Easter (Only a Week Late)

Sorry for the delay, things got a little dusty around here with the basement project, but we've unearthed the computer and will make up for our absence with a ridiculous amount of pictures!

The season really kicked off right with the first annual neighborhood Easter egg hunt. There are a lot of young kids in our neighborhood, and one of the moms sent out an email to a couple friend/neighbors on Wednesday night, suggesting a small egg hunt. By Friday afternoon, almost everyone under the age of six in a one mile radius was able to out.

We all had a blast! Two of the older brothers hid all the eggs, and then the chocolate crazed herd of pastel-clad toddlers ran all over, gathering eggs.

(That's Sabine on the far left with the yellow dress and, what else, red ladybug hat.)

There were plenty of eggs to go around, and Sabine had fun putting them in her basket.

When we got home, she was quick to sample the loot, but it turns out she's not very keen on most candy, especially if it's not chocolate. (Mama's girl.)

Then we changed into play clothes and got down to some serious business.

This was the first year Sabine attempted dying eggs. It was a huge success! She had a great time, and did really well balancing the eggs on the little wire dipper.

The hat lasted about as long as it took to take this picture, but it sure was cute!

The final result.

Easter morning, Grandpa and Grandmom joined us early, and Sabine woke up ready to play with them. She had forgotten that the Easter Bunny was supposed to have come, until she walked into the living room.

My eggs!

Stickers! She hunted and found a few small eggs, and then:

And a ridiculously huge egg. (Sabine saw that in a store last year and desperately wanted it. Mommy said no, but that the Easter Bunny might come through. Fortunately, I think she is too young to remember that the Easter Bunny got to the store too late last year, and there were no more huge eggs to be had. The Easter Bunny did NOT make that mistake this year.)

Big eggs contain big presents.

Time out for the consumption of copious amounts of chocolate.

A medium-sized egg contained a little bunny, a smaller, pink version of Sabine's very favorite stuffed animal. She immediately ran the new bunny to the bedroom and tossed it in the crib, I guess to be with the big bunny. She seemed to forget about it, and we weren't sure if it had made much of an impression, but the little bunny has become #2 in the stuffed animal pecking order, in the last week. Sabine sleeps with both bunnies, and often carries at least one of them around.

A new book from Grandpa and Grandmom--The Little Engine that Could.

Then Nana Lin, Aunt Dani, and cousin Ethan showed up. We got a bunch of cute pictures of the cousins:

And sat down to a nice brunch.

After a quick nap by both kiddos, Aunt Diane and Uncle Nat showed up to keep the party going.

Sabine showed off her new Thomas chair from Nana Lin:

And played with all her eggs. Daddy got reprimanded for not holding them still.

Overall, it was a great day, and a very happy Easter.



Quick addendum, two videos!

 It was funny, Sabine recognized M&Ms right away, but forgot that they were edible until we reminded her. She quickly made up for lost time by opening all the ones she had collected so far.