We kicked off Easter on Thursday night with an egg decorating party with Oma, Opa and Tante Renate who was visiting from Denver. Oma was right there guiding Madison through the whole process... it was so cute. Madison took the whole project very seriously and loved mixing all the colors together.
On Saturday... we continued the Easter celebrations by joining the Brinkers and Grammy and Poppo for an easter egg hunt in Pleasant Hill. It was such a great time... topped off by a visit from the Easter Bunny!!
This was Jack's first egg hunt so at first he wasn't quite sure what all the fuss was about but when he discovered it was an open field to run and that the eggs had treats in them.. it was game on!
Madison was such a great big sister helping him collect the eggs in his basket.. but making sure she took the treats out first.
It was fun to see what a difference a year makes... Madison was definitely into it this year... along with the hundreds of other zero to three year olds at this hunt. It was a wonderful morning and thank you to the Brinkers for hosting us... we will definitely be making this one a tradition.
This was the sight Madison and Jack woke up to on Easter morning... we were so excited to show them their baskets... little did we know Madison had already discovered the baskets and carefully unwrapped the chocolate bunny and took a bite of his ears. For the first few minutes Mark and I were perplexed and pointed the finger at each other but soon enough Madison came clean, "Mom, I woke up and came right to the kitchen, I bite the chocolate bunny's ears, and then I took off my diaper". How can you argue with that honesty?
Jack in the corner... discovering his first piece of chocolate.
Sunday we went to mass at St. Agnes and came back to our house with Oma and Opa for brunch. Opa is known for his scrambled eggs... and this year he had an apprentice in training.
On Saturday... we continued the Easter celebrations by joining the Brinkers and Grammy and Poppo for an easter egg hunt in Pleasant Hill. It was such a great time... topped off by a visit from the Easter Bunny!! 
This was Jack's first egg hunt so at first he wasn't quite sure what all the fuss was about but when he discovered it was an open field to run and that the eggs had treats in them.. it was game on!
Madison was such a great big sister helping him collect the eggs in his basket.. but making sure she took the treats out first.
It was fun to see what a difference a year makes... Madison was definitely into it this year... along with the hundreds of other zero to three year olds at this hunt. It was a wonderful morning and thank you to the Brinkers for hosting us... we will definitely be making this one a tradition.
This was the sight Madison and Jack woke up to on Easter morning... we were so excited to show them their baskets... little did we know Madison had already discovered the baskets and carefully unwrapped the chocolate bunny and took a bite of his ears. For the first few minutes Mark and I were perplexed and pointed the finger at each other but soon enough Madison came clean, "Mom, I woke up and came right to the kitchen, I bite the chocolate bunny's ears, and then I took off my diaper". How can you argue with that honesty?
Jack in the corner... discovering his first piece of chocolate.
Sunday we went to mass at St. Agnes and came back to our house with Oma and Opa for brunch. Opa is known for his scrambled eggs... and this year he had an apprentice in training.
