Easter Baskets

The Easter Bunny did it again! That sneaky fella visited our house early Sunday morning and hid the baskets and left a trail of yarn that the kids had to follow to find them. While it was VERY HARD to navigate through the main floor, basement and garage, I know the boys look forward to this almost as much as Christmas. It's one tradition that will never die.Every child's name is on the table next to their spoon, so their is no confusion about which trail to follow.Rich said the massive amount of string this year was like a "Easter Basket Hunt on Steroids." I'll just say the bunny didn't realize how challenging it was going to be for the kids (or to walk through!).

The kids were delighted to see the Bunny had come! Brynn especially loved running through the yarn and had some serious yarn burns on her face and neck to prove it. Matt got an extra special prize after he wrote a letter to the Easter Bunny and left him a quarter. The Bunny wrote a note back and rewarded his kindness with a new Star Wars set he left in Matt's bed.There was no way we could have done the hunt before church, so the second we arrived home the boys were ready to begin.Brynn and Kaitlyn didn't enjoy winding the string around and didn't understand where their baskets were. Rich's helped Kaitlyn, while I helped Brynn.They did LOVE what they found at the end.

Kaitlyn had specifically asked the Bunny to bring a new Sleeping Beauty barbie doll. He didn't disappoint.

The boys wound and wound yarn inside and outside,in the basement, front yard , back yard,and garage.

They had quite the pile!Trey was the first to discover his basket in the basement in a huge box.He got a new Webkinz, PS2 Pirates of the Caribbean game and lots of candy.Josh was up next. His was secretly placed between two boxes! He got a Webkinz and Mario Party game for his Nintendo DS.Matt never gave up, even after the rest of his siblings had discovered their prizes. He wrapped yarn for over an HOUR! He finally found his in the garage. He got a new Webkinz and Lego Star Wars game for his Nintendo DS.

We are already looking forward to Easter next year!

Easter Egg Hunt

We have yet to find an Easter Egg Hunt here in Lexington, so this year we decided to have our own in our very own backyard. Rich and I stuffed plastic eggs full of treats and I hid them here and there. They were each limited to seven eggs, which was plenty!The boys found theirs FAST.But the girls took their time and were so thrilled when they found each one.

I think this is a new tradition we'll be repeating every year!

Coloring Eggs

Last year I never got around to helping the kids dye Easter Eggs and they never let me forget it! We made sure to have a few different options this years and the kids loved every second dipping and shaking and rubbing their eggs to perfection.And if I had to pick who had the very most fun, it would be Brynn, 'HANDS' down. (By the way, her hands were pink for THREE DAYS!)

Rookie Indians

Josh had his first official Rookie League (coach pitch) game on Tuesday night. He is on the Indians and plays first base.It was freezing cold, but we were dressed for the weather. The girls loved being at the ball park and excited to watch Josh play.Josh's head coach is on the far left. His name is Randy Holleran and played football at UK. Rich calls him a cartoon character and man, he's a riot. He has been wonderful to Josh, has been great about him not playing or practicing on Sunday and is just a happy, funny guy. I was nervous for Josh, but he was fantastic. He caught EVERY BALL that came his way. I was so proud. In fact, in the third inning he had an unassisted double play when he caught a pop fly and then touched first base when the runner was headed to second. The next batter hit a line drive to him which he scooped up and touched first. He got all three outs that inning. Man, it always feels great when your kids do well!!

He hit well, but the team never scored and we lost the game 8-0. No worries. We have two games a week until the middle of June. We've got lots of opportunities ahead!I remembered at the park today that I had better get a stash of cash since trips to the snack bar are a must. The kids were off to buy goodies.They came back with Ring Pops. The girls are in LOVE with them. Kaitlyn picked out a purple one, which is her favorite color.

And after Matt decided his red one wasn't that great, Brynn happily took over and devoured both- at the same time.

Welcome back baseball, you were missed!!!