Easter Weekend

Punky and Buddy went all out celebrating Easter this year.  They had four egg hunts, saw two Easter bunnies and got five pounds of candy (each) (I swear!).  This post is going to be very photo-heavy! 

The festivities began  on Thursday night when we dyed eggs after Daddy got home from work. 

On Friday morning we attended a local "Eggstravanganza" party with our friends and some neighbors.  The party was held at a park and had lots of fun activities for the kids like playing games, making crafts, petting real bunnies, and face painting.  There was also a scavenger hunt and an egg hunt.  Punky said her favorite part was going on the scavenger hunt with our neighbor, Caden.  Buddy's favorite part had to be petting the bunnies.  My favorite part was the face painting.  So cute!

  
 On Saturday, we were at Grandma and Grandpa's farm in SD.  We spent the morning staying busy outside. 

 Punky took a ride on the three-wheeler, while Buddy opted for a little slower pace.

We tested out the new rope swing.

And flew Punky's new kite.

 But, both kids were happiest sitting in the garden with an empty bucket and a shovel. 

Punky, Grandma and I went to an Easter egg hunt in town that afternoon while Buddy took a nap.  It was very small town, but she did a good job grabbing lots of eggs filled with candy.  We were so proud of Punky for sharing her eggs with some of the smaller kids who didn't get many eggs AND some big kids who missed the announcement for their age group.

She wasn't quite so sure about this Easter Bunny.

 That evening, my aunts, uncles, and cousins gathered for dinner.  It was a nice night as we haven't seen many of them in a long time.  It was the first time most of them had met Buddy.  Punky had a great supper of ham and cheesy potatoes candy. 

We did a little egg hunt and my aunt gave each of the kids a chocolate bunny that almost as tall as Buddy...  I don't know how we are ever going to eat TWO of those bunnies.

On Sunday, the kids found their Easter baskets in the morning before church.  Two hours later (a.k.a. after church), we ate brunch and relaxed a bit.  While we were watching TV, Derek saw the Easter Bunny hopping through the woods.  Punky then discovered he had left more eggs in the yard!

We had a very fun weekend celebrating Easter with our family!  Punky and Buddy were very spoiled.  Which is good for me since the kids ended up with so much candy.  I will not feel one bit guilty sneaking a piece or two of chocolate every now and then.