Easter Festivities 2008!

We had a great time with Easter this year!

Firstly, Bentley and I got a head start on getting into the Easter spirit through the use of a paint printing project with Easter Peeps:

We think it turned out lovely. The blue sugar on the peeps added a nice sparkly element to our finished art project.

On Saturday we had an Easter brunch with Grandma and Opa. Bentley wasn't too interested in trying the food, but both Jackson and Genevieve gave the yogurt/couscus/fruit parfaits and the pancake quiche a whirl. We're not sure about Genevieve, but Jackson gave his usual thumbs up to the new food!

After brunch we colored Easter eggs. I found an "egg spinner" that I thought Bentley would enjoy and he obliged me and gave a good number of eggs a spin.

After that he wanted to move on to using paint and a paint brush on the eggs. Who are we to interfere with creativity, right?

A sampling of the finished products:

We finished up Saturday with an Easter egg hunt. Bentley caught onto the vision quickly, and once he discovered the chocolate inside the eggs he hunted them all done with due speed. He requested we hide them over 4 times and we happily did!

Sunday the kids were all spiffed up in their Easter duds. Bentley looked awesome, Matt thinks the below picture could launch Bentley's political career - Bentley for office!! :-)

The twins, on the other hand, were not in the mood to work with the camera...

We did manage to get a few pictures though!

After church we had a family gathering with the Hill clan. The twins had potatoes, fruit salad, and rolls. Bentley declined dinner with the exception of a few jelly beans. After the Hill gathering we headed up the hill to spend a fun evening with Grandpa Tim. The twins had potatoes, crackers, pumpkin pie, and cool whip (Genevieve was a HUGE fan of the cool whip). Bentley, you may be able to guess, declined dinner. He did have a few Reese's Peanut Butter Cups though. :-) Bentley engaged in another fun filled Easter egg hunt, and the twins engaged in drooling on the eggs he collected. Fun for all!

It was a hectic weekend with 1 toddler and 2 babies - I can only imagine what it will be like with 3 toddlers next year. I can't wait to find out though, it's wonderful to have these children and the chance to make so many memories with them. Bring it on!

To close out the post here's Genevieve saying thank you to her multiple Easter bunny grandparents for the packages and the lovely baskets:

Merry Easter to all, and to all a good night!