So Saturday morning, I got up and tackled a recipe that I've been wanting to do for 3 years. Exactly 3 years ago, this weekend, I got up and made Eggs Benedict for my little family (or at least tried to.) I had the muffins toasted, the eggs poached, and then started making the hollandaise sauce. I cracked 12 eggs, kept the whites and chucked the yolks. After stirring for a few minutes and realizing because the sauce was clear and not yellow that something was wrong...I had wasted a dozen eggs - you're supposed to keep the yolks and chuck the whites. Sooooo I banished the recipe from my mind and every year about this time I think I'll try it again. This year I did. I only made 2 :) The sauce was okay...I'll still have to work on it, but I'm glad I can finally cross that off my list. (Of course my husband thinks I'm nuts...but I didn't notice him complaining when he was allowed to eat one of the two :)
McLaren decided on Saturday morning that he was going to start wearing underwear. I think he did this just to thwart his mother, who will be leaving town for 3 days and knows how unwise it is to walk off and let your child potty train themselves...but he stuck with it and is still going strong....best wishes to the babysitter!!! (He was my easiest child...put the undies on and never looked back...I knew there were benefits to waiting till almost 3 :)Saturday we dyed eggs (woops...I'll have to find those images and add them later!) This counts as my April "Year of the Mother" activity :)
Saturday evening, as Laina was being tucked in, she said "I wish the Easter Bunny came at night so we could have eggs in the morning" (I had been telling the kids that the bunny knew we had church at 9am and so he'd probably come in the afternoon. It makes it a bit tricky when the actualy bunny shows up--which means (lucky for me!) that I don't have to do any baskets...he brings everything!!! yippee! I didn't buy one stitch of candy or treats...it probably would have put me over the edge this week anyway...so without further adieu...let's welcome the Easter Bunny for our 2nd annual "Bunny Day". He was seen hopping down the hill as we drove in from church...Laina jumped out and McLaren immediately started crying. (Notice Indy laughing in the background of the images...)
Mac just took his loot and headed inside...far away from the bunny.
The girls loved him...Laina said "he KNEW I loved jump ropes and he brought me one!" "He's a good friend of Grandpa Wade"...this was in reference to his letter he handed us to read last year that said, I'm a good friend of your Grandpa Wade...
I think Taylor commented right about here, that the Bunny, with 2 pregnant women was like the Easter Daddy... 
We grabbed Mac and had the kids do a little group picture...PLEASE NOTE: McLaren IS similing here...
He starts to go down hill from here...
The following images are deceiving...I was NOT enjoying torturing my son...I repeat...I was NOT...
This is Indy probably saying "goodbye Bunny...I'll have you figured out next year...."
Happy & safe inside...(sporting his new haircut...he decided to add to the first haircut that his mother gave him and so he was buzzed...of course this breaks his fathers heart who does NOT believe in cutting hair...if you HAVE it)
We couldn't resist - we were color-coordinated after all - Sheri is due 6 weeks after me.
And one of my dearest and I...all in pink...'cause everyone knows that REAL men wear pink (we would have a taken a family image...but we had to distract the kids by making them change their clothes so that Taylor and Sheri could quickly hide our 9 dyed eggs!! I know...pathetic!)
Which brings me to one last thought...I can't handle dying 2 dozen eggs, just so they have something to find...what the heck do you do with 2 dozen eggs afterwards?? We can only eat so many egg sandwiches! we went with 9 (3 each...)
Which brings me to one last thought...I can't handle dying 2 dozen eggs, just so they have something to find...what the heck do you do with 2 dozen eggs afterwards?? We can only eat so many egg sandwiches! we went with 9 (3 each...)
11 comments:
Thank you so much!!! you made my day! I need to get in with Grandpa Wade and get the easter bunny down to yuma!!!
How awesome is that? What a great "tradition" that the Easter Bunny has at YOUR house. You look wonderful pregnant & in pink. When are you due again?
poor little Mac Attack. I think you need to do an extra year of the mother project to make up for the trauma you inflicted on him.
You and Sheri look cute, its almost enough for me to dare to do it all again. As for the eggs, we've never hidden the dyed ones, just the plastic ones filled with candy, I wouldn't know what to do with a bunch of hard boiled eggs either!
Mac is so funny, much like Zach's visit with Santa this year, I did manage to get him to high-five the easter bunny but that's as close as we got.
Thanks Meg - have a great vacation!
Only nine eggs? It's a little thing we like to call plastic...Hide plastic eggs filled with money, trinkets, or candy. They love it!
You look fantastic! I think the Easter bunny is creepy. Maclaren and I can hang.
Once when I was pregnant, I wore a hot pink dress on Easter and several people came up to me and said that I looked like a big Easter egg. I will never wear pink on Easter when I am pregnant again. Never.
With that being said, you do not look like an Easter egg. You look very nice.
No fair you are beautifuleven pregnant!
Hey Nobies! I miss you and was happy to see such fun pics from Easter. Love your hair and color! Hope to see you soon! XOXO
Stoner
Having the Easter Bunny come to visit? Could be any better of a Mom? You are adorable...and the pictures are great as always!
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