Hippity Hippity Hop & Birthday Cake

We were busy bunnies this Easter Weekend. Cool Aunt Patti started the celebrations on Friday by attending the kids' Easter Egg Hunts at school, and EVEN picking them up. It doesn't take all that much to excite our little hoodlums. :)
Saturday, we invited the Miller Clan and some "old time neighbors" over to bask in the glory of Patti's visit, Easter, and my Mom's Bday. We started the festivities with the ol' coloring egg tradition.

In theory, this activity is always a great plan, but in reality it is filled with too many landmines. The "magic crayon" doesn't allow correct illustrations, the eggs CRACK if you push them too hard, the glitter and stickers don't stick, the dye is PERMANENT (always a bad plan in my book). But, we persevered, and did manage to create some fantastic masterpieces.

After the eggstravaganza, we opened a few bottles of wine and settled into some great conversation, educated the parents on facebook and texting, and laughed really really hard. :)

In the meantime, the kids played on the trampoline, hunted Easter Eggs, and fed the hungry hippos. Those hippos can make you crazy, don't you think?

The Easter Bunny came during the night, leaving aquatic life for each kid-this last week left us down 2 fish, and up 3 broken hearts. That Easter Bunny is so smart for replenishing our fish population. We did a quick happy dance, dressed in our Sunday Finest, and were seated in church by 9:25. I think the kids could sense the special day, because they seemed a little more attentive and sweet than usual. Either that, or they started crashing from their early morning sugar high. After church we went IMMEDIATELY to the nearest gas station and purchased a 44 ounce diet coke (x2), and after a little hesitation, Todd enjoyed every little sip. Needless to say, our diet coke habit is back and here to stay.We then headed to The Club for a very special lunch with my family, and I even managed a picture of all 3 kids LOOKING at the camera. Happy Easter to me. :)

I love weekends like this, where the fun memories are so crammed in our brain we all just sit around with a dopey smile on our face. Great times. :) Happy Easter! Happy Spring!