Easter 2011

Hayden woke up before everyone else in the house Easter morning.  This is the first year that I haven't had to wake her up.  Gracie was still sleeping, she decided that she didn't want to go to bed until late Saturday night being that she took a nap at 6pm.  I didn't even hear Hayden in the living room but she came running into our room and her exact words were "Mommy, Mommy the Easter Bunny brought me exactly what I wanted"  so I asked her what is was and she said "Hanging Earrings" and she had them in her hand to show me.  She has been begging for some hoop like earrings and I kept putting her off because I wanted her to get them on some sort of special occassion.  She was so excited, I asked her if that was everything and she said that she also got a Cinderella doll and an ipod(one of the kid ones of course).  She kept telling me over and over again that "The Easter Bunny knew everything I really wanted Mommy".  It is a good thing Mommy and the Easter Bunny are good friends!  After that she woke up her Daddy so he could be part of all the excitement too. 

Hayden couldn't stand that Gracie wasn't up yet, so she kept going to try to wake her up.  Finally she just took Gracie's basket to her in bed, so Mark and I missed her first reaction, but that's okay.  Gracie wanted a Thomas the Train so she got one of those and a Tinkerbell.  She is really into Tinkerbell these days.  She also got a necklace, since she has been asking for one.  She does have earrings too but we don't change hers yet, not sure if she would be a good sport about that.   However, her favorite thing was all the candy.  Hayden asked her why she only wanted to eat the candy and I told her that she used to do the exact same thing until this year.  They also got some costume jewelry, the absolutely love to play dress up and Mommy. 

They played with all their new stuff and then we got ready to go to Grandmama's for lunch and the Easter Egg Hunt.  They both enjoyed the Easter egg hunt this year.  Hayden did really well, I would say that this is probably the first year she did most of it all by herself.  This is the first egg hunt that Gracie understood what to do, she still had to have lots of help,  but every time she would find one she would scream " I found one".  She is such a cutie!  Hayden looked like a pro compared to all the younger girls, it is so hard to believe that she is 5 now and not still the smallest egg hunter.  Layla and Katelyn were also there so there were lots of little girls.  I can't wait to see how Colton handles being the only boy next year, well maybe in two years...next year he will only be around 10 months old.  Hayden and Gracie love playing with Katelyn, especially Gracie she never gets to play with kids her age.  All I know is that there are some beautiful little girls in our family!  After all the excitement of candy and eggs...Hayden and Gracie went fishing in the Easter dresses.  I brought extra clothes but thought that it would be cute to stand on the dock fishing in their fancy dresses.  Aunt Kim, Pop and Daddy took the girls fishing.  Hayden caught one little fish but she sure did enjoy it.  Gracie didn't fish long, but doesn't understand it yet.  We had a great Easter!!!