Easter 2012

For Easter this year we braved the 9:00 Mass, with the nursery closed!! Big points for Mom and Dad. Luckily we had Nana with us to help out. Mass was really crowded, but the kids did absolutely fantastic and actually impressed some of the people sitting next to us.

We had planned to have our big Easter meal at dinner, so after Mass rather than trying to fight crowds, we made a McDonald's run. Yeah, sounds kind of strange, but it was a combination reward for the kids being so good and quick appetite suppressant. The more hotcakes a kid has in their belly, the less candy (lesser of two evils, I guess). It actually worked out well and may become an Easter tradition.

After packing in the calories, the kiddoes were ready for the big hunt. Some quick pictures with Nana on the front porch allowed the Easter bunny to bid a hasty retreat from the back yard. Charlie was the big winner in the hunt (surprise, surprise). The competition was a little light due to the age level of the other participants and the fact that after Daniel found out what was in the eggs, he had to open and empty each one he found before moving on to the next. We're going to have work on strategy with this kid. Ana wasn't very interested in eggs, or baskets this year...

In the end, it was a great day and we have enough candy to last until Halloween.

Easter 2012