Easter Sunday, 2011

I am WAY behind in blogging, so yes, here is my Easter post on Memorial Day weekend. :) Better late than never. There has been so much going on with the end of the school year. I have 3 days and one hour left, but who's counting? It is always bittersweet saying goodbye to the kiddos. I am thrilled to be gearing up for summer with my boys! (All three of them.) ;) With Jay's schedule, it has been wonderful for our family in that he has been able to stay home with them, but hard for he and I at times because we see each other less. This summer, we will have Mon, Tues, and Wed off together, and will see each other Thurs and Fri's until he goes in for second shift in the afternoons. He works dayshift on Sat./Sundays. We are really looking forward to doing things as a family!


But back to Easter. Holden was so excited for the bunny to visit. We woke the boys up so that Jay could see them find their baskets before he left for work. Holden needed very little prompting to wake up; in fact, he shot out of bed and I had to make him wait at the top of the stairs while I got Hunter up. The bunny left us a trail of plastic, candy-filled eggs to follow.

The boys had some neat things waiting for them. Holden got the Barney DVD that he told the bunny at the mall that he wanted, and also "Over the Hedge," and a Max and Ruby Easter book. Hunter got his own little soccer ball just his size. They both got the Fisher Price tornado golf set. We still have to set it up (literally a month later) because for awhile the weather was not cooperative anyway, and then we realized we should have asked the bunny for batteries. ;) It should be ready for summer soon.

The bunny also hid eggs all over the living room for the boys to find. Holden was all about the hunt this year. He took it very seriously and got very indignant if Daddy decided to try to "help" him find any of the eggs.

Hunter was a big fan of the eggs, too, especially when he caught on to the fact that there was candy inside of them. :) He doesn't miss much. Right now he is really into containers and things that he can put items in and out of, so these were right up his alley.

My little jelly bean fiend. He was a BIG fan! I had been helping Holden with his eggs and didn't realize Hunter had figured out how to open these. Holden pointed and started cracking up, and I see him sitting there chomping away and grinning with pink and purple jelly bean drool running down his white pajama top. Thank goodness for Shout! He was quite pleased with himself. Jelly beans for breakfast is ok on Easter, right?

He moves VERY quickly...here is the aftermath of my living room!!! Love how he is just sitting in the corner with his loot.

Taking a bath with their plastic eggs before church.



I have the sweetest pics of the boys with these ears on last year, when Hunter was a newborn. Let's just say they did not go over to well on him this time around...crack me up!!! Love how Holden is holding his hand so that he can't rip them off his head.



My sweet four-year-old "bunny."



Much happier now that the ears are gone.



The boys and I all ready for church!




This one is out of order but it makes me laugh. I am mean.



After church, Grammy, Papa, and Uncle Eric came over to hang out until it was time for our Colfax get-together. Holden loves to be read to. He hit Grammy up with his new book. I think they look so cute together in their pastel greens.

Jay's family get together every year in Colfax at a church hall for a big lunch, games, and an egg hunt on the lawn. I was excited to go this year since last year I had to stay home with a newborn. It was Hunter's first year going, and both boys had a great time! I brought my parents and brother along with us. Jay's family is very welcoming and has the old adage, "the more the merrier." We all had a really nice day. (My dad won the jelly bean contest by having the closest guess as to how many were in the jar! He was very excited.) ;)

The boys with Aunt Allie and Memaw

Some more out of order, but thought these were cute of Uncle Eric and Hunter playing ball before we left.

Grammy and Hunter playing through the screen door.


My family (minus poor Jay!) :)

Back to Colfax...Holden and his buddies, cousins Morgan and Emma. Great Grandma Maureen is in the background. Holden and the girls have so much fun. It's nice that they are so close in age.

The boys surrounded by the many lovely ladies in their lives: cousin Kelsey (with Hunter), Aunt Allie, cousins Emma and Tiffany, cousin Chelsey, and cousin Morgan (with Holden)

Hunter is still working on walking. He is very close; can stand up from a sitting position, walks along things, walks with push toys, and will take a few steps on his own, but then dives back down on hands and knees so that he can crawl at lightning speed to whereve he needs to get to. I think he's still top-heavy and figuring out how to balance. He loved exploring the church hall. Here he is with cousins Bella and Evan, and cousin Kyle. I love how Kyle got down and crawled with him...Kyle has been walking and running for over a year now. :)

Family

Holden was very proud of his full bag of eggs this year.
My sweet baby boy. He was thrilled with being outside. He loves the grass and had a great time crawling around and playing with eggs. So easy to please.


More Easter egg hunt shots

Fun with Cousins Kyle and Chelsey

The many faces and moves of Baby Hunter

Holden playing Bingo with Aunt Allie and his cousins. (Great Grandma Velma in background. ) He won several rounds and got to pick from the little "Bingo store" the aunts set up.

Finally, this was taken at the end of the day when Jay got home. Hunter is in his pj's, Jay is in his mowing clothes, and Holden has his rain boots on...pretty typical of our house. :) I wanted a pic of them with their Daddy on Easter.