Easter Weekend Eggstravaganza 2013

Jeremy's parents, sister, and our niece came down to spend Easter with us. We had a great time! The day before Easter we got together with Jeremy's Aunt Nicole and her family for a birthday celebration at Chuck E. Cheese over on the other side of town. Our kids hadn't been to their favorite birthday hangout in at least 6 months, so they were pretty excited. After we had had our fill of fun, we drove back home and had some quick dinner, and after that Nicole and her boys rejoined us for an egg-dying frenzy. There were SO many eggs involved! Jeremy had even put together some natural dyes (from different foods like red cabbage, coffee, turmeric, etc.) that we tried out. That was fun.

Easter morning the kiddos all got their little baskets and put on the cute clothes Grandma had bought them the day before. We managed to get a couple pictures in before we left for church. It is -so- hard to get a picture of all of those kids smiling/looking at the camera at once! It was a pretty day outside, and not too hot, though, which was really nice!

After church they had a little egg hunt with a bunch of the eggs they had dyed the night before. I think they did it at least four times, and we were careful to keep those eggs separate from ones we might actually want to eat over the next few days...

Monday was even more excitement! I think since the year year BOB turned into Chase Field, Jeremy's dad has gone to the Opening Day game. And if we're in the state, he's always tried to take us all with him. This year the kids were all a little older and the weather was just right, and it was a little nicer than when we went 2 years ago (when Katy was a baby, and it was super cold!). The kids' favorite part was riding the light rail and all the snacks, I think, as well as the playground. Oh, and the fact that some of their favorite people, JR and Jenny, got to come with us too... I think Reilly was the only one that enjoyed the game itself. The poor kid (with his non-sporty parents) has very little idea of how everything works, but he was happy to cheer for the Diamondbacks whenever anything good happened! The game was kind of a late one, and by the time we got home, everyone was a little exhausted. Fun times though, and good memories!