Our Easter

I have never gone early in having kids but I figured since I really wanted to be here for Easter that this kid would come before the weekend.  Fortunately it didn't and we got to enjoy our very busy but fun weekend.  My family from Bakersfield came down for the weekend.  Friday night the adults went to the Magic Castle (Rose watched the kids)  We got home late, late at night and then woke up early to go to our ward Easter Breakfast and egg hunt.  Breakfast really hit the spot and the kids enjoyed the egg hunt.  

Joshua's technique on the egg hunt was to pick up and egg and shake it to make sure something worthwhile was in it.  If there wasn't he just dropped it back down and went to the next one. 

Lexie was the opposite she just went running for the 6 eggs they were allowed.  Happy to get them all very fast.  

Next we rushed over to our city Easter Egg Hunt.  Lexie and Josh were in separate areas and so we didn't get pictures of either of them.  Rose told Ethan and Lexie to run straight to the back and then start picking up.  It worked for them because no one else went there and they got tons of eggs.  Joshua on the other hand didn't move when the sign was made and so Eric grabbed his hand to get him going at which point Joshua threw himself on the ground in a fit.  Finally he got up and was able to get three eggs which he wasn't happy with.  So while walking out of the park we would throw eggs onto the grass for him to pick up.  

That night we dyed eggs.  I was surprised with how much Joshua loved it.  He just kept saying more and more.  Our pink and orange dyes didn't work and so we have a lot of green and blue eggs.  But the kids had fun. 

 Then that night the Easter Bunny visited us.  The kids woke up with clues in their baskets for them to find their loot.  They were so excited.   Both of them ran from clue to clue.  It was so cute.  

Then we got ready for church and tried to get pictures.  This is how they turned out.   

I have no idea why Joshua was crying so bad.  He was probably really tired.  

When we got home from church the Easter Bunny hid 194 plastic eggs outside.  yep that was 194 all filled with candy.  And we only had 4 kids looking for them.  Every year I save our eggs we bought so much candy.  I don't think I need to save anymore.  I loved finding them in our yard because there were so many places to put them.  They were all over the place some really hard and others we just threw on the grass.  Joshua went straight for the grass put down his basket and just started picking up and carrying them over to his basket. 

Lexie on the other hand went for the ones in the plants and on the ground.   She was even daring enough to get the one on the pool net.

Here is one of the hard ones.  Can you see the egg.  Look closely.  It is in the flower.  After many hints Lexie finally found it.  

Once the ones on the grass were gone Joshua moved on to the others hidden around.  He really did get into it and ran from place to place.  

After the egg hunt we attempted another picture.  The kids were alot more cooperative as there was no crying.  But they for some reason had the sneezes and kept sneezing at the same time.  Then we were done and had Easter dinner.  

Pretty much this was how Joshua's face looked all weekend.  His mouth framed with chocolate.  He couldn't and wouldn't stay out of it.