Easter egg hunt

This morning we had our egg hunt at home!  Oliver and Buttercup were so excited and couldn't wait until it was time to get started. This year we decided to do 3 separate egg hunts for the kids. We started with Theodore first, and he was so excited to hold his basket that at first he didn't even care about looking for eggs. :-)  

We put his eggs out in the open, but he needed some help from his sweet big brother to find the last two. :-)

After Theodore found all of his eggs, it was Tootie's turn! She made short work of hers, although she did need some help finding a few of them. :-) (I don't know why I have so few pictures of her!)

Then it was Oliver's turn. Dennis and Granddaddy hid them very well and made him work for his eggs! It's fun that we get to use good hiding places for him. :-)

Toward the end of the egg hunt, I noticed a ladybug in the grass. Theodore came over to investigate it and poked it with his chubby little finger . . . 

. . . and then he stomped on it. :-/

Dyeing Easter eggs

This week I bought some cute Easter egg decorating kits at Target, and the kids couldn't wait to use them! This morning we were at home by ourselves, so it was the perfect time to test them out. :-)

(This was the first year that Oliver and Buttercup pretty much took care of the egg-dyeing by themselves, with very little supervision! This was also the first year that I finally got wised up and used a towel to protect our countertop . . .)  

I can't believe how tall they both are now. Neither of them needed a step stool this year. :-(

To my surprise, Theodore didn't ask to be involved with the egg-dyeing process! He was content to watch and smile for the camera. :-)

I did end up giving him an egg to hold, which he thoroughly enjoyed. 

This is when he tapped the egg on my camera lens, ha ha!

And . . . this is right before he threw the egg across the kitchen and then threw a massive tantrum because I wouldn't give him another one. :-)

Imagine these next few pictures with a screaming toddler in the background . . .

This is one of Buttercup's eggs. :-)

These next two are Oliver's eggs. It's interesting how Buttercup was so careful about making her eggs look exactly like the ones in the picture, and Oliver was more abstract with his. :-)

This is one of the eggs that Oliver dyed. I'm not sure how it ended up looking like this, but it was really neat! He wanted to save it as long as he could (before it went bad), but then he dropped it on the floor, so it ended up being the one that he ate first. :-)

Buttercup's finished eggs.

Oliver's finished eggs.

Easter pictures