Easter with the Shattuck's

Easter morning, Harper woke up before the sun.  We tried to stay quiet, but after awhile it got boring just sitting in the dark.    Grayson had gotten up in the wee hours and slept in Kristen's bed so she was on the couch.  Eventually, everyone else got up and we all got showered and dressed.  The kids had breakfast and played around the house.  Reese showed us her new favorite game, "Ring Around the Rosey" and they played for 10 minutes - which is a lot!  Harper loved it and Reese would "fall down" and then immediately sign and beg for "more".  It was so cute!

It was good to get to go to Bent Tree again.  We have missed hearing Pete talk.  Harper had fun in her class and loved that she was at "Grayson and Reese's church."  We took family pictures outside, it was so beautiful!  Kristen tried to get cousin pictures but I'm pretty sure we won't get a goo done of those for 10 years.  Reese and Harper were actually having fun with this one but G just didn't seem to care.  So we headed out, on our way to Lissa's for family lunch.

We got to Lissa's and had our traditional family lunch.  It was a smaller crowd this year but still tons of kids.  Harper had fun running around and playing.  After lunch, they all went outside for the egg hunt.  Scotty is the best Easter bunny and he loves hanging out with our kids.  Harper and Reese both walked around slowly, collecting eggs, looking at each egg.  Grayson ran off and grabbed as many eggs as he could.  Eventually all the eggs were picked up, Harper wandered aimlessly, Reese walked around with both baskets, and Grayson hunted hidden eggs in trees.  KK and Mark walked around with the kids, played bubbles and watched them jump on the trampoline.  

Harper got a Doc McStuffins beach bucket from Lissa for Easter and was super excited.  She just kept asking when she could go dig in the sand.  We left hoping Harper would sleep on the way home and she did.  She was exhausted.  We stopped at the Hempkins' on our way home to say Happy Easter and then crashed at home that night.  Harper and I were both getting a cold, so we went to bed early.  But it was a great Easter.

Easter with the Klusman's

We were all set to have Easter at my Dad's in Argyle.  Kristi, however, got the flu the weekend before and just couldn't get over it.  She ended up at the ER Thursday for IV and tests so we decided to cancel.  Kristen called and invited us to come Saturday anyways, spend the night, and go to church.  Saturday morning, Dad called and Kristi was feeling better and was officially not contagious.  So they all ended up coming as well.  We got there and the kids were so happy to have Carleigh and Taylor - they are so much fun!  They had gone out and gotten each kid stuff for their Easter basket.  The kids were so happy to have an Easter gift - bubbles, books, organic jelly beans, etc.  Grayson got a raquetball set and Harper got an Anna doll from Frozen.  

After presents, we went outside to play raquetball and blow bubbles.  Harper loves bubbles, but nothing was as cute as how much Reese loved them.  It was almost impossible to pry the bubble wand out of her hand.  She just kept dipping and dipping and dipping.  They were so cute running around and popping all the bubbles Mimi was blowing.  Grayson learned how to play his game pretty quick since it was like baseball and had a blast too.

My dad picked up Taco Cabana for dinner since none of us had planned on cooking.  It was actually really good and Harper friendly, so a win/win.  The kids finished early and then ran around the house with Taylor and Carleigh.  I love that there are always tons of people to watch the kids on family nights.  Harper loves it!  After dinner, we decorated sugar cookies.  Grayson decorated 3 cookies with a ton of icing and didn't eat a single bite.  Harper put one spoon of icing on her cookie and then ate 2 of them.  Reese used a ton of icing because she didn't know what it was, but ate her full cookie and a few spoonfuls of icing.  They were so cute all being so different and yet so happy to be doing it.

After cookies, we went outside and got to break confetti eggs on each other.  The kids loved them and I wish I had bought more!  After eggs, it was bath time, pj's, and bed time.  It was so nice this time not to have to rush off to make it home in time for bed.  My dad and I talked about Easter and the sermons we had been listening to.  It was a really nice and relaxing evening.  My dad and Kristi left so she could rest and the girls stayed until bedtime.  It was nice to just sit around and talk, all of us sisters just hanging out doesn't happen often.  We talked about shows, family, and all sorts of dumb stuff.  Finally, we kicked them out because we are old and had to go to bed.  It was a great start to Easter weekend.

My parents went home a little early since Kristi was still tired from the flu.  The girls stayed or the rest of the evening and we sat on the couch and just talked.  It was nice because I don't know the last time the four of us sisters all did that.  We bathed the kids, put on PJ's and read books.  It's fun to get to experience those things.  I feel like we are always rushing off to get home.  We decided to spend the night so we could relax that night and then go to church with them the next morning.  Harper and I got to help tuck Reesey in and then she went to bed.  5 minutes later, we changed the sheets because she had found a water bottle and spilled it, but then it was bedtime.  Grayson stayed up a little later and hung out with the big kids.  He seems so grownup when he does!  Finally, at like 10pm, we kicked Taylor and Carleigh out and went to bed.  No matter how late you stay up, the kids still get up at the crack of dawn.