We had a very full and very happy Easter weekend. On Saturday we went down to Orange County to see my sister and her kids. We had such a fun and relaxing afternoon hanging at the pool, have a yummy ham lunch and then off to the Mariners Church Egg Hunt. The weather was perfect, company was enjoyable and memories will last forever. Gabby had a blast hanging with cousin Katrina in the pool and using her mermaid power. Lilly just ran between the kids pool and the jacuzzi. Maddy hung on the blanket in the shade. The egg hunt was massive and there were hundreds of kids for thousands of eggs. We then hit the beach for a little more fun in the sun and when everyone was worn out - we headed home. All the kids had a great time and did amazing with no naps!!
Sunday we woke up, had some small Easter baskets (I didn't feel the need to do a lot of candy or cheap toys so my kids got bubble bath, colors for the bath tub, books and animals to add to our collection. I did give the older girls one chocolate bunny but it remains to be seen if I will actually allow them to eat it). Anyways, we then all got dressed and went to church and lasted about 45 min. - it is hard with 3 kids to get them to sit through a 45 min sermon
but they did pretty good. We then got home and the kids played and Gordon did a LOT of yard work. The main accomplishment is that we got the trampoline in its' new permanent home! It is no longer sitting in the middle of the yard - we had forgotten how big our yard is! After naps, the Bigler side of the family came over and we had a yummy dinner, egg hunt and just a fun time hanging out. The girls were on a Easter high for sure. The best part of the day was when Gabby found the Golden Egg and got the prize, when she opened it and it was the movie Frozen - her pure excitement was worth it. Nothing warms a mothers heart like seeing their child truly excited about something. Often times the gifts we get our kids are not the ones that they find exciting but this one, I got right and that was really the only "Easter" gift I got my kids and I felt that I did just enough without losing the reason for the holiday and without buying a bunch of toys that the girls do not need.
but they did pretty good. We then got home and the kids played and Gordon did a LOT of yard work. The main accomplishment is that we got the trampoline in its' new permanent home! It is no longer sitting in the middle of the yard - we had forgotten how big our yard is! After naps, the Bigler side of the family came over and we had a yummy dinner, egg hunt and just a fun time hanging out. The girls were on a Easter high for sure. The best part of the day was when Gabby found the Golden Egg and got the prize, when she opened it and it was the movie Frozen - her pure excitement was worth it. Nothing warms a mothers heart like seeing their child truly excited about something. Often times the gifts we get our kids are not the ones that they find exciting but this one, I got right and that was really the only "Easter" gift I got my kids and I felt that I did just enough without losing the reason for the holiday and without buying a bunch of toys that the girls do not need. 
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