Happy Easter 2010!

This year the Easter Bunny came in grand fashion. He gave the kids a little different gift this year. Instead of little toys that will just end up in the trash or in a yard sale down the road the kid's baskets were flower pots. They were filled with shovels, rakes, gloves and of course a little candy. Grandma & Grandpa Syrros and Grandma & Grandpa Neilson also spoiled them a little bit with lots of goodies.

The Easter Bunny also brought some flowers and potting mix so the kids could plant their very own flowers and have something beautiful that lasts! When the kids woke up in the morning they raced down and were pretty excited over their Easter "baskets"! After breakfast we headed out to do a quick Easter Egg hunt. This hunt was for the hard boiled eggs. Kadee and Cole raced all over the front yard while Chance watched laughing. He thought they were pretty funny.

After the Easter egg hunt it was time to get down to business and plant some flowers. We got everything laid out and ready. The kids put the flowers in themselves and I helped them fill the pots with dirt.

Then it was time to water. We added my cute little yard stakes to each pot which made them look so darn cute!

We headed over to Julie's for Easter dinner. The kids were surprised with more goodies. Grandpa Syrros insisted on getting each of them these HUGE but absolutely adorable bunnies. Each one of them loved them so much!Then it was time for another Easter egg hunt (they are so fun to watch we have multiple!). This time it was for the plastic eggs full of candy and best of all $$$$$! Kadee and Cole got set, got ready and were off!Uncle Pete helped Chance look for eggs.Cinnamon watched Kadee open all of her eggs to see what she got.Julie got Cole the coolest bubble set. Usually these things just don't work but this one worked and was amazing. The bubbles were enormous.
We had a wonderful Easter Dinner (HoneyBaked Ham - my favorite!) and a wonderful day just relaxing and watching the kids have fun!

Eggs, Eggs and More Eggs!

In regular tradition, the night before Easter we dyed eggs for the Easter Bunny to hide on Easter. The kids had a blast dying the eggs. Kadee drew a bunch of designs on her eggs with the wax crayon and Cole really got a kick out of the fact that he could change the color of the egg just by dropping it in the glass of colored water. Chance hung out in his highchair and watched everyone. I think he would have loved playing with the eggs himself but we would have had some major problems since his new game is to drop everything he gets a hold of and see if he can get someone to pick it up!

Cole-man dying his eggs.Julie came over and helped. Thank goodness because the thought of handling three kids by myself and throwing dye into the situation just scares me!Mom came down to join the fun also! She made yummy Easter eggs out of rice crispies and we dipped them in chocolate and white chocolate. They were DELICIOUS! Kadee decorated her rice crispy egg with white chocolate chips to give it a spiky look.The rice crispy eggs turned out so good!
Kadee and Cole were pretty pleased with the eggs they dyed. We put them in the fridge for the Easter Bunny so he could hide them for the kids the next day.

I love the holidays, especially the prep that goes into making these holidays so much fun!

Easter Sunday 2009

Easter morning started out with the kids, Charlie included, coming downstairs to find their Easter baskets the Easter Bunny left for them. Lots of candy and some fun toys including a Lite Brite! Charlie was pleased to get a basket full of fishing goodies! The kids played all morning with their toys and watched Beverly Hills Chihuahau which was left in Kadee's basket.
Later that afternoon Grandpa and Grandma Syrros, Aunt Julie, Uncle Pete, Cody, Dani and Vic all came over for Easter dinner. Before we sat down to dinner the kids searched for Easter eggs in the front yard.
Cole was hilarious, he would run right by the real eggs and wanted nothing to do with them! He was only interested in finding the plastic eggs because he knew they had candy in them! Kadence looked for the bigger plastic eggs because she knew those ones had $$$ in them. My how fast kids learn! The hunt was very successful, we found all eggs without having to leave any out for strangers to find!
After the egg hunt it was time to eat! My parents spoiled us rotten with Honeybaked ham (one of my favorites), turkey, homemaded rolls, bridal salad and my sister made scalloped potatoes. It was delicious. And of course, there is nothing like finishing up a great family meal than with a slice of mom's homemade chocolate cream pie or lemon meringue pie. It really was delicious!
Happy Easter!

Time to Dye the Eggs!

The kids had a blast dyeing Easter Eggs! I took them the night before to pick out which coloring kit they wanted. Cole picked the tie-dye kit and Kadence went with the Sparkle kit. I covered the table in newspaper and let them have at it. I was slightly disappointed though with the dye. It was not the old school tablets that I was used too. Both our kits had liquid dye that took forever to color the eggs. A two year old doesn't have much patience waiting on an egg to turn a darker shade of yellow! Not to mention he just didn't understand why he needed to use that funky wire thing to drop the eggs into the dye. He thought it worked just fine dropping them in...can you say crack! Kadence was meticulous with her eggs, they had to be the right shade of pink and purple and she enjoyed using the crayon to draw designs on the eggs. All in all they made some great looking eggs and I think they had a blast doing it!

Easter Fun

We kept debating where we would take the kids for an Easter Egg hunt and to see the Easter Bunny. We are lucky here in Vegas because there are soooo many choices. Charlie had batting practice in the morning so we decided we would meet at Town Square around noon so Kadee and Cole could participate in the Easter Egg Hunts. Unfortunately by the time we got there it was so packed that the last toddler egg hunt was already closed and we couldn't get Kadee into an egg hunt until 1:30! We thought we would take the kids to the park there to waste time until it was time for Kadee's egg hunt. Wow! There were a lot of kids there! You literally could not stand without someone shoving into you. Finally after about a half hour of letting the kids play I suggested that maybe we should go to The District and settle for their Easter activities. It took a little convincing to get the kids out of their but soon we were on our way.

We got to The District and right away I sighed from relief, it was not nearly as crowded! They didn't have as much going on, carousel rides, face painting and pictures with the Easter Bunny was pretty much it. Unfortunately the line for the Easter Bunny was ridiculously long and me and Charlie took turns standing in line for about an hour. It wasn't so bad though because the kids got a few rides on the carousel while we waited for our photo op!
Charlie had to take off to take the puppies to the vet so me and the kids mosied over to Panera for lunch. Kadee and Cole love the Broccoli and Cheese soup there. After lunch we thought our day needed to be topped off with none other than Ben and Jerry's. After that it was time to head home. Mommy and Cole were in desperate need of a nap. The crowds and lines wore me out.