Easter Sunday

We had a pretty great Easter this year, I must say. Whether it was due to the mountains of candy we have lying around from some "magical bunny who leaves eggs around" (which is weird, right? Bunnies and Eggs- I never really connected the dots on that one). Or if the great day came from the fact that I am finally and slowly on the mend (I've been sick with bronchitis for the last 2 weeks now). Or maybe it was because Ava was extremely excited about Easter (candy) and hopped up on sugar for 12 hours straight- a little hilarious for us to watch her exercise with me- as she has her hands full of M&M's, shoving them into her mouth. That's my girl.

Here's a bit of our day.... mostly for our progeny... and the grandparents... and for Ava's adoring fans.

Last night we dyed our first-ever Easter eggs. Ava's independent so we let her take the reigns decor-duty. She's got quite artistic flair, that one.

Getting geared up.
Why she insists on making THIS face when I ask her to smile
is. beyond. me.


Yes. This one.
(granted, she does look mighty innocent here... maybe that's the reason)


Technically, not a great photo (she's a wiggly subject)
But she was so very PROUD of her creations,
"Mommy, take pik tur off me and da ecks, pweese!"


Close-up of the Lovelies
I asked her what their names are and she said, "Eck (egg), eck, eck, eck, ECK! 5 ecks!"
right.
Oh and those little hair rubberbands on their heads... they're Ava's masterful creation,
"Baby Hats".
And let me just tell you.... Baby Hats are so hot right now.

Taylor and I were a little wary that she wouldn't "get" the whole Egg Hunt concept, so we devised a plan that would give her a little practice run.

she's always cracking me up!

Well, the trail led to...

Trust me, this looks more intense than it is.
But, yeah. The kid's spoiled.
She's an only child- how else can I completely ruin her chances for normalcy in social situations?

OK... so here's a LONG video of our morning
Don't feel like you have to watch it... seriously, it's long
Like, 5 minutes long.
And really, let's be totally honest here--
unless it's your own kid (or grandkid... sometimes)
People just don't love to spend 5 minutes of their day watching someone else's kid freak out over chocolate bunnies. And impersonating monkeys on Easter morning.

oh, lookee here... i know i got SOME of you curious!
well, here it is





And now the Princess tries on the dress.
This is truly her "Princess Pose"
Eyes softly gazing down to shoulder
Mona Lisa-esque smile plays on the corners of her mouth
Swaying ever so slightly
Diva.

Moving right along...

We watched General Conference today (well, really- as much as one can with a two year old running around cracked out on Jelly Bellies) and at one point, Ava climbed up on top of her toy box and wanted a "pik-tuw" of her with the "Pwofit". I gladly obliged.

Now, remember that book I'm writing called the:

"Cheap, Lazy Mom's Handbook of Tricks that May or May Not Trick Your Kids into Having Fun"

Here's helpful, handy trick number 61,581 for you:

Yeah. It's like that.

Now what's a Katy Wilson Blog Post if I don't talk about FOOD at one point or another?

Here's what we did:

Turned out mighty good-
now, granted, I haven't been able to even TASTE my food in over a week due to my heavy mucus flow issues. Mmmmm... sounds yummy.

After we made this meal,
can you guess what Mizz AvaLouDivaPants wanted instead?

hm. right.

But we finished the day off with one of my favorite recipes I snagged from Destry; friend, neighbor, cook.


I don't think she'd mind me handing out the recipe.
(um. Des, if this recipe is a secret... go ahead and punch me one time in the throat. That's all I can give you at this point. Sorry!)
It's really too good to pass up... and FREAKISHLY easy
which you KNOW if I can do it....
so can a pinto bean


*it's late and Pinto Bean was all that came to mind.


Well. All in all.... it was a pretty fabulous day.
Oh. And I broke out my Peeps!!!
The ones I bought back in FEBRUARY and
immediately opened the box.
Put them in a dry, cool place.
So that they'd be rock-hard.
And perfect.

If your Peeps break
they're just right.


Happy Easter 2010