Sunday, April 12, 2009

Easter 2009

Happy Easter!

Easter 2009 began early at the Austin House. I started waking up the kids at 6:15, putting curlers in the girls' hair, breakfast, in the car by 7, arriving at Mass by 7:10. It was a beautiful Mass. We want to make sure our kids know the true meaning of Easter, the reason we are celebrating, and then get into the baskets, egg hunts, and candy. We arrived home and the kids excitedly dove into their Easter baskets. Alivia got her traditional swimming suit and matching flip flops as well as the game OPERATION that Daddy thought she would love (but has proven to be a little hard for her yet, Addison got a bunch of her beloved Madeline books, Asher got a soccer t-shirt, soccer ball, and some play-doh, and Daddy got iTunes and peanut butter M&Ms, and of course, everyone got a lot of candy. Next came the egg hunt. Alivia ran around quickly finding all her eggs. Addison screamed and skipped to each egg, Asher walked up to an egg, stared at it, then had to open it to see what was inside. He had found one egg by the time the girls were done! We went inside to warm up and eat a little candy before traveling to my parents in Iowa for Easter dinner.

After the Egg Hunt

After picking up Great Grandma Marci, the fun ride to Iowa began. Asher has decided he does not like to travel, which I have decided is not so much fun. While I tried to entertain the kids, Chris learned how to play the stock market from my 96 year old Grandma!

Easter Dinner 2009Asher on an egg huntAddison on a egg huntAlivia with her basket

Once in Iowa, we enjoyed a wonderful dinner! You know it is good when our kids actual eat something on their plates. Next...the BIG FARM EASTER EGG HUNT! Asher had his hunt inside before slipping upstairs for his 3 hour nap in Grandma and Boppa's crib. Addison and Alivia split the yard having 2 separate hunts. The bunny had lots of fun places to hide the eggs, but it was windy and cold! Brrr! The girls went inside to check out their candy, open up more presents of PJs and gift cards to get their hair cut and styled! Wow! (When Addison was asked about getting her hair cut, she completely turned it down!).

Addison's big basket of eggsBit of Honey anyone?New PJs!Quiet Time with Auntie MarshaEaster Nap

After an afternoon of cuddling up to Bambi and playing with Grandma's toys, we had dessert and came home. Today was a fun and peaceful day spent as a family.

 

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