Our Easter

Happy Easter! We've been partying since Thursday. It's been one fun weekend.

Thursday afternoon we hung out down at Grandpa and Grandma Olsen's house with all the cousins.

THURSDAYWhen we got to my parents my dad was mowing the lawn. Kole and Jaxson gave each other big hugs then stood and watched what Grandpa was doing. As soon as Grandpa was done he just had to give his little fans a ride. These two boys love Grandpa and the "toys" Grandpa has at his house. Lucky for them Grandpa is always willing to give rides.
Jaxson hanging out with the big boys. He really felt like one of them.

My assignment for our Friday Easter picnic was the annual chocolate cupcakes with jelly beans. Brett and Jaxson helped clean the beaters after I was done mixing the cupcakes.

Friday Grandma and Grandpa had their annual egg hunt and picnic. They hide 12 plastic eggs with chocolate for each child in their yard and after you've found your 12 eggs with your initial Grandma then trades them for really fun prizes. On Friday we also had a yummy picnic, hiked our usual Easter hill (I got to carry my sleeping 20 pounder--what a workout), had Slurpee's thanks to Uncle Greg, watched the older cousins put on a play of Cinderella, rode the Honda over and over thanks to a nice grandpa, played outside till the sun went down, ate dinner together, watched the older kids put on another play-the Nutcracker, watched Gracie pull out her FIRST tooth (so exciting) and if the day wasn't amazing enough we ended it with JAXSON WALKING! That's right our little boy is WALKING and he did it when he could show off in front of his cousins!=) Friday was one of those days that you just wish could last forever.

Let the egg hunt begin!

Lexie helping Jaxson find his eggs

Brianna, Gracie and Jaxson

Jaxson with his eggs!
Jaxson and Dylan
Buddies!

Playing with their bubble wands
One of many Honda rides. We usually had the wagon attached so that everyone had a place they were just getting ready to go get the wagon.
Jaxson with Gracie's cute toothless smile! It was so fun to be there when she lost her first tooth.


SATURDAY

Saturday I had to work at the Galleries but we did manage to go to Brett's cousin's house for an Easter party during my lunch hour. When I was done with work and after dinner we dyed Easter eggs for the Easter bunny to hide in the morning.

Ready to dye eggs

All done and Jaxson only dropped and cracked one.=)

SUNDAY

Jaxson finding his Easter basket.
Finding eggs that the Easter bunny hid.

Jaxson enjoyed being able to finally hold the eggs and after holding it for a few seconds he would throw them--such a boy.
We gave Jaxson this "Honda" for Easter. He went nuts and hasn't stopped playing with it.

Easter outfit. Sadly we ran out of time to get pictures before church so we had to settle for this after church because all of you who take your children to a 3 hour church know that by the end of church you and your child have had it and you just have to compromise when it comes to things like this. =)

SUNDAY-EASTER DINNER AT GRANDMA AND GRANDPA ERICKSON'S

Jaxson and Kaysia.

RyLee and Jaxson

Kylen, Kaysia, Jaxson and RyLee