A Crawford Clan Easter

We had a nice and quiet Easter weekend at home which was a first.  We usually have a full agenda of family celebrations, but this year there was no hustle and bustle.  I thought it was the perfect year for us to host Easter dinner.

As with any other Sunday, the alarm monitor woke us bright and early, but it is a precious wake up call when you get to deliver early morning hugs and kisses...besides a bottle its all he wants!

The Easter Bunny brought all these fun things, and it's a toothbrush you want?  Go figure.

And no, we don't believe Easter is the new Christmas.  I got some great deals with coupons and clearance items...

Grand total = $25

These two are most certainly cut from the same cloth because she too loved her Dora toothbrush.  It was the first thing she told her teacher today when asked how her Easter was.  "I got a toothbrush from the Easter Bunny"

Three years old is a great age for Holidays.  Lauren was so into the egg hunt, but completely clueless that the "Easter Bunny" left his loot out for all to see.  Whoops!

I kept our Easter breakfast simple since I was later cooking dinner.  These biscuits were not only the cutest thing, but also super easy.

Bunny Biscuits

1 package of pillsbury Grands

cranberries and almonds or whatever cute embellishments you want:)

-4 biscuits for the face

-4 biscuits cut in half for the ears

-attach on a cookie sheet and bake per package instructions

(I would press the ears to the face a little tighter next time as they came out a little flimsy and broke easily)

We even had an extra guest for breakfast too:)

After breakfast we picked up the pace to get ready for our guests.  It always seems like a race against the clock to get ourselves and the house ready while making sure the kids don't kill each other.

And speaking of kill...these were the best I got of the kids all dressed up.

Lauren putting William in a choke hold.

I hope you all had a wonderful Easter with your families!


XOXO


Aubrey

My last Easter post...I promise!

We had a busy week and I didn't get around to finding the time to post yet again about Easter. But I have to because this is the real deal. The actual celebration.

Aunt Cara and Uncle Brandon flew in for Easter weekend specifically to meet William, and of course spend some quality time with their favorite niece too!!

We dyed more eggs...

And made special Easter cupcakes on Good Friday...

Saturday was the day we celebrated Easter with the Crawfords and spent most of the day outside because of the nice weather. Lauren ran around the backyard like this all afternoon. She just loves being outside...rain or shine. She jumps in puddles, climbs, slides, runs, and explores. If she isn't saying "one more time" about something, its "let's do again."

And I love smiling sleeping babies. He was such a trooper all weekend, but who wouldn't love the attention!

And no offense to the other uncles, but she is in L-O-V-E with Uncle Brandon! She followed him everywhere on Saturday, built a couch fort, and sat on his lap. She got her fix!

The only bad part of the weekend was Aunt Cara getting a stiff neck. We all felt so bad for her...and I'm sorry if you don't want this picture posted, but don't worry, not many people read this blog.

And here is another family photo...believe it or not, William is the one messing it up:)

And Easter Sunday we spent at Grandma Mary's with Uncle PJ and Uncle Sean. Lauren loved seeing this picture of her upside down.

William must really not like his picture being taken.

Really, it seemed that when the camera was clicking, he was crying.

It was a busy weekend going back and forth from Royal Oak to Grosse Pointe, but we wouldn't trade it. There are those moments when we are wishing we could linger in pajamas or catch up things around the house, but these are the weekends that make memories. This is life and we celebrate holiday weekends BIG!

XOXO

Aubrey

More Easter Fun

We celebrated more Easter fun this week with a trip to Grosse Pointe to dye eggs with Grandma Mary and hunt for eggs with Grandma Robin. It was also Billy's first trip since William was born and we needed the extra family help. Thank you Grandparents!

I love this picture because I'm really freaking out that Lauren is going to get dye all over her clothes, but you can't tell here. Just keep smiling and all is good in the still photo! Now, if we had a video camera it would have been an entirely different story.

Dye was inevitably going to get on her hands, but her clothes stayed clean.

Lauren is attempting to peel the egg....

And when that didn't work....

We later met Grandma Robin for the Easter egg hunt and Lauren had a blast!

We waited in line for the Easter Bunny but when it was Lauren's turn she walked away and wanted nothing to do with him. But I got a picture with her and the Easter Bunny!

Easter Egg Hunt...take 2

Billy and Lauren spent last Saturday morning at Valassis for their annual Easter Egg Hunt.

She enjoyed the real bunny but was too scared for the Easter Bunny

Decorated a cookie

But Billy said her favorite part was the actual hunt in all this paper. In true Aubrey fashion I asked "where did they get all the paper?" DUH, Valassis is the largest printer in the country:)

Showing Grace how to find the eggs

Billy said she spent more time than any other kid in the paper and loved playing and digging. We need this at home...well, maybe not.