Easter so SOON?

Okay...our Easter week was crazy. We did something just about

every day of the week and let me tell you, I was really exhausted.

So exhausted in fact, I got sick after it was all over and didn't have

a good week after Easter. The first day of the week was St. Patrick's Day

and I made a yummy Irish feast. We colored eggs after Haley's dance

class and the girls had a great time. They wished I had cooked 100

eggs instead of just twelve.

Keeley, you are so cute!
Daddy had a busy day in the field and didn't put on enough sunscreen.
Kayla says, "This coloring thing takes too long."
"Don't look at my hands...they aren't blue I swear."
"Is my egg awesome or what?"
"It says Kayla, can't you read?"
"Mine has stars because I'm a star."

This was our Wednesday activity with Mom's club. They had
an Easter party at the Asing Rec. Center in Ewa beach. The
girls just wanted to find the eggs. They didn't care about any of
the other activities they had or the food...until they saw the
mini corndogs that is.
The balloon flowers/sword they got from the clown guy. I have
to admit, he was a crack up, even for me.

They made Easter bags or puppets. I wasn't sure what they

were supposed to be for.

The egg hunting was the best part. They got tons of eggs.

On Thursday we had playgroup with our friends and did a

brunch and egg hunt at the park in Makakilo. It was the

fastest egg hunt I have ever seen. Those eggs were gone

in just a few seconds. It was a fun morning.

On Saturday we went up to the North Shore for a big egg

hunt at Gunstock Ranch. It is kind of a tradition with us

because the girls get to see some animals and ride the horses

for free. I was excited to have the twins ride the horses this

year since last year we missed it due to a rock slide at Waimea.

I knew they would love it because they play with farm animals

about everyday, the toy ones I mean. I was right of course.

After they got on, Kayla wouldn't stop talking about the horses

for the rest of the coming week. Another tradition with the

egg hunt at Gunstock is the rain. I knew it was going to rain and

without fail, right before they let us in to find the eggs, a down-pour

came at us and soaked us all with rain and mud! We should have

brought umbrellas instead of Easter baskets.

This bunny was bigger than the twins....not really, but looks it.
"Sorry Kayla, can't ride that little horse."

"Is that rain I feel?"
"Hurry Keeley, cover your head with your basket."
"Is this egg hunt done yet mom? I'm tired."
"So tired in fact, I will let Kayla gather the eggs for my

basket as well."

"Did I get enough eggs for you Keeley?"

"Yah, but you should have picked up my shoes too. I don't

like wearing wet muddy slippers."

Haley with her friend Elisha.

The field the older girls were in was a little more rugged.
Kayla was the brave one in the front.

After the egg hunt and horseback riding, we went to have

a picnic and do a little boogie boarding at the Haliewa Beach Park.

Keeley is the brave one here. She is my surfer girl and won't get

out of the water unless I make her. She got on that boogie board

and wouldn't get off. She had such a good time out there with

absolutely no fear at all. Did I mention she is obsessed with

wearing swimming suits every single day?


She is laughing and screaming with joy, not fear!

Kayla's first run she went face first into the sand. She didn't

like that and therefore didn't spend much time on the board.

However, she was fine with eating sand being drowned by the

waves knocking her over. She loved the waves.

After the beach we stopped to get shaved ice...a must!

The girls ate all the shaved ice, but soon after passed out.

They had a really hard day.

Sunday was of course Easter and this is what the girls got. Not
nearly as much candy as last year, but still quite enough. The
first thing they went for were the barbies though. And of course
they had to find the eggs that the Easter Bunny hid around the
living room in their bunny costumes Grandma Leslie sent.
Thanks Grandma for the great costumes.