Easter!

Betsy is now at an age where she gets very, very excited about fun (!) and magical animals that bring her gifts overnight. And, we have moved far, far away from everyone we know and love (except for our dear friend Kathleen). That means Easter was a great opportunity for the Easter Bunny to show her the love. Woot woot!

Thursday night has turned into our traditional weekly dinner with Kathleen, or Kath-ah-leen, as Betsy calls her. So, we decided to color eggs on Thursday so Kathleen could join us. It never hurts to have a two year old around to justify our childhood indulgences.


Between 3 adults and 1 child, we colored twenty four eggs. We colored the eggs outside. This provided us with a great opportunity to experiment with the camera. When we bought the camera, we bought at 50mm lens, which we've found to be super great for these kinds of shots.

At Kathleen's suggestion, we put some of our dye in a muffin tin. This was both adorable, and a great way to color the eggs.










Betsy took the coloring very seriously.

So did Jeff.

Sunday morning Betsy awoke to discover the Easter Bunny had come! Yay!

In addition to her rather practical Easter basket gifts (big girl hair brush, pony tail holders, Boo-Boo bunny), she received her first Chocolate Easter Bunny!





Betsy also received her first cash from Grandma and Grandpa. She immediately said "My money! Mine!" Oh boy, oh boy...we are in for some trouble.

Sunday we had brunch at a great place down the street with Kathleen. Apparently, Betsy could have came in her pajamas. But what fun is that? It's Easter. One must have an Easter dress! How else does on justify a Bloody Mary bar before noon? And yes, that is bacon. I should note, I did display some self-control.

The Easter Bunny was large and in-charge, which made Betsy very happy, and a little timid. She did wave and stare in disbelief as he very casually walked around the restaurant. Unfortunately she was not interested in getting close enough to him to take a picture. She did watch him adoringly from afar.

After brunch, we all went outside for to the patio to hang out and grab a few photos. Betsy was mesmerized by the fire.





She was, however, not so mesmerized by the idea of a family photo. Sigh.















While Betsy took a well earned nap, Jeff and I were busy preparing some provisions for the big Easter Egg hunt. Jeff made deviled eggs, I made kale chips. One was more of a hit than the other...

That's right! Kale chips are super delish!

The Big Hunt!