Happy Easter....a little late!

I loved Easter as a child but I look forward to it even more now that we have two little boys to share it with. I love to see their excitement and I'm not sure who enjoys the activities more, me or the kids!!

My parents came over Saturday and colored eggs with us. Owen was pretty into the whole process this year. He loved to color "O for Owen"on them before he put them in the dye.

Sam just wanted to squeeze the eggs and make a mess. That's our Sam for you!

I inherited my enthusiasm for Easter from my mom. I think she was excited to buy the grand kids their Easter outfits long before they were born. We go every year and have our grown-up "egg hunt" attempting to find something similar for both of my boys! Thanks Mom & Dad!

Owen was pretty proud of the haul he made at the egg hunt. He even shared his loot with Sam who was happy just to have two plastic eggs to bang together!My Grandma was able to be with us for Easter dinner. She has Alzheimer's and we were so grateful that she was surprisingly cognizant the whole afternoon. She remembered my boys and did so well with all the chaos that in sues with all of us around on holidays. I am so glad that we got to spend time with her on one of her "good days." She walked up and down the hall with Sam and helped Owen with what Grandmas do best- sugaring them up!

Okay so there is a story about this picture of my mom. As my cousins would agree, part of my mom's living legacy is the instruction of painting your lips with Robin Eggs. She does this every time she eats them and probably will until the end of her days. Now, to Brad's dismay, this festive practice has been passed to our sons!

We had a wonderful Easter and put our boys to bed in a sugar induced coma Sunday night. We woke to the awful noise of Owen short of breath and coughing with croup. We finally got him back to bed and he woke up a short time later coughing so hard that we heard the worst possible noise a child can make in the middle of the night and he promptly lost his hard earned candy all over our bed. It still amazes me that kids will run past a bathroom just to bring it directly to you! We took him to the doctor Monday morning and it turns out that it is just a cold and his asthma rearing it's ugly head again. It has been a long few days around here, hence the delay in my posting. I think we have rounded the corner at this point. Having kids around definitely livens things up a bit!