The Saturday before Easter, our Primary did an Easter egg hunt and a celebration at the park. The weather turned out to be perfect and we had a great time. We started out by decorating bags for the egg hunt at the end of the day.
Even thought the Primary did an excellent job of planning fun games, once Ethan saw this cat roaming around the park he was fixated on it!
He did eventually get into the parachute games...
But really preferred to just sit and play on it when everyone was done!
On the hunt for eggs! He wasn't all that into it, but I did manage to help him find one or two before he got too distracted.
Checking out what the egg holds inside
Tristan had to work on Easter Sunday, so we decided to have our Easter dinner a week early. I spent Sunday morning prepping dinner so that it was mostly ready when we got home from church on Sunday afternoon.
I made a carrot cake (Tristan's favorite) and Ethan really wanted to be in the kitchen with me. So, instead of fighting it, we rolled with it. I got him his own bowl, put a little water in it and let him mix away! The funny part was when he started pulling the carrot peelings out of the sink and adding them to his bowl...smart kid! He already knows that in order to make a great cake you've got to have more than water!
Ethan helping me on Sunday morning while I prepare the food for our Easter dinner
Ethan, all dressed up for Easter Sunday
Here I am, cooking our Easter dinner!
So for some reason, we decided that dying Easter eggs with a 1 1/2 year was a good idea. The Monday before Easter, we set out on our mission. Needless to say, Ethan didn't quite understand the concept and just put all the eggs in all at once. I don't even think Tristan and I got to do one! He just liked dumping them in...whatever makes him happy!
After all the dumping was done, he decided to get comfortable and wait for the outcome
As expected, we dyed the toddler and not just the eggs!
The inevitable spill! I'm just glad we only had one and that it was at the end!
For some reason that night he decided to build a fort under his high chair. He kept pulling blanket after blanket and even newspapers under the high chair and would hide out under it! What a silly kid!
The end result!!! You can see how Ethan's technique worked out on a few of those eggs!
Tristan wasn't home on the actual day of Easter, but Ethan still had lots of surprises waiting for him that day!
The Easter Bunny came!
I love how his hands are folded as he discovers his basket and walks over to it!
Checking out his puzzle
Peeking into his Easter basket to see what's inside...
Trying out the jelly beans...he enjoyed them a lot!!
After practicing putting coins in his piggy bank from his Grandpa and Grandma, he decided to put jellybeans into his truck!
He had lots of fun before church playing with his surprises. We did do an egg hunt later that afternoon, but I was too busy helping him open eggs to take any pictures. Overall, he still wasn't that into it. Maybe next year! I am grateful to have the opportunity to make memories as a family surrounding holidays, but even more grateful for the atonement and resurrection of our Savior, Jesus Christ. Happy Easter!!
