Our activities began Wednesday evening when Grandma and Papa arrived. Emma was very excited and could not wait, as we celebrated Grandma's new hip with Black Forest Cake (mom had hip replacement surgery at the end of January and everything seems to be working well for her these days)Emma thought the Black Forest Cake was going to be the Chocolate Truffle Cheesecake that I made last week, and she was rather disappointed at first, but she warmed up to the cake immediately, especially the white cream & chocolate sprinkles on top!!
The next day, Dann, Emma & Papa headed out for a morning adventure. They started at the "hardware" store, then went for coffee @ Tim's (Emma got a hot chocolate & Tim Bits) and last but not least... to the Dinosaur Park, which is three parks in one! 
Emma loves to climb the different structures, hopefully she does not like standing behind bars in her future!! Emma takes some time to pose by the alligator (or I think it's an alligator?) before...
a quick rocking ride on the purple dino, and then it was off to the swings!
Good Friday arrived and it was time to color Easter Eggs. This was a new experience for Emma and fun was had by all. Truth be known, Dann really got into it and spent a good 30 minutes on one egg... he's soooo creative!
Emma loved coloring on the eggs first with wax crayon and then she would drop the egg into the dye... we had to catch a few eggs so they would not crack. Hard to explain "gently" to a excited three year old!
The final product... notice the green & yellow egg on the bottom right - 4 o'clock position. Yes that is Dann's master piece (hard to see it, but it turned out darn good for a boy)!!
We had Easter Dinner on Saturday instead of Sunday and Emma was very excited to wear her new summer dress. She thought she looked good, which she did! We actually headed to a Birthday Party that afternoon before dinner and of course, Emma had to wear the dress there!
Easter morning started late (Emma decided to sleep in, which is VERY rare), but the hunt was on when Emma realized the Easter Bunny hid the eggs overnight while she was asleep. Emma is rather attached to Max & Ruby, thus we had to act out the "Max's Chocolate Chicken" episode. Emma kept saying all week... "If Grandma finds the most eggs, she gets the chocolate chicken, if Papa finds the most eggs, he gets the chocolate and if I find the most eggs, then I get the chocolate chicken!"
Emma was on a roll... finding eggs everywhere!!!
And in the end... Emma got the Chocolate Chicken (like there was any question)!!
The Chicken's head was the first thing to go....
followed by the tail!!!
Nothing wrong with a little chocolate by 8:00 a.m., before breaky!
I hope this finds you all well and that your Easter was as enjoyable as ours (filled with family, love and chocolate!!)!
HAPPY EASTER!!!
1 comment:
wow!! Great photos, Dann should be entering in some contest next year!! Good Job, for a boy, :)
Max and Ruby, hmmmm, guess there's something to those little bunnies, they seem to have captured the hearts of many three year olds. I always wonder though, 'where is their mommy?'
It's good to hear your mom's hip replacement recovery is going well, my dad just had his knee replacement and is in alot of discomfort and has alot of swelling still. He'll be good as new or close to it, and enjoying life again soon.
Looking forward to visiting with you girls, chat with you more soon!
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