The Easter Bunny visited and had stuff for the kids even though we weren't at home
All the kids ready to go find their baskets and the eggs! Sam, Emmalyn, Maxwell, Kimber, Camryn, and Allison
Emmalyn has loved going up and down these stairs all day
You know how it goes...once she knows what's in the eggs it's hard to keep looking instead of opening. :)
In Ashlee's house, the Easter Bunny not only hides eggs but he hides the baskets too - - Emmalyn found hers!!
Maxwell found his and was really excited about what was in there (a transformer, a toothbrush...)
Everyone looking through their stash
The aftermath
Maxwell's favorite thing to do is play PacMan. He's getting better and really enjoying it.
Two cuties reading their books
Yummy pancake bunnies for breakfast. Ashlee's so skilled in the kitchen... she whips up amazing desserts so quickly or does pancakes like it's nothing.
With the kids all dressed up for Easter, we took some pictures outside with the pretty lake as a background.
(Ashlee lent Emmalyn these rain boots and she is obsessed with them and LOVES them.)
These cuties...what a blessing they are to our family!
Enjoying the trampoline
We went out for lunch and then went over to my Aunt Leanne and Uncle Clay's for dinner and the annual traditional Easter Egg Hunt! I was excited for my kids to get to participate in this tradition that is so special to me.
Maxwell really loves being around Sam.
Happiness is seeing a big pile of shoes by this front door.
Maxwell had dinner at the kids table (and Peter and I got to eat with adults!!!). It's great to be around so many kids.
Even Emmalyn had her own little spot (although I helped her eat a little bit).
My baby girl searching for the eggs. She did great!
It was rainy and cold (Pretty typical) so they were all bundled up.
Maxwell searching
Emmalyn and her money from the eggs
Back in to warm up and dry off!
Uncle Clay taught Maxwell how to play Uno. He got to play with the big kids. Uncle Clay called Max "Maxwell Smart". Maxwell would teasingly tell him that's not his name. He closely watched Clay keep score and so later when I played with Clay, Maxwell, and Sam, Maxwell wanted to keep score and did a great job adding up the scores!! (great practice on that multi-digit addition)
The adults played games too
It's not a good picture but here's Max playing Uno with Uncle Clay. He couldn't get enough once he got started. It was the only thing he wanted to do and Clay was so kind to keep playing with him.
Eventually they stopped playing and Maxwell went upstairs to watch a movie with the other little kids. (We put Emmalyn down to sleep earlier. We tried as much as possible to keep her going to bed early so that we wouldn't have to adjust when we got back to our time zone at home.)
