Thank You Easter Bunny; No Thank You Mother Nature?!

Gotta keep up the frosting tradition with Dent girlfriends & invited Kanekoas to join in on the fun...


































I cannot tell a lie...This is first time that my boys have actually dyed Easter eggs & I'm not ashamed 'cuz I genuinely expected a huge mess and feared many other pieces of furniture/body parts to change color in the process...not that anything we own is that valuable, but I was grateful that their skin escaped relatively unscathed with only one pink ring (of all colors?!) on the table (mom's fault) & they thoroughly enjoyed activity!!
















Additional description necess for some of our carefully colored eggs:) Word to wise: I didn't pay attention in the good ole' days & learned quickly this time around that while eggs must be immersed in hot water for shrink-wrap to work, they must first be cooled down enough to pull onto egg without shrinking along the way so no short cuts:) Needless to say, those deserve extra appreciation! Also feel free to overlook fact that we experienced severe cracking issue prob 'cuz boys were a lil' excited to go ahead with dying process & ended up being lil' toasty on their paws hence slipped outta reach on multiple occas?! Cole drew a cute bunny on one situated on far right in the middle row:) Very tan egghead couple located on bottom row (far right side) as well. I'm particularly fond o' denim hue in the middle on the top row as well as spring green 'cuz it's just the right shade for this time o' yr. Proud o' purple/yellow tipped one in the lower left corner in addition to fancy tri-color...That's extent of thought we put into it, but boys would've done it all night if i'd let them! That was real beauty of the bonding!
Kept our pre-Easter festivities in Puyallup since I thought we already had 2 practices, for T-ball & Coach-Pitch respectively sched in the Valley. Tried the egg hunt @ the rec ctr, but not best experience for a few reasons: As you can see, EMTs were more of a hazard than anything else during the craze. The stash wasn't that exciting; Halloween candy @ Lattin's way back when was @ least more abundant if you're going for quantity over quality. Last but not least, Huey could've cared less re: his indoor version...






































Also my boys weren't chosen ones to grab "golden" version; guess I should be proud they didn't dissolve into tears like some kids (truly Easter miracle for those of you who have bonded with Dane lately can attest)& only $1 investment per kid. Fwiw, I asked & am not the best with numbers, but can only determine odds really not in favor when only 8 golden eggs avail for what seemed like @ least 100 kids in their age level?! I also had to remind another mother who blocked my kids out on the starting line t'was not purpose of Easter and remind myself why such activities haven't been our top priority in the spring:/

Speaking of which, after token community egg hunt venture on preceding day, I really try not to focus entirely on whole Easter bunny business since holiday has such deeper significance; I think commercial side is even more of contrast than Christmas. But I do let 'em hunt for numbered eggs with obj inside that symbolize Easter on Sunday & have to add some candy to their hidden baskets with Church book/activities--any excuse to make life seem sweeter eh?!




















































Didn't let weather dampen our spirits, but did postpone the "Springy" photo shoot we'd anticipated before we retired their purple attire until football season:) Believe it or not, Aunt Britt didn't realize that she picked out same tie for Ben. So, of course, he had to participate following Sun (though not much better outdoors) & loved every min as did the rest of 'em. They were clearly bribed with DQ blizzard next night if they cooperated...Some outtakes of course that I will save for another post, but these are keepers just 'cuz they're handsome no matter what pose we try to force on 'em:)