Big Easter Weekend

Marie seemed very interested in Easter this year so we took full advantage. She helped boil, dye, and eat the eggs. Saturday was supposed to be our big egg hunt featuring the Easter Bunny himself, but unfortunately the weather had other plans. Just as we drove out of our driveway, the thunder crashed and the rain came down. We made it to the park just in time for Andy to grab Marie & the umbrella, run to the field of wet eggs, and hear the fireman yell, "1-2-3 GO!" I was following behind with the soggy basket and camera.
At first I felt bad making her do this egg hunt in the rain (and secretly thought Andy was crazy), but on the way back to the car I realized he had made the right decision - we saw poor little kids in their rain gear with their empty baskets crying next to their unhappy (yet dry) parents.
We were wet - but we got some eggs!

After the hunt we headed to Hy-Vee for a much deserved doughnut.
Easter Sunday began with Andy & I waking up to the sound of a naughty dog eating the jelly bean trail to Marie's basket...2nd year in a row. We replaced the trail and Marie followed it to her basket of goodies. She was excited about it all but especially the sucker that Dad let her eat for breakfast!After church we went to brunch, took naps that Marie agreed we all needed, and then did one more big hunt around our house since the first hunt wasn't exactly what we had planned on.

Marie loved finding all the hidden eggs - all 22 of them - and got excited every time she spotted one. Once again, Char was a big help with finding the jelly bean-filled eggs.

Overall, it was a busy Easter weekend full of family time. Once again, Marie seemed so much older to us this weekend. We take these pictures and then when we look at them, we realize how grown up she is getting! It also reminds me how little our baby boy will be. Thankfully we have a big sister who will be MORE than happy to help us out.

I mentioned to her how pretty she looked on Easter morning, commenting on how she looks older.
Her response: "Aww thanks Mommy, you look old too."