Easter Sunday Pics

The Easter Bunny left rhymes for the kids and Pops was here to see them search for their baskets. Margaret found hers so fast, I didn't get a picture! Here she is feeding her baby dolls with special doll food that was in her Easter basket.

Abby didn't find hers until Tuesday! She spent all day Tuesday saying "Where my Easter basket!?" It was hard for the big kids not to tell her, but it was more fun letting her discover it on her own (behind the shower curtain).

AP had a hard time too, until Margaret suggested he look in the basket with the the hats and mittens. Unfortunately, since he was being such a pill to me, I took it away from him. He's got his act together now, and will most likely get it back this evening, thank goodness!

The girls were too cute in their white gloves, purses and Easter bonnets. Abby got right into the spirit. Bubby came Easter afternoon with homemade lasagna which we had for dinner with ham and shrimp. The kids searched for Easter eggs that the Easter bunny must have dropped outside. It was a beautiful, sunny day, but the wind made it chilly. The girls did chalk and AP and Pops played catch for a while. While Abby and I napped, everyone played a family game. We postponed our plans to have a bonfire because we were whipped... and it was a bit chilly. AP got into more trouble before bed (trying to push my buttons, I think), which exhausted us a bit more, but all in all, it was a very nice Easter weekend. I'm looking forward to having the week off!

Easter Saturday Pics

Coloring Eggs, Finding Baskets, Riding Lessons, Hosting Guests, Easter Egg Hunts, Easter service w/bonnets and gloves- I'm exhausted!

Soccer game got rained out Sat. morning, so we decorated our eggs instead. It went better than I thought, although at one point Abby almost fell face first into a bowl of dye. Then, we headed to a community Easter Egg hunt with a moon bounce, carnival games and face painting. Abby didn't understand that she was supposed to find eggs, so when her turn came, she was trying to pick up the balloons and glitter from the gym floor. It reminded us of Mo when we took him to a dog Olympics once and he came in last in the "doggie distraction" competition (too busy sniffing the milk bones and stuffed animals that were strewn about). In the end, she collected one egg- which Margaret made up for later during the hunt for her age group.

We hosted Nana, Uncle Sean and cousin Caitrin for a luncheon in the afternoon. Margaret played harmonica and AP played his guitar to entertain the guests! Caitrin had a great time playing with Abby's toys and the girls enjoyed each other's company.

Then Margaret and I dashed off to riding lessons and Pops came into town. We had left overs for dinner and a quiet night after such a busy day.

Busy, Busy Saturday

Last weekend was AP's first soccer game of the season. It was an out of town game and the fields have a great playground. The girls enjoyed playing during AP's game. AP scored a goal and his team won the game.

Later in the day, Margaret and I started our horseback riding lessons. She is riding a pony named "Lucky Charm." It is a Blue Roan. Margaret is learning how to groom her and helps brush her and pick her hoofs. She looks great on the horse and is very comfortable.

Me on the other hand; I'm a different story. My horse is a huge draft horse named "Loretta" and she has a mind of her own. She knows I am a nervous rider and she is taking advantage of it. She ran away on the second lesson and I couldn't get her to turn around. It's harder than I thought! Patrick brought Abby for the last part of the lesson and she joined me on Loretta (Mrs. B. kept her on a lead this time). She loved riding and brushing the horses as much as Margaret and didn't want to get down from Loretta when it was all over.

Right after the first lesson, I had to quickly change the girls and get them ready for the Father/Daughter Dance for Brownies. The girls looked adorable and they had a good time with Patrick, eating a ton of food and dancing the night away in the high school cafeteria. AP and I showed up to pick up Abby early and take some pictures. She didn't want to leave, but was sound asleep by the time we got home. She woke right up by the time I got her in the house and was still running wild when Margaret and Patrick showed up an hour later.