Easter Festivities and Other Cuteness

I think it's a rule that all kids must discover the joys of playing under tables. I know I did as a kid. Brie is no exception.

Chels wanted me to take her picture, and made this face. What a goof.

The kid version of reading on the potty.

Watercolor painting is fabulous! I'm shocked and amazed at how easily Chelsea took to using her paints. Though it did surprise her initially when she rubbed her dry brush on the dry paint and then it didn't leave any color on the page! She allowed me to teach her the trick to water colors and she's loved it ever since!

Now on to some Easter fun times. We went to the zoo for an egg hunt. Brie would not walk on the sidewalk. She would only walk on this little strip between the sidewalk and fence.

It wasn't always easy to stay only on that small space, but she did it.

They divided up the kids by age groups. Brie had a good old time finding her eggs.

Chelsea had to wait till her age group had their hunt. She sadly waited, watching Brie do her hunt first.

They held the kids off the field until the whistle sounded.

Waiting in anticipation for the whistle. Still no voluntary smiles, just goofy faces in my general direction.

Showing her loot. They had a six egg limit. Certain eggs had prizes in them, and if you got other certain eggs they were redeemable for prizes at the counter. No special eggs for us, but it wasn't a big deal. She had fun running out there.

Here is where you turn your eggs in and exchange it for a bag of goodies. I kind of like that they do it that way. Rather than stuffing each egg, they make sure each kid gets a fair amount of loot. Plus bottles of bubbles don't fit in little Easter eggs.

Peek! Mommy sneaks into the shot.

This video is what Brie looked like after looking at the lions. The lady lion was upset by the hundreds (maybe thousands?) of people suddenly making a noise in her once quiet home. I was on the other side of the lion cage when the lady lion roared and kind of pounced toward some people on the other side-some of whom were Brie and Auntie Beth. I thought Brie would be spooked, but she wasn't. She was just sprayed by mud from the lion's messy den.

Num num num num...Taking a candy break during the egg hunt at Grandma's house.

Handy Easter basket-a hat!

Those rocks are colorful! Wait-eggs!!!

We had a great Easter!