Easter

Happy Easter!

We hosted Easter at our house last weekend. It was quite festive and fun. We started the festivities with egg decorating on Saturday. This was Elise's first official introduction to egg decorating and it was a hit.  I probably should have made an extra dozen of eggs just for Elise as she could have decorated forever in her paint shirt. 

Egg decorating is serious business in our house. There is an egg decorating contest that involves serious bragging rights for the entire year... or the rest of your life depending who the winner is.

On Easter morning, Elise put on her purple dress that Grandma and Grandpa got her on their trip to Columbia. We'd been saving it in her closet for about a year. It fit perfectly.

The Easter bunny had come and brought a basket of books, bubbles and coloring books with crayons. Elise also got a small bug box with a magnifying glass for her collections in the yard. And since it was sooo windy, Daddy and Elise put together their ladybug kite for its maiden voyage.

Afterwards, Elise looked for Easter eggs that were hidden in the living room. It was such a hit that we've played that 'game' multiple time since!

Then it was time for Easter lunch. The rest of the family joined us. A few days earlier we had driven downtown and bought fresh kielbasa and sauerkraut from the Polish neighborhood. What a treat... grandma GG would be proud. Of course we had ham too... and butter in shape of a lamb.

Elise got a new ladybug raincoat! Garth 

looks handsome in his green bandanna.

The biggest treat of all was that the Easter bunny made a visit to our house after lunch! What a surprise! He brought chocolate for everyone and a special basket for Elise. Too bad Uncle Rik was outside at his car or in the bathroom when the bunny was here. He missed a good time!

Before leaving, the Easter bunny told Elise to be a good girl and listen to her Mommy and Daddy. If she behaved, he promised to return next year. He was such a hit that Elise keeps saying that the bunny will be bringing more chocolate next year.