Easter Weekend

The Friday before Easter, Ever and I went to Kristi and Lance Rondo's annual Easter egg hunt. This was the first year we were invited - I assume because we finally have a kid old enough to participate. Jim got a last-minute invitation to a Padres game, so we had to go without him. I was really awkward for a long while, standing around and mostly not talking to anyone. I wish I were more socially graceful sometimes.

They did an egg hunt in the front yard first. Each egg contained a single puzzle piece. The kids found the eggs and put the puzzle together while the men hid the candy eggs in the back. Ever was too small to participate in the puzzle portion, so we sat on the side and watched. She kept asking where the candy eggs were. We went to the backyard a little early, and Ever found a trike with which she was instantly obsessed. She tried to pick up a few eggs, and I told her to put them back; it wasn't time yet. Then eventually all the other kids came rushing out, and I told Ever it was time to find the eggs. She stood by her trike and looked a little stunned. I urged her to find eggs and put them in her bag, and then I watched from the sidelines. She picked up a couple eggs that were right next to her, shook them by her ear, and put them back down. I finally went over to her and said, "Ever, these are the candy eggs. You know these are the candy eggs, right?" Eventually she selected two eggs (not sure how she decided which were keepers), put them in her bag, brought her bag to me, and got back on her trike, where she remained for the rest of the evening. She rode backward and forward, up and down the asphalt as all the other kids rushed around searching for eggs.  I was pretty pumped we didn't come home with a bunch of candy.

Saturday night we went to dinner and a movie (Draft Day, which Jim and I enjoyed) with a new-ish couple in the ward, Haleigh and Alan Bruns. We totally forgot to put Dolly's Easter basket together before bed. Fortunately, Dolly woke up around 5:30 Sunday morning needing to go to the bathroom (the joys of potty training). I helped her, then made her get back in bed even though I knew she wouldn't go back to sleep. I went downstairs and threw her basket together. Candy, Play-Doh, and sidewalk chalk:

In honor of Easter, Jim had no meetings before or after church. It was nice to have him home all morning. We went on a little bike ride, and then Jim and Ever played with her new Play-Doh. Nails (Jim) and jewelry (Ever - necklace and bracelet):

Jim's the best dad.

Church meetings were nice. After church we went to Nanny and Papa Wilson's for Easter dinner and an egg hunt. Jeremy and Trisha and fam ended up having to go to her parents' house for Easter dinner, so they weren't there. It was Nanny and Papa, Ben and Mishelle, Zach, and Chrystal (Karen's niece) and fam. The Wilsons have been so nice to adopt us.

Egg hunt:

Ever and Mishelle

Chrystal's daughter Abby (I think) in the foreground

Tiny E