Early Easter Fun!

I took the boys to Macey's in Provo today for their Easter Egg Hunt. (What possessed me to drive into Provo on graduation day when I didn't have to is beyond me! Traffic was crazy!) We went last year too, and I really like they way they do it because they eliminate all the competition and crazy parents who can't seem to let the kids find their own Easter eggs (pet peeve, sorry, if your kid is old enough to walk and say "look there's an egg" they don't need your help in the hunt, so back off). Anyway, what Macey's does is hand out a paper to each kid, with different animals on it. The kids walk around to each department (bakery, deli, produce, etc.) and find the picture that matches one on their paper, then at the counter they tell the cashier what noise the animal makes (pig, dog, cow, rooster, etc.) and the cashier gives them a plastic egg with candy or stickers in it. The kids have a great time. They also paint the kids faces to look like a bunny, and make them some rabbit ears to wear.

We met some of our friends from our old neighborhood there and walked around with them.

 Kaitlyn, Ivan, Nathan, and Lincoln

Carson, Ivan, Nathan, and Lincoln with the Easter bunny.

This is Adelia (and me) watching the kids hunt for eggs at Hadley's b-day party. She's wearing Lincoln's jacket and no pants, because she peed through all her stuff and I only had an extra onesie. Silly girl. I think she looks kind of angelic in this picture, but don't let her fool you!

We also attended two birthday parties this week, which were a lot of fun. The first one was for little Hadley, one of Adelia's friends from our apartment complex. She was turning the big 0-1. Hadley's mom set up an awesome egg hunt for the kids, which my kids enjoyed and were even more excited to find candy and stickers inside! We also ate delicious (and beautiful) cupcakes and ice cream. Ivan was happy too, because Amanda made some "special" cupcakes and ice cream just for him (and a couple other kids with allergies), so he could eat them too.

On Thursday it was Nathan's birthday, and we had a preschool pirate party for him. The kids played games where they got to carry stuffed animals on their backs to load the pirate ship, and they got to act like boats and then find clues that lead them to the buried treasure! Out in the back area, Suzy had set up a big container with sand in it and the kids got to take turns digging for gold doubloons. Lincoln and Ivan have been carrying their doubloons around ever since. Then we went back inside and read a fun story about some crazy chicken pirates. (And I thought we'd read every pirate book ever written, guess not!) After the story we made bunny buccaneers out of cupcakes. The boys ate theirs right away, but I saved mine so I could come home and take a picture. :) His ear used to be on straight, but he had a rough car ride home.

Here's a picture that has nothing to do with Easter, but it's a cute one of Ivan and Adi in their jammies.

And...here's a picture of Adi's second time ever on a swing. I didn't have the camera with me for her first time. And I almost didn't get this picture either, the battery kept dying right when I'd try to snap the shot, but I was persistent and kept trying until I got one. This is the only one I got too, so I'm glad it turned out ok.