Easter started like this. Jonathan wanted his first suit to wear on Easter morning. We jumped all over that since his usual Sunday morning attire is shorts and his Aero shirt (vs. a t-shirt). We rearranged our whole schedule for the week so we would NOT have to hit JC Penney's on the weekend before Easter. We went Thursday night and found him a great suit, and Jacob a shirt and this really funky bow tie (his idea) -which is totally him and I love it. I think we are ahead of the game until Saturday afternoon when Jonathan realized the security tag was still on his suit jacket.
The last time I tried to take off a security tag at home (once again a shirt from Penny's) I ended up getting this huge ink stain from it and ruined it. If you are wondering what is in those hard plastic security tags it is black ink that will spray all over your clothes when you take it off. Do not attempt at home. So guess where we ended up ON Saturday? Yes. JC Penny. But Sunday morning they looked so spiffy and grown up I just wanted to cry. Totally worth it.
My boys are totally being dorks in these pictures but that is what I love most about them - their humor.
Got Elisabeth dressed right before we walked out the door. After I already had to cut a big wad of gum out of her hair. Sarah looked adorable as always. I tried to get their picture together but I seriously couldn't get a shot without E having a finger stuck up her nose.
Notice the photo bombers.
Someone was trying to take picture at church and of course E had her finger up her nose. So Chris and Sarah thought it would be funny to put their fingers up their noses. And of course as soon as the shot was snapped E took her finger out and there is Chris and Sarah at the front of the church with their finger up their noses.
My great aspirations of Easter dinner was pretty much chucked out the window. I always get these grandiose plans and come up with all these fancy recipes only to throw a bag of frozen corn on the stove at the last minute. My fancy green beans that were going to be little bacon wrapped "haystacks" and my baby glazed carrots are still sitting in the fridge growing mold. The ham was a little over cooked but put a starving college student at the table and its the best home cooked meal you have ever made.
We always have an Easter egg hunt every year after lunch. It started as candy and itty bitty toys and quarters in the eggs and that was the best thing ever. Then the kids got older and I started putting in coupons like "get out of chores for a day" or "Pick the restaurant" or "Pick the movie" and that was fun for a few years. Last year I spelled out the word C-H-O-R-E-S and put each letter in an egg and whoever found the entire word would get out of their chores for an entire week. (That was a huge deal because that is when Chris had his famous chore spread sheet attached to the fridge). This year I was stumped at what to do since Sarah didn't have chores and wasn't around for a free sonic or whatever. So I decided to hide 38 Easter eggs and I put a number on each egg with a Sharpie. Once all the eggs were found I drew a number between 1 and 38 and whoever had that egg would get a $20.00 bill. Oh man, attach a $20.00 bill to an Easter egg that would be hunted by a starving, POOR, college student and all I'm gonna say is watch out - GAME ON!! It got a little intense. While Chris is giving the instructions and getting on them about not trying to look while he's giving the instructions Elisabeth sticks her hand in the ice cooler and pulls out the first egg wrapped in a little baggie. The kids start flipping out making sure that egg doesn't count if it gets drawn for the $20.00 bill. So funny.
Notice the poor starving college student. Yes. She took this egg hunt very seriously. There was twenty bucks at stake.
Elisabeth decided to make the Easter egg hunt a little more entertaining than it already was. We had just taken off her Easter dress and before we knew it she had her diaper off and she was out the door butt naked streaking across the yard with a plastic bowl. I think she was trying to rile her brothers and sister up and find more eggs. (And get the neighbor's attention which she accomplished.)
Oh, and just in case you were wondering. Jonathan found the $20 egg.
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