Easter Morning

Easter morning fun. The kids got up and went looking for their Easter baskets. But that silly Easter bunny hid their baskets downstairs. It took them...oh 30 seconds...to think to look downstairs for them. They each found their basket and were thrilled with what was inside. They got stuff for the bath, a new shovel to dig outside with, juice, candy and hand sanitizer (they love that stuff). They couldn't wait to taste their treats and ate away at the good stuff.
We then had breakfast and were lazy until we got ready to head to church.

Tyler's reaction when Hailey found her Easter basket and he couldn't.

Egg Hunt

After the kids dyed eggs, we went out back and Grandpa and Grandma had an Easter egg hunt for the kids. Each got spoiled and got lots of fun stuff to play with and eat. We then had dinner and just let the kids played, chatted, played outside, ate popsicles and enjoyed the sunshine!

At the end of the hunt, when everyone was checking out their goodies, Tyler went searching for more eggs. He didn't find anything, but made a valiant effort!

Dying Easter Eggs

The kids had a great time dying Easter eggs. They always like making the eggs turn colors and getting their fingers all colored as well. Good times!

Tyler deciding what color he wanted for his first egg.

Hailey peeling the egg for Grandpa

Kali

Makena writing her name on an egg

Tyler dying eggs

Cute Makena getting her egg the perfect yellow

When we first started dying Easter eggs, Hailey found an egg and discovered that there was a little crack in it and started to peel the shell off. She sat on this chair for a good 10 minutes peeling off the shell and handing it to Grandpa. Then once she realized the other kids were having a great time getting all messy with the egg dye, she joined them!

Hailey had such a great time putting the eggs in the dye, pulling them out with her hands and then dropping them back in the dye. Her 3 eggs were very yellow by the time she was finished!

Tyler showing me his "green hands"

Kali loved putting her eggs in multiple colors. She thought it was fun seeing them change the different colors.

Aprons

The kids getting ready to go to Grandpa and Grandma Hathaway's to dye Easter eggs. I got these aprons last year after Easter was done, so we pulled them out this year. I just thought they would be fun for the kids to put on as they colored their eggs. Tyler was just so excited to have a "blue" apron. And Tyler also wanted a picture just by himself without the girls. Kali is my spazz and I love the look she gave me in the picture.

Egg Scramble

This year we took the kids to the South Jordan park for the candy and egg scramble. The kids always enjoy it and were so excited to get their egg hunt buckets out. It is of course always crowded, but my kids are just so excited to run and pick up as many candy and eggs as they can/want.

Hailey and Kali before the hunt

Hailey standing in front of her prized egg. She was so upset watching the volunteers put out all the candy and eggs on the lawn and not being able to go get any. She was crying real tears and it was hard to keep her on my lap as they were getting the field ready. Once the siren blew and all the kids ran out, she got off my lap, found an orange egg and went and got it. She was in heaven. That was all she needed. She was so happy, she opened the egg, saw what was inside and ate the piece of candy. (Hailey went with Kali and Tyler's age group because we too many kids in different age groups! So it was hard for her to get many eggs. But I don't think she even cared. She got her one egg and was delighted)

Hailey was so excited when she put her egg inside her bucket.

Makena after the egg hunt. She got quite a bit of goodies!

Makena and Tyler waiting for the egg hunt by Dad. Tyler eventually came over to me to go with the littler kids.

Tyler not waiting to eat his candy. He was so excited he got a couple of eggs and "lots of candy."

Hailey giving me her wrapper from her treat

After the hunt with their mouths full of candy

A favorite part of the egg hunt is seeing the fire truck. Tyler was so excited to see it. They couldn't go in it this year because they firemen were getting ready to go, but they got to quickly look inside and sit on the front bumper for the picture.

Kali with her bucket of treats. Her favorite thing she got was a Chick-Fil-A cow pez dispenser. She tried running to the middle to get a big chocolate bunny and when she came back to me she said, "Mom, I didn't get the bunny but I got this (holding the pez up)"