Easter/Birthday 2019

When the birthday falls on the same day as Easter, the weekend is a bit chaotic! BUT, last weekend was fun, and there's no place that we'd rather be on a beautiful spring weekend. After G and I boiled the eggs, we decorated them as a family. Scott and Ava get points for creativity while G and I had fun with stickers

Ava was horrified when Scott insisted on dipping the egg in all the colors of dye! I love her face in these pics!

G: the yellow and green in the top row

Scott: the weird face in the top row and the one that looks like an olive

Ava: the blue in the middle row and the light purple one in the bottom row with the granny face

Dee: the purple and light yellow in the bottom row

Ava, G and I then tackled making my birthday cake...this is a bunny cake that my mom has made for many years, and we thought it would be fun to use it for my birthday/Easter cake this year!

Creativity with candles: #43!

My parents came over for Easter/birthday dinner and we had a grand time eating, chatting, and enjoying the warm weather on the deck - before the bugs make an appearance this summer!

And let's not forget the egg hunt and the Easter baskets in the morning - fun! Along with the candy in the eggs, the kids each got random coupons they can use...things like, "choose a new toy", "choose the restaurant for dinner", and "have a friend over for a sleepover". They were both really excited that the Easter Bunny added those to the mix!

We've been pretty busy, so here are some random photos from the past week...

G loves his train!

This is the view from my cafeteria at work - so pretty!

We had a bonfire last weekend - first one of the season!

I love this comparison picture so much...look at how much he has grown!

On Friday night, while Scott was working, the kids and I decided it was time to expand beyond the DC Extended Universe, and are now tackling some Marvel movies. We watched Iron Man for the 1st time, and now we're all really excited to see what happens next! Ava was very reluctant to watch it and by the end she couldn't wait to see the next movie in line...The Incredible Hulk, we're coming for you!

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