Saturday we enjoyed a lovely Ward Easter Devotional and Egg Hunt. No pictures of Annie getting her feelings hurt, refusing to hunt for eggs, and declaring "I HATE Easter!!!" Nor do I have pictures of Cole collecting more than the allotted number of eggs and then placing his excess eggs on the ground near where Annie was pouting. No pictures of Annie "hunting" for Cole's extra eggs around her feet and having a change of heart saying, "I LOVE Easter!!"
No pictures of us dying Easter eggs with the cheapest, worst egg dye ever. Our eggs turned out pretty lame--if anyone out there has any eggs decorating tips or ideas, please pass them along. Whitney & I read a book about pysanky eggs recently, so maybe we'll venture out next year doing something like that.
I did document our Sunday activities.
Tyler had to round on some patients at the hospital Sunday morning, so I got the kids ready for church while we waited for him. After he got home, we let the kids find their Easter baskets and the plastic eggs hidden in the living room (we took down the bunk bed that weekend, so please ignore the big gray poles behind Cole).
In case you're wondering, our Easter bunny brings these things: a swimsuit, a toy, a chocolate bunny (or peeps if you talk about them non-stop so the Easter bunny knows that you want those things), and a book. The Easter bunny forgot the books this year though! I believe they are still under her bed. DOH!
After church, we quickly took some pictures of everyone down at our complex's common grounds.
Coral was our color of choice this year... I was really trying hard to coordinate and not exactly match the girls' dresses, but I couldn't resist Annie & Shannon's dress. I fell in love with it and couldn't get just one!
Like my sister noted recently, the novelty of this baby still hasn't worn off!
Before giving me real smiles, Cole requested that I take some pictures of his "smolder..."
... in case you haven't seen Tangled, this is where he learned the smolder:
My sister and I planned on spending Easter together, but she was ordered to take it easy by her doctor because she had pre-eclampsia (she was 38 weeks along). To make things as stress-free as possible, we kept our menu assignments, but didn't physically eat together. Instead, I brought over my 1/2 of the menu to her, and she sent me home with her 1/2 of the meal.
While I was over there, I took a few Easter pictures of her kids. I thought this one of her little Lauren reminded me of my sister when she was a little girl SOOOOOOOO much! Such a little beauty!
Little did these kids know that they would be holding their new little sister about 36 hours later!
and sparkling cider to sip on. Apparently Whitney's bubbly had a little something extra in it. She got the giggles over who-knows-what?!
That night after Family Night (we do ours on Sundays b/c of Tyler's schedule), we decorated our Easter cookies for our activity/dessert. We let the kids use their candy from their Easter baskets, so there were some random combos.
10 comments:
i just love all the photos that you take of your beautiful kids! and shannon! i love her. not to say that she isn't included in your children. i just love her little baby rolls!
How could the baby novelty ever wear off of baby Shannon?! She is just so kissable and beautiful like all your babies/kids. Love your Easter pictures on the wall. Always the best, most thoughtful, organized mommy. Love you guys. Xoxo
Cole's smolder is the BEST! Seriously dead on. Move over, Flynn.
You did good for only forgetting the books. Seems like the Easter bunny over here completely forgot the baskets all together. Yikes.
Love the pictures and the updates, as always.
Hugs all around!
Tell Heidi congrats for me on her sweet little one. Her daughter is gorgeous as is your little Whitney. She is growing up so fast. I have to say Cole's smolder is amazing!!! It looks like you made it a fantastic Easter weekend.
Yeah! Loved your easter post. It was so fun to see all your beautiful faces of the guys and gally gals in your family. Miss and love you like crazy. Citas. VA Nelsons
Such a great post, Nats. I love how REAL your posts are. Loved all the details and just love those kids. The first shot of them all together in their Easter best is such a keeper!!
I am dying over Cole's smolder! Nats you take the best pictures. You really captured some great pics on Easter of your kids and Heidi's. Shannon has to be the cutest gal ever!
Your kids are just the cutest! I love the Easter outfits, the dressed are very cute! Congrats to Heidi! Miss you, let's get together before you move. :(
I don't think I can fully express how awesome Cole's smolder is. And wow, I just realized how alike Cole and Annie look. Those pictures of them in their Easter outfits are just perfect.
Natalie, I just love all your posts. I mostly love how real and often humorous you are about raising your kiddos...I can relate to just about everything! You family is simply beautiful!!!
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