Easter Weekend

The week before Easter was a tough one.  It rained for most of the week and then I had a really tough day with the boys on Friday.  It seemed as though nothing was going our way and I just needed a break.  So when there’s nothing else to do we resorted to throwing the boys in the tub with the finger paint.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It started fantastic. The boys were having fun. Then….

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

…things started to get a bit slippery.  Finger paint turned into belly paint…face paint….

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

….and brother paint.  I think you get the idea.  The fun all ended with a very colorful bath.

 

Moving onto Saturday…

On Saturday morning, we went over to Shoepfle Gardens and did an easter egg scramble and took a nice walk around the park.

 

  The way it works is no matter how many eggs you have in  your basket, you turn them in for a goodie bag. Then there are 3 eggs with a golden coin for which you get a special prize.  Joey was happy with his 3 eggs and to watch the madness.

 

 

Peter was all in – scrambling around picking up every egg he saw. Do you see him in the crowd?

 

On our walk I must have taken 30 pictures of the boys together and this is the only one where their faces are both up. It will have to do.

For those who are wondering what Joey likes to do – I have one single answer – play hockey. Everywhere we go he seeks out a stick and a ball. Today it was a stick and a rock. About every 20 steps he would set down the rock swat it around and bit and then pick it up.  Yesterday in the kitchen it was a strainer and an onion.  Uncle Dave must have really taught him some tricks he thinks he needs to practice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After nap, Daddy and Joey took advantage of the warm afternoon and put together his birthday present (Thanks Landis’ – we love it!!)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The table was filled with water and then the boys took a ride to the beach to fill their buckets with sand. Yes, that is shear terror in Joey’s eyes.  Peter is actually a rather good driver of the gator, but try to tell Joey that. We figure it’s only a matter of time before Joey gets it and jumps in for a ride by himself.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And last but not least….Sunday

Not a whole lot happened around here yesterday.  It was an overcast day so we stayed inside and watched a lot of hockey.  We all opened our easter baskets from the grandma bunny and took long (much needed) naps.  The picture of Joey is blurry because he is doing his happy dance, which involves a lot of stomping and arm flapping.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sorry for the long post. I hope you enjoyed the pictures. Now I have to stop procrastinating and get some work done. Happy Easter to everyone!