Easter 2014

 This past Easter was a bit of a blur.  We moved two days later so everything was kind of crazy at our house.  However, I really wanted to still make everything feel special for the kids.  We stilled dyed eggs and had a hunt and made special food.  The kids probably didn't know that my heart was super stressed but it all turned out.  It always does.  Our apartment complex had the Easter Bunny come and had a big egg hunt at the playground.  The kids loved every second of it.  We loved getting to spend a little more time with our friends, so everyone was happy all around.

 Here are all of the kids right before the hunt.  Aren't they darling?

 Bunny ears!

 Looking at these pictures seriously makes me miss these girls.  I don't think I could have ever dreamed of having friends as wonderful as these.  Good friends is what made St. Louis so wonderful for us.

 Daniel quickly understood that these eggs weren't just for show.  There was a treasure waiting inside and he devoured it up as quickly as he could.

 Let the race begin.  These kids had focused and determined little faces.

 Family picture.  ;-)

 Dying eggs was quite the disaster this year.  I bought the kit that comes with little plastic cups, thinking that we would have fewer dishes to do.  They were awful and I will never recommend them to anyone.  As soon as one of the kids touched them, they would spill all the dye out.  It was a MESS let me tell you!  Sigh....

 Miss these little boys!

 He tries so hard to give me a big smile.

 Look at that face!  He looks super skeptical of what is going on.

 At the end of dying eggs, the kids were happy.  Even though it was a disaster, I guess you can call that a success.

 Easter morning after finding their baskets.  Anna was THRILLED that they got Frozen.  We now have that music playing in our house all the time and she knows most of the words.  She also tells me every day that she wants to be Anna, no Elsa, no Anna, no wait...Elsa for Halloween.

 LOVE him!

 Easter pictures!

 Our sweet friends and next door neigbors were kind enough to invite us over for Easter dinner so we didn't have to make a big meal right before we moved.  It was so fun to spend Easter with them.  The night before, we watched their boys for them so they could go out on a date.  While the boys were there, they all got to decorate a sugar cookie to eat after Easter dinner.  Everyone loved the sugar high that they were on.

 There's that "big" smile again.

 Easter dinner at the Gublers!  So, so, so delicious and super fun!