I was SO excited for Easter this year. It was the first time I got to dye Easter eggs and I was excited to do it (with Aiden of course). It was also the first year that we decided to start setting some Easter traditions for our family - dying Easter eggs, an Easter egg hunt, and Easter baskets. Since I had never done any of those things before I had to figure out how it all went. I made a few mistakes (I didn't know the Easter bunny was the one who came to the house to hide the eggs - I had shown Aiden the eggs ahead of time - oops!) but I'm sure neither Aiden nor Gavin will remember next year so I'll do it right then!
Aiden and I had fun dying the Easter eggs! I didn't realize how messy that could be but we managed to keep the mess to a minimum!
I think we did pretty well considering it was the first time either one of us had done it! :)
I got football, soccer ball, basketball and baseball Easter eggs for the boys! Since I had already messed up and showed them to Aiden ahead of time, my friend Terri saved the day by suggesting that we set the empty eggs in the baskets so the Easter Bunny could fill them up when he came to our house and then he could hide them. (Or SHE? Is the Easter bunny a girl or a boy? I've got a lot to learn when it comes to all of this holiday stuff!) Aiden decided he wanted the soccer balls and footballs so we put the baseballs and basketballs in Gavin's basket. Since Bryan had to work on Easter, the Easter bunny came to our house early! :) Aiden was SO excited when he found out the Easter bunny had come and began the hunt for his eggs right away! Gavin just kind of walked around until he saw what Aiden was doing then he joined in and started picking up eggs and putting them in his basket. So much fun! :)
Aiden showing off the umbrella that the Easter bunny put in his Easter basket (and then actually getting to use it in the rain!)
Gavin with the soccer ball and orange cones the Easter bunny put in his basket!
Aiden showing off his monster towel from his Easter basket (and trying to look scary!)
Like I said, we have really been enjoying the beautiful spring weather! Aiden has finally been able to play with the T-ball set he got for Christmas! We have also taken quite a few bike rides already too! Gavin LOVES to be outside and run all around. He likes to play with Sparky outside and throw his ball for him. We have also been to the park a few times. Gavin LOVES the swings and Aiden likes taking his bike along to ride on the path they have there.
A cute after-the-bath pic! :)
Gavin's first John Deere (of course) lawn mower ride with Daddy (and Aiden's first for this year)!
Aiden started swimming lessons this weekend. His cousin Austin is in the same class as him so they were excited to see each other there.
After much begging, I finally got Aiden's Gator out for the first time yesterday. Gavin got his first Gator ride from Aiden and LOVED it! Here's a video of them riding together (notice all of the stuff that HAS to be hauled around using the Gator!)...
If Gavin could talk: "Move over Aiden, I want to drive now!"
