Our Easter Weekend

To start our Easter weekend, Derek, Karis and I decorated a few eggs on Saturday morning.  When Makena woke up from her morning nap, the girls did their first Easter egg hunt (last Easter, Makena was just born and we didn't do anything for Easter).  

Makena didn't really get what was going on.  I helped her find two eggs and Karis rapidly swept up the rest.  She even snatched one out of Makena's basket.  Rude.  

A serious egg finder:

Discovering what was inside the eggs (either Capt'n Crunch cereal, jelly beans or M&Ms):

Karis popped open those eggs so fast we could only hold her back from eating three of them.  She's never been given so much sugar before!

The girls also found two singing Easter bunnies that Nana had brought with her on her last visit.  The girls loved watching them sing and move.

Dressed up and ready to go to church on Sunday morning:

For our church Easter celebration, we had egg hunts, cookie decorating, bounce houses, shaved ice, and photo booths.  Despite the rain at one point, we had a great time enjoying the day with our church family.

Makena in her Easter outfit:

Derek had the following Monday and Tuesday off.  It was great to have family time together since Derek was at church for most of the day on Sunday.  On Monday morning, Derek and Karis went on their first hike together.  They had a great time and I'm sure there will be more hikes in the future.

In the evening, we went to my sister's for our Easter dinner together (Derek was too pooped on Sunday night so we postponed it one day).  Julie always makes a great meal and Karis loves to play with her cousins.  I love how they look out for her and play with her.

On Tuesday, we took the kids to the petting zoo.  Makena loved feeding the animals.  She used to try to eat the lettuce and carrots, but this time she gave it to the animals and enjoyed watching them.

 

Karis giving a thumbs up to the little train ride:

Three-week old goats!

It was quiet at the zoo so Karis got a lot of attention from the goats.  Their aggressiveness was a little too much for her!

After dinner we went to Dairy Queen and Karis got her first ice cream cone.  She enjoyed every bit of it!  We walked around afterwards and enjoyed the warm evening.  Karis was a bit out of sorts from a poor nap and a massive sugar high.  She was so upset that we were going home (yet she wanted to go home to get Fluffy).  To avoid a major meltdown, I told her I would take her to Trader Joe's since I needed to pick up a couple things anyways.  I thought that would make her happy, but she was then upset that Daddy and sister weren't going. I guess she was really enjoying the family time!  We all made a trip to Trader Joe's and then it was time for bed!