Random Easter fun

Although we never eat them, what is Easter without dyeing eggs?

I recently read an article somewhere that talked about how moms are totally getting out of control with the holidays.  Like, growing up, we did all the fun stuff for the holidays, but not over the top.  St. Patty's Day is a classic example.  Growing up, we wore green and tried not to get pinched.  It was a blast!  Now I feel expected to feed my children 3 fun meals, all green colored.  They try to trap the leprechaun, thus making a ginormous state of the art leprechaun trap.  They get candy galore (as if Easter and Valentines isn't enough).  This year Reagan BEGGED to make a leprechaun trap, so I obliged and let her.  They did enjoy it and the leprechaun left them some fun notes he found on pinterest and some gold coins.  It was too much work.  We skipped April Fools altogether.  I am boycotting this whole "over the top" mom thing.

 

Nolan has enjoyed some change in his life.  In addition to always trying to sneak croutons at dinner (this kids LOVES them!) he got a brand new BIG boy bed.  Now, if you ask him, he ALWAYS had a big boy bed, but since baby brother needs the crib (which Nolan has been sleeping in, daybed-style), we bought him a new mattress and set it up.  I love his new room and so does he.



 What is that, you ask?  Why, that is a yellow pleated bedskirt.  And yes, it is girly.  Please don't tell him, he doesn't know the difference:)  I couldn't bring myself to buy a brand new bedskirt.

Our neighborhood pool hosted their annual Easter Egg Hunt.  The kids scored too much candy and I honestly thought, does the Easter bunny really need to visit again tomorrow?  They had a blast with friends, hunting for eggs and planting seeds.  And in Reagan's case, she got to hide some and found them, too.  She must have buried a bunch in one corner, because I spied her all by herself in said corner, loading up towards the end of the hunt.  Smart girl.

 This pic makes me laugh because Reagan *still* has no idea that the Easter Bunny was her seaponies coach from last year, lol.