Easter 2017

Another amazing weekend in the books!  I was off Friday and Monday so it was a long one.  Grab a cup of coffee and settle in because it’s going to be a long post!

Friday morning Jacob and I headed to Starbucks and Target to grab a couple of things, and then we headed to grab B from work before heading to Olivia’s school for their annual Easter Parade.  Each of the classes dresses up as something different, and Olivia’s class dressed as angels.  So sweet!

  

As soon as her class came out, we paraded around the block with her, and we stopped along the way to take a few pictures.  After the parade, we headed to Olivia’s class to get her ready for their Easter egg hunt.  She ended up getting a lot more eggs than we thought she would… when she first started, she kept picking them up and then taking the time to open them.  All the while we were yelling, “Stop looking in the eggs!  Just go pick up as many as you can find!”  Lol.  She eventually got the hang of it, and she came away with about as many as we had brought.

After the egg hunt was over, I decided to go ahead and bring her home so she could spend the rest of the day with Jacob and me.  We dropped B back at work, and then headed to our favorite playground downtown by the river.  The kids played for a good long while, and then we headed back to B’s work to pick him up for lunch.  We had pizza at one of our favorite places, and my Father-in-Law met us there as well.

After pizza, Olivia was exhausted, so we headed back home for naps and quiet time.  She was so exhausted she ended up falling asleep within five minutes on the car ride home, which, of course, ended up messing her up.  I tried to transport her to her bed while she was still asleep, but she, of course, woke up and then had trouble going back to sleep. 

Friday evening we decided to stay in.  B picked up Cracker Barrel veggies for dinner, and then we popped some popcorn, snuggled under a blanket, and settled in to watch Zootopia.  It was so cute!!  I laughed out loud several times.  There were several jokes in there for adults.

Saturday we cleaned, cleaned, cleaned!  The kids and I cleaned up the living room, play room, Jacob’s room, and Olivia’s room, so the entire house was spotless.  Meanwhile, B mowed and edged the front and back yards, so the outside of the house was just as clean and beautiful as the inside!

Since the kids cooperated so well cleaning the house, we then spent the rest of the afternoon dyeing eggs.  This year we did them out on the back porch so it was less stressful, but I still think I had ten heart attacks watching them with all of that dye!  And this year we used a different tray so the colors mixed together and most of the eggs came out army green.  Oh well, next year we’ll go back to the individual cups!

Since we were going to church on Sunday for Easter, we had a free night Saturday night.  We took the kiddos to the playground near my MIL’s house that we love so much.  It’s in the woods so the majority of it stays shaded pretty much all day long.  B and I sat on the bench and chatted for a good long time while the kiddos played. 

We had Five Guys for dinner and then we headed to Lowe’s to grab some ferns for the front porch.  On the way back home we stopped by my FIL’s house so he could give the kids their Easter baskets from him, and then we headed home to get ready for Sunday morning.  We bathed the kiddos and laid everything out for Easter morning, and then B and I binge watched a couple of shows after the kids went to bed.

Sunday morning we got the kids up and headed straight downstairs to find their Easter baskets.  Jacob found Maui’s first, followed by his, and then Olivia found her own in the front sitting room.  The kids sorted through their goodies, and then it was time to have breakfast and get ready for church... and sneak a few pics in on the way!

Our Easter masses are always packed, so we arrived 45 minutes early for the 10:30 mass.  I was worried about the kids misbehaving since they would be sitting for an hour and 45 minutes as opposed to the typical one hour that they’re used to, but they both did fantastic.  It was an Easter miracle!

When church got out, we immediately snapped loads of family pictures, and Jacob refused to open his eyes for any of them.  He has super sensitive eyes, and he flips out in the natural light.  Hence the reason for his faces in all of these.  Haha.

We headed to my MIL’s next and had a delicious lunch – ham, mashed potatoes, green beans, pineapple casserole, corn casserole, Brussel sprouts, homemade rolls, key lime pie, and apple pie – the works!  We all stuffed ourselves silly and then burned off as much as we could by hiding the hundreds of eggs for the hunt.

Jacob and Olivia both racked up at the hunt.  We always put dollar bills and a couple of five dollar bills in the eggs, and my MIL even does a $10 golden egg, so all of the kids had tons of cash.  Haha.  Jacob found one of the golden eggs and he made $47 total!!!!  That’s insane!  Olivia ended up coming away with $12 I think?  Not too shabby for an Easter egg hunt.  I’m thinking that next year I should join them… $47 would buy me three of my favorite Old Navy swing dress!  Hehe.

Once the hunt was over, we headed out to go over and visit with my family at my aunt and uncle’s house.  Olivia fell asleep in the car again (as we were hoping she would this time) and B sat out in the car with her for a few extra minutes after we arrived so she could get in her full 20 minute power nap.  We were worried about her since she always has to take a 2-3 hour nap each day, but she ended up managing just fine on 20 minutes.  I was shocked.

We left my aunt and uncle’s house around 4 and then ran by my parents’ house to pick up Easter baskets from there, and then it was home to relax.  I was originally going to work on my recap post for Monday, but we were all just having such a great time that I didn’t want to give it up, so instead we opted for loads of time on the back porch.  Olivia styled my hair with her new hairdryer and curling iron, B and Jacob worked on his new Lego sets, and then we made a cheeseboard for dinner since B and I weren’t very hungry after eating that huge lunch.  We turned on some Shakey Graves and just relaxed with glasses of wine in hand for the rest of the evening.  It.  Was.  Perfection.

The kiddos were completely worn out from the events of the day, so both were asleep in minutes, and then B and I watched the movie Daddy’s Home with Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell.  It was hilarious!

Monday Jacob was out of school, so he and I cleaned up from Easter, met B for lunch at Chipotle, ran a couple of errands, and hung out at the playground for a good hour or so.  It was so nice to have the extra day! 

Today it’s back to reality… boo!  But at least I have a short work week!  

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