's co-workers (or I probably would have eaten them all). Alex enjoys decorating them more than she does eating them.
The next crafty project was of course the easter egg dying! We got some strange easter egg dying kit from the dollar store (probably won't ever do that again) but we had fun nonetheless. The kit came with some paints and these spongy things that you're supposed to use to apply the paint (for a sponged effect) but the eggs never fully dried and they were always sticky, even days later. Oh well--no one sees them but us, so who really cares?!
On Sunday after church we continued my family's easter egg hunt tradition (which I grew up doing until I was way too old to still be hunting for easter eggs!). I (or should I say the Easter Bunny) hid plastic eggs around the house and Alex was given a clue as to where to locate the first one. Inside each egg she got a clue to find her next egg, and so on until the final clue directed her to find her easter basket. She LOVED the hunt and was kind enough to hunt for Kellan's basket too :) Marlon helped her read the clues and run from room to room searching for her next egg.
We tried to snap a few pictures although these days it's hard to keep Kellan still long enough to get him in a picture--we gave up on trying to get him to look at the camera, let alone smile! This is why I am still hesitant to take him for professional photos--I think it would be a waste of money!
Daddy and his kids (love his new glasses?! I do!)
Mommy and the kids
Kellan and Alex have really enjoyed playing together recently. Alex runs through the kitchen and dining room and Kellan follows her (probably because she's usually running with one of his toys!) They also have created their own indoor slide. (it's our video rocker flipped upside down-I take no credit for this. It's all Alex!) Kellan enjoyed climbing up and dropping one of his toys or books down then sliding down after it (in this pic, it's his lovey!)
Kellan has also taken an interest in books recently. He rarely sits still for you to read one to him but he likes to look through them on his own. He also likes flipping through mini photo albums.
When I was growing up we always did a scavenger hunt with clues hidden in plastic eggs that led us to our easter baskets, and my brothers and I always had fun with it. We've enjoyed keeping that tradition alive with our kids now! Here is Alex searching for her eggs.
After church we enjoyed brunch at the home of some wonderful friends. Good food is always in abundance and the kids have a great time playing while the adults get to socialize.
Time to dye easter eggs...
Funny pictures of Alex posing that I had to include...
