Easter 2013

Our Easter celebrating started a few days beforehand with coloring eggs with friends. Aside from the usual crayons and stinky vinegar coloring method, we also attempted a marbled effect using shaving cream that I found on Pinterest. That was a total fail. But my kids sure seemed to enjoy decorating their eggs!

Shawn was completely enthralled in this process. I was a nervous wreck hovering over him so he wouldn't spill all over the floor (and my favorite rug). Luckily my friend Kathy was there to snap photos! I love these pictures she captured of him:

The day before Easter, I told Sydney she and I could go on a mommy-daughter date and get our toes done. Although I had planned on doing it a week before, I naively thought we could easily walk in to one of the places on base without an appointment. Boy was I wrong! After getting turned down at Kadena, we went over to Foster and were told by two more places that they were totally booked. We finally tried a place off base and I asked if they could just squeeze in Sydney. By that point I was desperate and didn't want to totally disappoint her for not delivering on my promise. Thank goodness they said yes, and I sat and flipped through nail art pictures for like an hour while my 4 year old was pampered.

The final product was super cute Hello Kitty toes and flowers on her fingers. She loved it!

On Easter morning we woke to a major downpour. All the drains and ditches on Lester were almost full, and there were even spots on the road that were flooded. Luckily I chose to wear my rain boots and carry my dress shoes, cause we there was a good 6 inches of standing water in the parking spot we pulled into at church. It was all dried up by the time we were done.

 

When we got home, the kids went through their Easter baskets and immediately cracked open every glow stick they got. So much for thinking the Easter bunny gave them a solid three day supply...

Showing off her fancy nails again.

In the afternoon, we joined in the annual Lester Heights Easter egg hunt. Shawn was sleeping and missed out on the fun.

Back: Ben, Maddy, Rain
Middle: Sydney, Hazel, Ford, Hailey
Front: Owen, Larkin, Seth

Sydney loves acting like she's Hazel Mae's big sister.

When Ashley gave the go ahead for the kids to start searching, Sydney was the only kid that went to this section of the yard. Let's just say she made out like a bandit, and I let her collect extra eggs since Shawn wasn't out there to get his due.

Afterwards I saw her snitching lots of candy at the top of the stairs, and grabbed my camera to catch her in the act. I told her to say "cheese" and about died laughing when her smile revealed chocolate covered teeth. Looks like I married a man in the right profession!