Easter

Here are some pics of our Easter weekend for your enjoyment -

Ashlyn and Trent were able to participate in two hunts this year. They scored plenty of candy, enough for me to indulge and treat myself to plenty of sugary goodness. Easter is hands-down my favorite candy season. You can't find better candy at any other time of year, and I have no self-control.

Our second hunt was unfortunately rained out, so we held it indoors. We sticker-coded the eggs and treats so that each kid had to find their given sticker, and we put their assigned sticker on their hands as a helpful reminder. I actually liked this method because the hunt lasted longer than five minutes and it was more of a game for the kids.

And just in case you are wondering about Ashlyn's outfit, she was all dolled up when we arrived at the party, wearing a cute purple dress that Grandpa Smiley bought for her. However, Ashlyn drenched herself with chocolate milk during dinner, so we had to improvise with Trent's vest since I didn't bring any back-up clothes.

The Easter Bunny came on Sunday to deliver baskets of goodies for the kids, even though they really did not need anything else by that point. Ashlyn got another pony (surprise, surprise) and Trent got a Woody doll.

There is some background information I need to give about Trent's gift. Several months ago, we got a copy of Toy Story (another gift from Grandpa Smiley) and Trent became obsessed with it. Not a day went by that Trent didn't request "Woody". He would get so excited when I turned it on and would sit and watch it from start to finish without moving more than a few inches. He was completely enthralled. So, I had the great idea to get him a Woody doll for Easter. I assumed he would LOVE it. Boy was I wrong.

I don't know if he thought it is going to come alive or what, but that dang doll (which was NOT cheap by the way) scared him to the point of tears. It has gotten a little better - he doesn't cry anymore, but he still won't touch it and wants nothing to do with it. Plus, he has not asked to watch "Woody" since Sunday.

We did the traditional dyeing of the eggs. Ashlyn thought this was great fun and was quite upset when we ran out of eggs to color.

The kids got all dressed up for church in their new digs courtesy of Grandma Lifferth (Ashlyn's dress) and Grandpa Smiley (Trent's outfit). Unfortunately Trent was not feeling well after church and slept through the photo shoot. He looked like a stud, so I'll have to get some pics of him next Sunday. Even though I tried my hardest, I could not get Ashlyn to smile or even look at the camera.

Here is what a little photoshop will do; I still have so much to learn, but this was fun:

Before

After