We had a great Easter weekend!
Friday afternoon we coloured Easter eggs! Auntie Shan came over to get creative as well :-)
The first part of dying the eggs went pretty quickly! There wasn't much "pre-decorating" with crayons. So after we had dyed all the eggs, we went back and "re-dyed", getting more creative with dipping half in or using rubber bands. And of course we added stickers and made dinosaurs and some cute little bugs.
Skye lasted the whole process and was disappointed when it was all over. She was working real hard decorating and liked making the creatures.
Rhys loved just throwing the eggs into the cup of dye and then 3 seconds later digging it back out with his hand. It looked like he was wearing green mitts by the end. He lasted till about halfway thru, and then decided he'd had enough and went to veg on the couch with his dad :-)
Saturday morning the kids and I met our friend Tania for an early brunch at the Pfanntastic Pannenkoek Haus just off of Crowchild Trail.
We have been going there for years - so yummy! It had been a long time since the last visit.
In the afternoon the kids and I got our haircut (and mine coloured). Our hair dresser does house calls now - so convenient!
It was so nice out after she left, and for once I was organized enough to have dinner in the crock pot, so the kids and I went outside for a walk and play session at the school soccer fields. Loving the sunshine! Rhys even kept on his new shark helmet while riding the "wiggle-totter", as Skye calls it.
Sunday morning we awoke to find that the Easter bunny had indeed visited!
And he once again left his dirty little footprints throughout the house. Skye had been talking about the bunny "foon-prints' from last year, all this past year. Who says kids don't remember that far back?
I think he grew though - I don't remember his feet being THAT big last year?!?
The kids were so excited to find the eggs by following the footprint trail. Well - Rhys didn't really know what was going on…he stopped at the first chocolate egg he found and was done! He wasn't bypassing chocolate! haha. And THEN he was determined to have momma's big bag of Mini Eggs. I don't think so!! ;-)
The kids ended up with lots of little novelty items (bath capsules which they love, sidewalk paint, little animals that grow in water - which they also love) and a fun "UNO Moo" game!
AND mommy and daddy even got some goodies! Cheers to chocolate and yummy coolers! ;-)
