Easter

Wow, what a difference a year makes! Last year Easter wasn't much of a to-do around our house. This year, Reese had a hay-day!

When Reese woke up she immediately checked our her Easter basket courtesy of the Easter bunny. It had a few candy eggs as well as a pinwheel, harmonica, and mini train car. The harmonica was a hit as soon as she figured out how to blow on it, and the "choo-choo" has already covered most of the terrain in our hallway.

Once her basket was empty, Reese went on her first egg hunt. Due to morning rains, the Easter bunny hid all the eggs inside. With only a few hints, she successfully found all 16 eggs. Since we used real hard boiled eggs (which she had helped color the day before), her Easter basket was dragging on the floor by the end of the hunt, but she refused to let Mommy or Daddy help carry it. Due to the popularity of the hunt, Reese has had several repeat performances where Mommy and Daddy have hidden plastic eggs around the house for her to find. This may be the Easter activity that keeps on giving for awhile. Below is some footage from her hunt. It may be hard to understand,but as she's finding the eggs she's yelling things like, "I found 'em!" "I get it!" and "I see it!"

Reese got dressed in her Easter dress and hat for a visit from the Baileys and Gabriels in the afternoon. Grandma and Grandpa Bailey brought Reese an Easter basket with snacks as well as beads for stringing AND a picnic table. Daddy assembled the table and it has become activity central for Reese. She loves to sit at it and color or do other projects, and it's the perfect height for her to get in and out of by herself. Eventually, it may go outside, but we're definitely waiting out oak pollen season before making any decisions. Aunt Kate and Uncle Richard also brought Reese an Easter basket that was filled with snacks and arts and crafts supplies--including 300+ Easter stickers.

What a fun day!

Grandma and Grandpa Righter had to reschedule their Easter visit for next weekend, and I'm sure the fun will begin again when they arrive!