Easter Til We Drop

What a wonderful surprise to wake up to new toys!

4/23/11

Isaac & Adrian with their baskets

4/23/11

Adrian & Isaac loved the Easter Bunny

4/23/11

Isaac just ran right past that egg

4/23/11

What am I supposed to do with this?

Country Club Hunt 4/23/11

Country Club Hunt

4/23/11

No matter how much Papa coached Isaac,

he just didn’t care about collecting eggs.

4/23/11

Adrian at the neighborhood hunt

4/23/11

Palmer at the neighborhood hunt

He was determined to get the candy in his belly.

4/23/11

Jackpot!

Adrian at our neighborhood hunt

4/23/11

The neighborhood kids

4/23/11

Grandma Oleva and her boys

4/23/11

Isaac finding an egg at Grandma B’s

4/24/11

Adrian with an egg at Grandma B’s

4/24/11

Family Photo in front of Grandma B’s tulips

4/24/11

Running Boys

4/24/11

Isaac playing with a dandelion

4/24/11

He just spotted a dandelion - not an egg.

4/24/11

Adrian is Grandpa B’s boy

4/24/11

Palmer - Let the hunt begin!

4/24/11

All 3 boys at Grandma Oleva’s

4/24/11

Adrian, Carson, Palmer, Isaac and Rick

4/24/11

Isaac with Grandpa Ron

4/24/11

Adrian with Grandpa Ron

4/24/11

This Easter weekend was fantastic. But we are all so exhausted on this Monday. Isaac and Adrian had five Easter egg hunts in two days and collectively put about 10 eggs into their baskets during those five hunts. It was so much fun, though.

The Easter bunny came to our house Friday night, so the boys found their baskets and hunted for eggs in our basement Saturday morning. We did let them eat a few pieces of candy. It was the first time they have ever had candy (as far as we know). They enjoyed that. They were not too interested in placing their eggs in their baskets. They really just wanted to put one in each hand and run around.

Saturday morning we went to the Kirksville Country Club and hunted eggs, met the Easter Bunny and had brunch. The boys loved the Easter Bunny. They kept running over to him and putting their hands up so he would hold them. That was fun to watch. Between the two of them, they picked up a total of one egg during this hunt. Isaac just wanted to run. Adrian picked up an egg, stood there holding it, watching the other kids run around. It was a bit overwhelming for him.

Saturday afternoon, we had a neighborhood Easter Egg hunt. Grandma Oleva and the boys’ cousin Palmer came over to participate in this hunt. Dave and our neighbor Tim hid 436 eggs in our back yards for around 17 kids. The boys participated slightly better for this hunt, but mostly they just wanted to run around. They are like caged animals when they are let loose outside.

Grandma Oleva took Isaac & Adrian home with her Saturday night and they attended 6:30 am sunrise Easter services with her and Grandpa Dave.

Sunday, we had a delicious lunch at Grandma and Grandpa B’s and another egg hunt with more baskets. We had Sunday dinner at Grandma Oleva and Grandpa Dave’s with more baskets and another egg hunt. Then we went to visit Grandpa Ron and Elaine and got some dump trucks to put in their sand box, some huge chocolate bunnies and some cookies. I’m just exhausted typing it all.

I can’t wait to teach the boys why we celebrate Easter. I want them to know it’s not all about eggs and candy.

Shenanigans

Isaac & Adrian’s 17 Month Birthday

4-12-11

Adrian & Isaac shopping at Hy-Vee in their rain coats

4-19-11

Adrian putting on a fashion show

2 different shoes, pajamas, fisherman hat, and a mitten

4-12-11

Adrian riding his John Deere on the deck

4-5-11

Adrian running 4-5-11

Isaac running 4-5-11

Adrian 4-3-11

Isaac & Adrian with Mommy after finishing the

Rock the Parkway Half Marathon 4-2-11

Dave, Adrian, Isaac, Leigh Ann,

Elsie, Owen & Jeff

Kansas City Plaza 4-2-11

Adrian’s Sweet Face 3-29-11

Isaac’s Smiling Face 3-29-11

Adrian & Isaac visiting the baby ducks at

Farm & Home

3-26-11

Snack time during Mommy’s jog

3-21-11

We are loving the few nice Spring days that we have had. Isaac & Adrian love being outside. They get very angry with me when I make them come in. For some reason, we taught them the sign for “outside”. They spend a lot of time looking out the windows, signing “outside” on the yucky days when we are stuck in the house.

We went to Kansas City the first weekend of April so that I could run my first half marathon - Rock the Parkway. It was a great experience. I think I am addicted. I finished in 2 hours and 23 minutes. We were able to spend time with our great friends, the Williams family. We stayed on the Plaza and the boys had fun with the fountains and the large Easter figurines.

Isaac and Adrian enjoy doing somersaults, being chased by Mommy and Papa, and going up and down the stairs. Their language is rapidly developing. They will attempt to say almost any word we ask them to say. They know around forty signs, also. They are little sponges. Adrian loves wearing shoes and changing them frequently. He is just like his Papa. :) Isaac really enjoys being held by Mommy or Papa. He loves attention. I don’t know where he gets that . . .