The Egg Hunt

Yes, I am still working on March. Blah. Luckily (or lucky for me) Easter this year is on the last day of March.

We made real Easter eggs, but didn't hide those. They weren't dry and I had to "hide" the eggs in the very public areas surrounding our apartment, so I really didn't want a dog to eat them or someone to step on them.

It was also rainy on Easter. And Taryne hunted eggs twice. I hid the eggs because it was about to rain and Hayden was still napping so Taryne hunted eggs and then helped me hide them again later for them both to find.

Rainy Day Fun

On Good Friday, Kyle had to work and Taryne and Hayden's daycare was closed. And it was pouring down rain. So I knew the park was out and we needed to find something to do. So...we did a little of everything!

We had donuts for breakfast, went to the Bass Pro Shop, drove back to Knoxville and had lunch with Kyle, went to Oak Ridge to the Children's Museum and then finally we came back home. It was a busy day, but at least they got a nap and had some fun.

"Phil from Duck Dynasty's chair", Taryne

Checking out the fish

Oh my, these things are AWESOME!

And then we went back to the Bass Pro Shop that night to get a picture with the Easter Bunny. Yes. The Easter Bunny. Taryne insisted.

Surprisingly neither cried and both had fun. Weird. There were other kids screaming when they got close.

Easter 2012

I realize I am a little behind on posts....sorry.

We again hosted Easter this year. However, this year we planned to host Easter mainly because we were not 100% sure when Mr. Hayden would be arriving. And if he did arrive before Easter, we really didn't want to travel 3 hours with a tiny baby. Running around town with him is one thing, but traveling 3 hours and not being at home to sleep is something completely different.

The Thursday before, we attended an Easter Carnival/Egg Hunt

And Taryne was super excited about the bounce houses at the event

We made our own egg dye from gel food coloring...

Taryne and her Easter basket

About to hunt eggs...

Kyle and Hayden watching the egg hunt...

Phoebe was watching too....

Family photo....

Taryne getting a little silly on the family photo...

Hayden's Easter basket...Taryne just had to hold his hand!

It was a great day! Omie, Opa, Uncle Josh and Aunt Janna were able to finally meet Hayden. Mimi, Papa and Aunt Jordana were also there to visit again.

Until next time...Gig'em!

Easter baskets....

These mini-utility bins from Thirty One make GREAT Easter baskets! Since we know Hayden will arrive before Easter, I wanted to make sure he has a basket as well. I ordered him the Camo pattern with his name in orange (not because orange is a color in hunting but because it is in his room) and Taryne got the butterfly pattern with her name in hot pink. The font for her name is different and thinner. It doesn't show up on the picture as well as I would like, but in person it looks great!

Taryne wanted to pose with both of the "baskets"

If you are interested in one of these great all purpose bins for storage, organization, Easter, etc, please let me know! In the month of March if you spend $31, then you can get one of these cuties for just $8!! You can visit my website for more info and more patterns.

Taryne has another one of these bins for some of her kitchen toys. The bin fits great in her 9 cube shelf that she has in her room. Great for organizing!! I will post pictures closer to Easter once I have them filled with goodies for Taryne and Hayden.

Until next time...Gig'em!

Easter Eggs

I have never seen someone so fascinated with dyeing eggs. She was mesmorized by it. The first batch she was willing to leave in a little longer, but by the time those were out and the next batch was in, she just couldn't wait to see those eggs a different color.

Until next time...Gig'em!

Class Easter Party

Okay, so these are totally out of order. Sorry. I am just trying to get caught up from several weeks of blog neglect.

Taryne's class Easter party was the Friday before Easter. They were supposed to start the egg hunt at 3:30, however, when I arrived EARLY, they had already started. So I was only able to catch a few pictures of her hunting eggs. And we have a very generous child. She started giving her eggs away to the other kids. Really?

After their egg hunt, they all sat down inside for snacks.

Until next time...Gig'em!

Easter!

This year we hosted Easter for our family. I LOVE hosting family gatherings. I love the planning, the preparation, the ideas, the cooking and baking and I love not having to travel. I would host every family gathering if I could get away with it. Sometimes I think I should just be an event planner or children's birthday planner.

We had a great Sunday and lots of people to celebrate Easter. There was SO much food and dessert. We ate leftovers for several days and we still have some in the freezer. We baked a brisket, had grilled chicken, mashed potatoes, grilled squash and fresh green beans. Oh and yummy, yummy rolls. And then the desserts. Wow! We had cupcakes, decorated cookies, chocolate dipped Peeps, a blackberry cobbler, a blackberry pie, pina colada cake (for Kyle's birthday), a popcorn/chocolatey mix and some sort of brownie dessert. I never got the name of it.

And you would think it was Taryne's birthday or Christmas with as many gifts as she received. She is one spoiled little girl! I am behind on the "thank-you's" so if you gave her a gift and are reading this, thanks! and an official thank you is on the way.

Taryne is still hunting plastic Easter eggs this week. It will be time to get it all packed away soon. There were 3 1/2 dozen real eggs to hunt Easter Sunday. Somehow we ended up with 2 dozen of them after everyone left. I like deviled eggs, but this is ridiculous. We finally threw the last of them out...I only decorate a dozen for a reason. :)

Until next time...Gig'em!