Easter 2011

Easter weekend was a very busy weekend. Nana and Pop came in town to help us design our yard/flower beds. We also had an easter egg hunt, Ella Catherine had a birthday party to attend and we had Easter to celebrate.

It was so busy that I forgot to take before and after pictures of the flower beds but believe me when I say that they look 100% better. I do not have a flare for yard design but thankfully my mother does and Matt and I can follow a plan. It is still a work in progress but I am having much more fun now with a visual of what it will eventually become.

Our church's Easter egg hunt was rained out the weekend before Easter but the grade school up the road was having a hunt of Saturday and invited us to come. So, we took the kids. This was Carter's first Easter egg hunt. He was all ready to go before they gave the ok but once it was go time he was shell shocked. He stood there in awe of the rst of the kids running around picking up eggs. Ella Catherine being the sweet big sister that she is kept running over and putting eggs in his basket. She didn't get near the amount she could have because she was so concerned about him. So Sweet! Finally after much coaxing he started picking up eggs. Of course, he wanted to open them immediately. The Hunt also had face painting and the opportunity to get your picture taken with the Easter bunny. The kids had a ball. Unfortunately it was cutt short because we had to get Ella Catherine to her friend's birthday party.

Easter morning we got dressed up in our finest and headed to church to praise the Lord. After mass, mom and I were treated to breakfast cooked by the men. It was fabulous! Once breakfast was over it was time for the kids to hunt for their baskets. That tricky rabbit, you never know where he is going to hide your goodies. After scouring the house, they headed outside. The rest of the day we finished up planting, did some relaxing and just enjoyed the day. Oh and we all ate WAY TOO much candy. :)
Carter and Ella Catherine with the Easter Bunny Ella Catherine getting her face painted
The cutest bunny in town! Let the hunting begin Carter Finally getting into the action Trying to open an egg
Easter morning sharing an egg full of jelly beans
Running and looking for her basket
Found it!
Carter finding his basketReady to dive in and see what the bunny brought

Showered with love

Elway misses Baylor but is loving the extra love from everyone especially from Ella Catherine and Carter

swim lessons

Ella Catherine started swim lessons today. She has been asking for weeks about them and was so excited to get started. As an added surprise, one of her old classmates was in her swim class. It is going to be a fun 6 weeks.