Dear mommy’
thank you for the baskit cake. i Love you. Love eve.
She melts my heart!
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Daily Archives: March 31, 2013
Happy 6th Birthday Eve!
… and Happy Easter!
Today was a big day! I normally leave little piles of presents on the table for the kids on their birthday, and the Easter bunny leaves their baskets on the table, so we had quite a full table this morning.
Easter morning. They started with the Easter baskets. And the chocolate.
Then she moved on to birthday presents.
Because it was her birthday, Lex agreed to read her new book out loud at breakfast. She loves when Lex reads to her.
Stylish little girl with her headband on backwards. :)
Ring pops at 7am? Why not!? Thanks Aunt Rosy!
After plenty of candy and a few chores we began the first of many Easter egg hunts for the day. I think we did six Easter egg hunts today!
This was the third hunt, where the boys did the hiding and the girls did the seeking.
Alan hid them high up!
Umm… yeah.
I got Eve a Jr. Scientist kit because she’s always telling people that she’s a scientist. She was pretty excited about it.
Eve helped me put the finishing touches on her birthday cake.
Eve waiting for Lex to hid the eggs outside. Not to complain about the weather, but 55° isn’t very warm if there’s no sun and lots of wind!
I love this girl!
We all had fun with ‘Fraidy Egg :)
While looking for eggs, Eve and I discovered a little bit of spring!!!
We came back inside to warm up and play some more. More company came and we began the official family party. :)
Lex got a 3D puzzle in his Easter basket this morning. It was a group effort, but we got it done. Lex put the final two pieces in and then ran around bragging like he solved the whole puzzle. :)
Time for presents!
Minnie Mouse love.
All decked out in jewels from Aunt Mandy. Eve wanted pizza for dinner, but due to the holiday none of the delivery places were open. Fortunately Mema thought of this ahead of time and bought frozen pizza from KAF. It was ok, but not as good as the fresh stuff.
An Easter basket cake
An Easter basket birthday cake!
Eve, a very happy six year old!
Aunt Katie gave Eve a big drawing pad and new markers. Eve promptly drew a picture of Katie on a horse. Then she wrote, “Dear Kadey. I love you. Love ges hoo.”
Easter prep
On Saturday we colored Easter Eggs. I bought two dozen and tried the bake method instead of boiling. It was so much easier! The kids quickly went through two dozen and requested more. Next year I’ll have to spring for three dozen!! :)
After lunch and a brief rest we headed to the skating rink to skate with the Easter Bunny! The kids were really hoping he knew how to skate, after our “Skate with Santa” experience in which Santa didn’t know how to skate! Fortunately the bunny did know how to skate, unfortunately he wasn’t terribly social with the kids. Oh well . We had fun anyway.
Skating with Grandpa Tom.
Testing out the new skills G’Tom taught her. Look at her go!
The kids all got a plastic egg with a candy inside. Eve’s egg also had a “grand prize winner” ticket. She won a pretty cool glow stick thing.
Lex was praticing his slalom skills around the cones.
Eve kept talking about how fast she was going, “the fastest person in here!” I was just happy that she was moving fast enough that I didn’t have to stop and wait for her, instead I could slowly roll along with her. :)
Eve and the Easter Bunny.
We got home around 4:30pm and by 5:30pm Eve was a ball of tears. She kept sobbing, “I don’t know why I’m crying.” Oh baby, I know why! I got her snuggled in bed eventually and then went to work with my late night plans…
Friday
On Friday Eve brought cupcakes to school to celebrate her birthday. Chocolate with pink peppermint frosting twirled on top and lots of pink and white sprinkles. Just as she requested!
After school they had their final swim lesson of the week. Mema and Grandpa Tom joined us for pizza dinner beforehand, then they came to watch the kids swim and jump off the diving board! Eve’s second time and Lex’s first. They were both SUPER excited!
I switched the camera settings between jumps. Afterwards I let them shower in the locker room (a treat!) and then we watched some college frisbee practice for awhile. A good night was had by all.
