Hop Hop

Hopping right into Easter activities. Wyatt's Kindergarten had a party and I showed up with a craft for my table again. I made it much easier than my messy Valentine stamping and just did stick on egg emoji faces. Wyatt and his buddy enjoyed showing me their emoji faces too.

Obligatory egg coloring.

No matter how hard I try to stop it, allergy season always catches up to Noah.

I had to teach them this trick.

We did the egg hunt at the landscape company again this year. I like this one best because it's not a race to see how many eggs you get, which for my non-aggressive kids usually means little to none. Here, everyone gets the same number.

And we can also check off an Easter Bunny visit at the same time.

Later that day was Easter at my dad's. By this point it had turned into a beautiful day so Uncle Kurt and Emily entertained the kids outside with bubbles and games.

Perfect timing this year to see the front tree in bloom.

Welcome to Easter morning. The Easter Bunny brought Wyatt a Bumblebee pedal go-kart, a hatching raptor egg, and a Frog and Toad book. Noah received an Osmo game, wolf-em stick for camp fires, his very own Echo device, and a draw it yourself book. Charlotte got a bean bag chair, little pink bear, camp out clothes and sleeping bag for her doll, flashlight, an LOL doll, and silverware.

Easter Morning: https://youtu.be/jlHaPEEKY3A

 

Wyatt convinced dad to assemble his go kart on the spot.

Since we didn't have any plans on Easter, we took our bikes out for a spin.

Dinner was, of course, Giordano's. Auntie KK joined us this year.

Ducks

We did Easter pictures again this year, except instead of baby chicks, we did them with baby ducks. The baby ducks were very excitable, but as soon as Wyatt got a hold of his, the little guy tucked his wings in and plopped right down. Wyatt the Duck Whisperer.

Noah didn't have quite as much luck with his little duckie. It must have felt a bit like trying to get his brother to sit still.

We knew Charlotte wouldn't like the ducks, so we didn't even bother trying to hand her one.

While we attempted to warm her up to the idea, Noah and Wyatt did a boys picture.

And then we plopped her in the middle.

I love Wyatt's laugh here

Mommy, Daddy, why???

The best we could do. You can tell she's trying really hard not to give us a smile. Little stinker.

Field Museum

We spent another Easter at a museum, this time the Field with Uncle Kurt.

Wyatt was super anxious to see the dinosaurs. When we finally arrived in the big dinosaur room, he shouted, "Finally!"

They removed Sue the dinosaur from the main floor and are moving her to a new space near the other dinosaurs. We got to take a peek at the construction.

They really loved the bright pictures in here.

Video:

https://youtu.be/386KHGxep6Q

Nick was our map reader. At one point he announced we were headed to the Planets of the World, but we ended up somewhere a little different.

Not surprisingly, we were the only people in the exhibit

The kids had fun with some interactive exhibits, running around in some kind of hut, and exploring a lava field.

And then we spent quite a bit of time wandering around (and getting lost in) the animal exhibit. Seriously, it was huge.

Wyatt thought the baboon butts were hysterical

CeCe still imitates Wyatt with great precision. Wyatt lied down on the floor, so she did too. Then he flipped to his side and put his hands on his head. As you can see, she's pretty accurate.

Still smiling after a long day at the museum

Someone finally passed out.

Since it was fairly close, we decided to walk to Giordano's for our annual dinner