{"id":10277,"date":"2013-03-31T19:55:57","date_gmt":"2013-04-01T00:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/?p=10277"},"modified":"2013-03-31T19:55:57","modified_gmt":"2013-04-01T00:55:57","slug":"easter-prep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/?p=10277","title":{"rendered":"Easter prep"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday we colored Easter Eggs.  I bought two dozen and tried the <a href=\"http:\/\/altonbrown.com\/baked-eggs\/\">bake method<\/a> instead of boiling.  It was so much easier!  The kids quickly went through two dozen and requested more.  Next year I&#8217;ll have to spring for three dozen!!  :)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_8165.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_8165-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8165\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_8165-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_8165-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_8165-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_8168.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_8168-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8168\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_8168-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_8168-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_8168-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>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 &#8220;Skate with Santa&#8221; experience in which Santa didn&#8217;t know how to skate!  Fortunately the bunny did know how to skate, unfortunately he wasn&#8217;t terribly social with the kids.  Oh well . We had fun anyway.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10280\" style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_8170.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10280\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_8170-375x500.jpg\" alt=\"Skating with Grandpa Tom.  \" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_8170-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_8170-769x1024.jpg 769w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_8170-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_8170.jpg 1540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10280\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Skating with Grandpa Tom.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10281\" style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_8173.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10281\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_8173-375x500.jpg\" alt=\"Testing out the new skills G&#039;Tom taught her.  Look at her go!\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_8173-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_8173-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_8173-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10281\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Testing out the new skills G&#8217;Tom taught her.  Look at her go!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10282\" style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_8174-e1364777387190.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10282\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_8174-e1364777387190-375x500.jpg\" alt=\"The kids all got a plastic egg with a candy inside.  Eve&#039;s egg also had a &quot;grand prize winner&quot; ticket.  She won a pretty cool glow stick thing.  \" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_8174-e1364777387190-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_8174-e1364777387190-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10282\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The kids all got a plastic egg with a candy inside.  Eve&#8217;s egg also had a &#8220;grand prize winner&#8221; ticket.  She won a pretty cool glow stick thing.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10283\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_8175.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10283\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_8175-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Lex was praticing his slalom skills around the cones.\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_8175-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_8175-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_8175-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10283\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lex was praticing his slalom skills around the cones.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10284\" style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_8176-e1364777551996.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10284\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_8176-e1364777551996-375x500.jpg\" alt=\"Eve kept talking about how fast she was going, &quot;the fastest person in here!&quot;  I was just happy that she was moving fast enough that I didn&#039;t have to stop and wait for her, instead I could slowly roll along with her.  :)\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_8176-e1364777551996-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_8176-e1364777551996-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10284\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eve kept talking about how fast she was going, &#8220;the fastest person in here!&#8221;  I was just happy that she was moving fast enough that I didn&#8217;t have to stop and wait for her, instead I could slowly roll along with her.  :)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10285\" style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_8177-e1364777629692.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10285\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_8177-e1364777629692-375x500.jpg\" alt=\"Eve and the Easter Bunny.  \" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_8177-e1364777629692-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_8177-e1364777629692-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10285\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eve and the Easter Bunny.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We got home around 4:30pm and by 5:30pm Eve was a ball of tears.  She kept sobbing, &#8220;I don&#8217;t know why I&#8217;m crying.&#8221;  Oh baby, I know why!  I got her snuggled in bed eventually and then went to work with my l<a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/XgIg_frPca\/\" title=\"Link to Instagram picture of Easter baskets and birthday presents\">ate night plans<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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