Easter . . . a little late

We had a great Easter and spring break. The Easter bunny found our house a week early and brought some great treats and summer toys. Which mom almost ruined, the story to be continued below. And we were also able to fly home to Utah and spend time with family. We were so excited to be there for sweet baby Ella's blessing. Which I am very upset I didn't get one picture of her looking so precious in her blessing dress. We were able to attend Grandma and Grandpa Mouritsen's Easter Egg hunt which was a hit. And to finish it off we celebrated Gabe, Grandpa Kenny's and aunt Hayley's birthdays. We had so much fun and returned home exhausted.

Everyone dressed in their new Easter outfits. We couldn't keep them still long enough to get a good picture. But I have to say Sadie's skirt was pretty sweet.

Enjoying the Easter Bunny's goods. Yeah CANDY!!

We were so excited to see our cousins from Wisconsin.

Sadie holding baby Ella. As you can see Sadie just adores her. Ella doesn't quit feel the same.

The Birthday kids!

Okay. I was debating whether to share this story to our followers. For those who haven't yet realized that I've totally lost my mind you now will. So that sneaky little Easter bunny (me) likes to hide the kids surprises around the house and gives them clues to find them. So the night before I decided the oven would be a great hiding spot. Nice and roomy. Well, the next morning I was making some sticky buns and decided I should start pre heating the oven while the kids were finding their clues so it would be ready when they were done. So I turn the oven on, no big deal. Well, a few minutes later I start smelling an odd smell, it was almost like plastic melting. Still nothing clicked. But then Noah was reading his last clue and finally everything clicked. Yes, I was melting Noah's Easter surprises. I ran to the oven hoping that the tennis racket, crocs, and other items would not be totally ruined. Lucky enough only the sand shovel was destroyed. I think the Easter Bunny learned a very important lesson. Never have the end surprise be hidden in the oven.

This has nothing to do with Easter but I thought it was a lot of fun. For teacher appreciation week I made this poster for Noah's teacher Mrs. Wilde. Since her name is Mrs. Wilde I thought it would be fun to base it on the famous book "The Wild Things." (Let me just add as her proud husband that the poster was a HUGE hit! All the parents were amazed and Mrs. Wilde couldn't stop talking about it. It was another reminder of what a talented teacher Meghan is and was and how much she sacrificed for our family.)

Here Noah is as a Wild Thing