Yes, I'm still blogging about Easter and I have a ton of other stuff that has happened since that I need to blog about to, but I have this thing about blogging in order and not moving on to the next thing until I've finished the first so sometimes I get a little (or a lot) behind. It's even bugging me a little that this egg hunt was before Easter Sunday and that post is already up, but I'm over it. I may never get "caught up" but this is at least a step in the right direction. So here goes...
Is this not just about the best Easter bunny pic ever? They were so cooperative. I couldn't believe it!
The hunt itself was nothing too exciting which explains why there are no pics of it. TJ wasn't sure what he was supposed to do and Alli wanted to get in some last minute hugs and kisses from me after they said "go." Not to mention the fact that the city must not have planned for the amount of kids that showed up because there were no where near enough eggs. There were a lot of empty baskets and tears when all was said and done, but thankfully, TJ got 1 egg (with my help) and Alli got 2 and they were happy with that.
Our friends Miss Melissa, Jack and Davis didn't make it in time for the egg hunt (probably a good thing) but joined us afterward. So of course we busted out the cameras and the kids seemed to be more than willing to pose and model. What a nice surprise!
Are these some cute pics or what?
Best of friends!
I think maybe Alli has seen a few too many episodes of America's Next Top Model.
Funny story: We made one last trip to see the Easter bunny after Jack and Davis arrived to get a pic with him and all the kids. The bunny was still on duty for another hour but pretty much all the kids were gone (except us of course). So, after this picture was taken but before we left the area, the volunteers were goofing around with the bunny being silly, giving him noogies, etc.
As Melissa and I were packing up, I noticed Jack staring in the direction of the bunny with a dumbfounded look on his face. So I turned around and saw why he (and Alli now too) looked so shocked. The bunny had removed his head- not cool in front of the kids!!! So we hurried the kids along and tried to make light of it.
Later that evening when Alli was telling Dwaine about her day, she told him "We took a picture with the Easter bunny and then he turned into a person!"
Trying to get a pic of all the kids. This was before they started being so cooperative. TJ was insisting on playing peek a boo and it looks like Davis was not too sure about being held by 4-yr-olds. Oh well, still kind of a cute pic.
Not often that I get a pic of me with one of the kids. I love it!
I won't tell her she'll probably never be tall enough to be "next top model"
Another failed attempt, but I think the interaction between Davis and TJ is just adorable!
Oh yes, Alli got to meet the "princesses" of the Helotes court and get some signed pictures too.
Rainclouds (but no lightning) surrounded us in the afternoon but we thought we had enough time to catch just a few more catfish. We didn't. I started to hear the rain hitting the lake and could see it just off in the distance, so we started packing up as fast as we could, but there was no way we were getting out of there before the rain was on top of us. So we told the kids what was about to happen but assured them it was okay. Thankfully, they were real troopers.
Once we got back to the boat ramp, the rain had stopped so Alli enjoyed playing in the muddy beach which was great 'cause there was a long line of trucks and trailers waiting to pull boats out of the lake.
She didn't want to leave when it was time, but it's a good thing we did 'cause it poured on us on the way home.
Daddy promised Alli she would get another chance to go swimming over the weekend which is how we came up with our plans for Monday (another first)...
