Easter Egg Hunts!

We started Easter Weekend with an Easter Egg hunt over at the Bergesons. Nate and Jess Dolan and their kids were in town (Nate is one of Gavin's very best friends from high school), and we were lucky enough to attend a small Easter Egg Hunt over there on Friday night. It was spectacular (as was dinner, thanks Heather) and the kids had a ball. After the announcement was made that the Easter Bunny had been by, the kids looked at all the loot on the lawn and waited in anticipation until they were released for the hunt.

Bella and Riley were thrilled with their Easter Egg Hunt haul.

This is a picture of J.J. Dolan, his best-cousin Riley, and Max, striking young men, aren't they?

On Saturday Grandma Barbi joined us for the annual Easter Egg Hung at the Club. The kids had a blast riding the ponies, saying "hi" to the Easter Bunny and finding LOTS of eggs. We got a great family picture as well - with the empty swimming pool for our lovely background. It really was a fun day for the kids.

Max and Bella took a great picture with the Easter Bunny. This is the first year Bella has let the Easter Bunny or any other character in costume near her. This may be attributable to her recent realization that the Easter Bunny is "really just some person with a costume on, he's not real." When I asked her how she knew this, she looked at me with an exasperated expression (she can do exasperated VERY well), and said, "because, MOM, there is a zipper or a button on the back of EVERY Easter Bunny - that means it's only a costume." I then asked her about Santa, and she said, that he was TOTALLY real, he just wears funny cltohes.

And the girls and I went on a lovely horse and buggie ride.

While Max took a spin on the pony - Bella enjoyed a pony ride as well.

Here are McKenna (Nate and Jessica Dolan's little girl) with Bella and Max.
And Max and Bella with their Grandma Barbi, who is so loved by them both.