We love being closer to family! This year we hosted Easter at our house with the Clayson family. At one point we had 17 people sleeping in our little house, but I think we all had a great time despite the intimate knowledge we now have of each others nightly smells and noises.
Our Spring Break was the week before Easter Sunday. One morning we woke up to find plastic eggs scattered over our front yard and a note taped to the car declaring "You've Been Egged!" The kids were so super excited to gather up the eggs and fight over the candy (the true Easter spirit). Brandan and I were really touched by the thoughtfulness at a time when we could use a boost.
Dan and Jill, Boe and Kamber, Cam and her kids were all scheduled to arrive Thursday evening, but before they pulled in the kids and I met some friends at the school playground. It was a rough play date. Sport and Sis were petrified of our friends' puppy. They thought they were safe huddled at the top of the slide, but that dog is talented. She easily climbed the stairs, crowded in line, and enjoyed a ride down the slide. In the meantime, Colt was showing off on the monkey bars and made a bad grab. He ended up on the ground, minus one tooth. Later, Dash and his buddy were messy around with rocks and Dash caught one with his head from about one foot away. At this point, we gave up and came home a bloody mess.
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| Dash and Sport walking home from the playground. |
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Colt's first lost tooth!!
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On Friday, in the company of the cousins, we took a walk to the high school gym, dyed Easter eggs and stuffed plastic eggs with candy in preparation for our own egging adventure. We had so much fun when someone "egged" us, we decided we want in on the other side of it.
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| Dyeing eggs. |
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| Stuffing eggs for "egging". |
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| Getting ready to egg some houses. |
The kids were excited and horribly nervous to go out egging. The first house we stopped at was a pretty clean stop. The kids tiptoed from the car to the house, spread the eggs over the lawn, and then sprinted away. The second house was trickier. It was only about 9:30 pm and this house has some teenagers, and an exercising Mom. When know because we could see her. In fact, all four windows of the split level house were lit up with blinds open. The Mom was on the ground floor running on a treadmill about 10 feet from the window. We decided to brave the dangerous situation and instructed all the kids to stay away from the light of the windows. Things were pretty good when the adults noticed Andrew, with ice in his veins, sneak up to the window where the Mom was exercising, place an egg on the window sill and then slip away completely undetected. As we sprinted down the road, a couple of kids let out sobs of relief. Despite the anxiety, everyone loved the experience. It was for sure the best part of the weekend.
Saturday brought Easter egg hunts, and most importantly...Grandma and Grandpa!
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| Sis at the Easter egg hunt in Fort Bridger. She made a haul! |
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| The hunt in the back yard. |
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| Sister finding more eggs. |
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| Cousins!! |
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