{ easter }

Despite a dreary Saturday, the weather took a turn for the better and it was a beautiful, sunny Easter Sunday. Hooray!

On our way over to the Christensen's for our Easter celebration, we took a pit stop to visit the giant bunny along Minnehaha Parkway. It is a tradition that the neighboring houses get the bunny dressed up for the holiday. She was looking quite nice in her Easter bonnet this year.

After filling up with some food and drinks......

And bunny cake.....

We headed out for the egg hunt. But first Oliver and Stella had to rouse Owen so he didn't miss out on any of the fun. It was not an easy task.

Anna and Lydia were the perfect helpers to make sure that no eggs were left behind.

But with a short attention span, it didn't take Stella long to retreat to a hiding place to check out her stash (notice the chipmunk cheeks are full already).

Oliver wasn't too far behind in catching on.

We talked them out of hiding and into the front yard for some more egg hunting.

And picture posing.

Aunt Elizabeth put her teaching skills to the test and taught Stella how to write her name. We've already asked for early applications to Harvard.

Oliver and Stella walked away with quite the Easter baskets full of goodies. Mostly fish crackers, bunny grahams, pretzels, bubbles, and stickers. I know, I'm a mean mom that doesn't give them chocolate yet.

But the biggest hit......Little People!