Easter Part 1

Easter came a little early for us! We decided to go down to my mom and dad's for Easter a weekend early since conference is on Easter weekend. This year we attended the Athens Egg hunt at their very large park. I could not believe how many kids and parents were there! Hundreds! The egg hunt only lasted for about a minute. Ally found three eggs and Emma none! There were so many older kids who rushed in front of the little ones. One lady walked by Emma and dropped an egg in her basket. John and I were getting tickled at the the expressions on the girls' faces when we were trying to take their picture. They perked up quickly, though. We drove across the highway to the russel stover outlet and picked out chocolate bunnies and jelly beans!
As Nana and Mommy were driving home the Easter bunny was spotted. He must have heard that we were doing Easter early so he dropped of the girls' baskets at his favorite location-under Nana and Poppy's magnolia tree!

We squeezed in time for a nap and woke up Sunday morning and got ready for church in our Easter dresses. Ally and Emma had fun posing for pictures. We came home later and had Easter dinner. All and all, it was a wonderful visit.

Girl Scout Booth

Thank Heavens! Girl Scout cookie sells are about over!!! I do, however, have to smile every time I look at this. How cute are these girls?!

Our girl scout tea party

For our "considerate and caring" activity for girl scouts we held a tea party. I was surprised at how well behaved our girls were. Usually they are all over the place and I often have a difficult time keeping them on task, however, they were in rare form for this activity. They loved using their manners and I must say that they did an excellent job. Later, the girls used fabric markers and decorated daisies on handkerchiefs to remember to be considerate and cover their coughs. At the end one of the girls asked me if they could have a "hat parade" through the halls of the school. It was adorable! One of our older siblings led the line waving an American flag back and forth while the girls practiced walking like ladies and waving to anyone still left in the classrooms. My camera was full at that point so I couldn't get any pictures. Oh, and before I forget, for any members of my family reading this blog, I know, one of the tables was without a table cloth. I had a blue one with white polka dots to bring (daisy colors are blue and yellow), however, I accidentally left it at home. Oh well. Ally enjoyed it so much that we are planning on going to a local tea room with some friends for her birthday party in May!

This is what happens when you try taking pictures on a Sunday Morning...