Easter 2014

I love hiding eggs the night before for the girls.  We have a tradition where we put the kid's baskets with empty eggs by the TV stand and the big white fluffy bunny comes while we are sleeping to fill the eggs and hide them and then fill our Easter baskets (sometimes those get hidden too...not this year though).  Also we like to put out some carrots and ranch in case he gets a little hungry and needs a snack (sadly we forgot to do this this year...always next year)

Of course the girls went to bed later than normal and even though their poor tired mama didn't sleep well they ignore that and wake up earlier than normal...(maybe when holidays come around they will learn to 

sleep in).

Adey's favorite was her scooter/helmet and Paisley's favorite was her bubbles...overall the bunny did well!

Next was the egg hunt which the girls did pretty well...This was Paisley's first.  With a little coaching she found some eggs and the girls shared the treats from the eggs (sometimes i do non-candy, sometimes i do money...this year i just did chocolate...next year I will try something different).

While we waited for Nate to come we talked with Grampy (my dad) who was visiting my Nana (his mom).  Then we skyped with Nonni (my mom who was alone since my dad was with his mom).  Once he got here we went on our first of two walks today enjoying the beautiful springy Easter weather and so Adey could try out her scooter.  The girls picked up flowers along the way

  When we got home the girls ate some lunch and Paisley was supposed to take a nap but decided to play in her crib instead and Adey had some quiet time.  Once I decided to finally get Paisley up we colored some Easter eggs while we waited for dinner to finish:

We had a nice dinner once it was ready (ham, salad, okra, home made wheat bread, corn on the cob, watermelon, and sparkling cider...oh so yummy...perfect spring type meal).  Then we went on another walk..this time a little shorter and then we played at the park and in the grass (i got asked if I was a cheerleader because i was doing cartwheels with Adey...I hope I continue to have great health and look this young as I continue to age):

 

When we got home we rolled out our cookies and use the cookie cutters to make some spring cookies of flowers, eggs, bunnies, and butterflies (my mom got us this cute cookie cutters i think last year on clearance after the holiday):

Then I had the girls take a bath but Adey wanted to help make the frosting so it was a quick to the point bath and they both played for a few then got out and got ready for bed.  Then we made the icing and iced our cookies:

Overall it was a fun filled day of family time while making memories!  These are the best days of our lives!

Adey ER visit

So a few weeks ago Adey was running with a ball and tripped over the ball and hit the back of her head on the concrete.  It was quite traumatizing for my little 4 year old but she was so brave.  She kept getting sleepy and not acting like her self so I called her doctors office and spoke with the nurse who we went through basic symptoms and afterwards told me I should take her up to Primary Children's Hospital to be examined.  So I took her up and when I was checking her in they noticed her nose was swelling and draining (I was so panicked because they mentioned  she could be leaking spinal fluid so they took us back immediately for some blood work and x-rays).  She didn't cry at all and even had to wear this uncomfortable neck brace.  She got a yummy slushy when they ruled out she wasn't leaking fluid...boils down to it she just had a concussion and that she should take it easy for a few days.  Much easier said then done to tell a 4 yr old to be calm and watch movies and no jumping, bike riding, being super active...YEA RIGHT!  just glad she was alright and nothing to major.