Saturday we started off with the Easter egg hunt at Mamaw and Papaw's church. There were lots of crafts and then you hunted for Eggs. They had this really cool skit afterwards that if you found a white egg you got to be a part of which Sophie did. Each egg has a symbol in it that helped tell the story of Easter. Really cool.
After the hunt we headed out for lunch and then back to the house where Sophie found her little table and chairs for the porch that Mamaw and Papaw got her. She also found a few other goodies. Her favorite seems to be the sandbox and the little mermaid bathtub toys. She played outside for over five hours with all of us. We got her a trike for Easter and a helmet. She loved it and immediately wanted to hop on..unfortunately her legs are just a smidge to short...so we are working on fixing that.
We also spent about 30 minutes dying easter eggs which seemed to be quite the hit and left both of us with stained fingers and hands :)
Sunday morning the Easter bunny had come and she got lots of goodies from him. She really likes her soccer ball and her Princess Rapunzel doll and matching dress. We hurried to get ready for church and pack up the car so right after church we could dart down to Aunt Becky and Uncle Eric's to spend the day.
This Sunday was rare because she actually sat through a whole church service and played with her new stickers and little mermaid figurines.
We departed from church and headed South. When we got there the boys were excited to show us their new little trampoline the Easter Bunny had brought them. Then we had some lunch and exchanged gifts between the kids. Sophie got a little toaster, her first necklace, and a dancing bunny from Grammy and Poppy. She also got a cute Owl lunch box, some new crayons, a few books, and a cool crayon holder from Aunt Becky, Uncle Eric and the boys.
The guys took the kids to the basement while Becky and I hid 42 easter eggs across the backyard. The kids made a mad dash to find the eggs and came up with all 42..Sophie stopped at 9 and decided to play in the sandbox and slide. The boys found the rest...they had a blast playing outside the rest of the afternoon and then about 3:00 I found myself rocking a two year old to sleep because she had just exhausted herself with all the fun she'd had over 48 hours.
The weekend was a success..beautiful weather...lots of chocolate...lots of sunshine...and a great time spent with both sides of the family. We are truly blessed!
