Easter Weekend Recap!

We had a fabulous Easter weekend this year! 

On Saturday, one of my best friends from high school stopped at our house for a quick visit before they headed down to Hilton Head for their vacation! We took all 5 kids out to breakfast and it was every bit a circus as you can imagine. Including Lucas eating crayons. 

Ava is about 8 months older than Ella and the 2 girls played so nicely together! Ella had been so excited to see her friend Ava!

After they left, we took the kids up to BlackLion to see the Easter Bunny!! 

They were both really excited!!! 

{Ella's dress is from here and her shoes are here | Lucas's shirt and shorts are second hand (bless) but similar here and here...and here are his shoes!}

I was honestly shocked that Lucas didn't cry!! He loved the "Hop Hop"!!! 

Ella had been asking to make an Easter egg tree, so after nap that is what we did! Or, tried to do. We don't have any good trees to hang eggs from, so we settled for decorating this bush instead! Ha!

I stayed up too late Saturday night getting the kids' Easter baskets together. Half of the stuff didn't even fit in their baskets, which is sign #1 that I bought way too much! Oh well! 

I can't believe next year we will have THREE little baskets! 

Sunday morning, we went to church! Ella was beyond excited to put some flowers on the cross.

Lucas was not so excited to take pictures by the same cross! Maybe because he was stuck in the nursery during the service and didn't get to put flowers on it?! 

{My dress is from Amazon! Not maternity and only like $20!}

We came back home real quick and let the kids check out their Easter baskets. 

Ella was super excited about the Paw Patrol fork and spoon I (whoops, I mean the Easter Bunny) found at Aldi, while Lucas couldn't figure out which truck/car/train/helicopter/tractor to play with first! 

I also managed to take a few pics of the kids with their now empty baskets!

{Lucas's face cracks me up!}

Then we went to the Hornets game!

We went to Trav's office at halftime, and found this bobblehead! Yes, it's his very own bobblehead. I about died laughing. 

The kids were super entertained by it. Guess I know what to get them for the next holiday ;)

After the game and really quick naps, my parents arrived and we all played outside for a little bit. And took a few pictures on the front steps. (I mean, it's a rare occasion these days when I have my fancy camera out and ready, so why not take advantage?!)

We ended our Easter Sunday at a restaurant (yay for not having to cook!)...Lucas's favorite part was the giant choo-choo on the wall!

And that's a wrap on Easter 2018!

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What's Up Wednesday {March}

Happy Hump Day, friends! Time for a monthly round-up of life around here!

1. What we're eating this week

Trav has been on a Mediterranean diet kick, and I've coincidentally been craving Mediterranean food, so he's been cooking up lots of yummy things from that area of the world. We've had some delicious salmon, chicken kabobs, chicken salad wraps, and lots of couscous. I don't have any recipes because Trav has been making a lot of them up himself, but everything is SO yummy!

2. What I'm reminiscing about

Looking back through old Easter pics, I found these from my absolute favorite photo shoot I ever subjected Ella to!

I tried it last year with Lucas, but seeing as he was about 9 months older than Ella was when I took hers, he decided he was too old for this garbage and hated every second!

3. What I'm loving

That spring finally got its act together and it's FINALLY supposed to warm up! I have been freezing over here!!!

4. What we've been up to

Oh, just 140,000 Easter Egg Hunts ;)

5. What I'm dreading

All of the pollen and the spring cleaning that comes along with it. Our screened-in porch is just a disaster and needs a good power-washing. I am dreading that. 

6. What I'm working on

Ummm, does growing a human count?! Ha! I've also been having lots of fun doing my online tutoring gig that I just started a few weeks ago! The kids have all been super cute and eager to learn! 

7. What I'm excited about

Warmer weather!!! More park play dates, spring clothes, grilling out, I want all of it! 

8. What I'm watching/reading

Still watching the train wrecks that are Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and Vanderpump Rules. I am currently reading The Girl With Seven Names, which was actually recommended by Shay. 

It is really good, and I have a hard time putting it down every night! It is all about a girl who escaped from North Korea...and maybe y'all will think I am totally living in a bubble here, but I had no idea how backwards and outdated things were in that country! It is a really interesting read for sure. 

9. What I'm listening to

This is going to sound so dumb, but a while ago, my fav Emily Ley posted something about silence and how sometimes we need to just turn all that noise OFF. So I've been turning down the radio in my car (unless Ella is requesting to hear a certain song), and just talking to my kids and enjoying the quiet. It's been really nice!

10. What I'm wearing

Miraculously, still not maternity clothes although they are prob coming super soon (like in the next week or so). I am SOOOO over my winter clothes, ps. 

11. What I'm doing this weekend

 One of my best friends from high school is stopping to visit us on her way to the beach with her family! We are also planning on taking the kids to see the Easter Bunny, and of course celebrating Easter on Sunday! 

Here's a few pics of my kids with the creepy EB in past years!

12. What I'm looking forward to next month

WARMER WEATHER! DOING THINGS OUTSIDE!

13. What else is new

Not much, just suffering a little bit of seasonal allergies along with everyone else here in Charlotte (fun fact: did you know that Charlotte is the one of the worst city in the country for seasonal allergies?! Its true. They are awful here!)

Bonus question: What is your favorite Easter tradition?

Getting dressed up in new spring clothes (kids' Easter clothes are my FAVORITE!) and going to church! Look at these sweet babies from last year!

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ALL of the Easter Things!

This was the weekend where we did every Easter activity possible.

Dye Easter eggs? Check.

Go on an Easter egg hunt (or 3)? Check.

See the Easter bunny? Check.

First up was the egg hunt at Queen's University on Saturday morning! 

Last year, we basically had to pick up the eggs for Lucas, since he wasn't walking yet and had no clue what was going on. This year, he was so into it and was all about getting those eggs!

Ella was on a different lawn with Trav, but she got just as many eggs!

{Side note: it was freezing. I'm pretty sure we saw sleet on our walk back to the car. Spring, where are you?!}

The Easter Bunny was there too! And Lucas wasn't terrified of it! Woohoo! 

Saturday afternoon, we dyed Easter eggs!

{Please ignore the messy kitchen behind her!}

Lucas sat in his high chair, eating the cracked eggs, while Ella so diligently dyed the rest! 

Sunday morning, it was time for another Easter egg hunt, this time at church!

I went with Ella for this hunt, and Trav went with Lucas. {Who knows what the heck we will do on these Easter egg hunts with THREE kids?!?!}

Lucas's favorite part was getting the eggs out of the trees!

And, just when you thought we were done with Easter egg hunts....oh no, friends! That afternoon we had our neighborhood Easter egg hunt! 

Because they had different start times for different ages, we all got to watch Lucas, and then Ella get their eggs. Last year, Lucas took too long and we actually missed the start of Ella's age group's hunt. Luckily that did not happen this year! 

Ella really wanted to decorate her dyed eggs, so after our neighborhood egg hunt, that is what she did! 

And by "decorate," I mean she put Paw Patrol (for her) and Mickey Mouse (for Lucas) stickers on them.

Was that enough Easter fun crammed into one weekend?!