Easter Weekend

We had an Easter weekend full of fun. I happened to be off Thursday and Friday and Elle was out of school Friday; her spring break was the week after Easter so she started the weekend FULL of excitement that she had a long break from school.

She decided to write a quick note to the Easter Bunny.

"Easter Bunny, I like singing, dolls, cats"

she just wanted to make sure he was aware what some of her favorite things are. :)

We decided to kick off Spring Break with a movie on Thursday. We saw Sherlock Gnomes and I'm not sure if the kids liked the movie or their slushies and popcorn more.

Friday we did a Costco run and Ollie immediately was drawn to this Toy Story book.

#woodyandbuzzforever

and little missy was in the backseat "talking" on her phone (an old iPod mini). 

Friday night we made Resurrection Rolls and Elle actually took the lead and made them almost completely by herself.

This is one of my favorite Easter traditions and it doesn't hurt that they are DELICIOUS.

Next we dyed Easter eggs. 

Then it was bathtime and the movie Hop.

Saturday is usually when we try to hit an egg hunt before Easter but it was a really rainy day so we headed to Schnucks to grocery shop, see the bunny and egg hunt all in one stop.

The kids we so so SO excited when we spotted the Easter Bunny. Even after they took a picture with him and we were walking around shopping Elle kept yelling out to him.

We stopped for some face painting.

And found out Ollie was deathly afraid to have his face painted.

Then the kids did a quick little egg hunt.

A whole lot of Easter fun and groceries in one location in about an hours time. :)

That night we got all ready for the Easter Bunny's visit by setting out lots of carrots and going to bed early.

The bunny didn't disappoint!

Two very excited babes in the morning!

Elle was most excited about her new Baby Alive doll, Cara and Ollie was most into his Buzz Lightyear fishing pole.

Elle and baby Cara.

Second to the fishing pole were the suckers. Ollie was pretty pumped about those. :)

They went on a slow relaxed egg hunt around the house (Hylton babies don't hurry). 

Then we got ready for church. :)

We sat in the balcony and Ollie and Eric didn't make it all the way through before Oliver had to be escorted to the car. So it was just me, Sissy and Cara at the end of mass. 

After church we headed to Eric's aunts house for lunch then back home for just a bit before heading to my parents house. Easter this year fell on April 1st and Elle had been talking about playing a prank on Eric for weeks. We decided to make a very special beer for him, I can't remember exactly but I know chocolate syrup was involved among other things.

I love this picture. Eric had just played along and taken a drink, Elle is SO pleased with herself and Ollie is using snapchat filters on Eric's phone.

Next stop, Mulligan Easter!

Mom, Paige and Paddy!

We had dinner and then it was time for the egg hunt.

Since the weather was still nothing like Spring (it was snowing!!) we headed to the basement to egg hunt.

MawMaw and PawPaw with their grand babies.

The kids hunted eggs, opened their Easter baskets, we had dessert and just watched the kids run around and play. 

As we were leaving the grass was covered with fresh snow and I told Elle and Ollie they could make a snow angel if they wanted to...neither one took me up on my offer. BUT the Voss boys did and Mary and Nick definitely didn't love me for giving them the idea. :) But how often are you able to play in the snow on Easter.